Genesis 33:19

He bought the parcel of ground where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money.

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WEBBE

He bought the parcel of ground where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money.

BSB

And the plot of ground where he pitched his tent, he purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.

ASV

And he bought the parcel of ground, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of money.

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וַיִּקֶן vai·yi·ken and he bought H7069 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 חֶלְקַת chel·kat [the] portion of H2513 הַשָּׂדֶה ha·sa·deh the field H7704 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher where H834 נָטָה־ na·tah- he had pitched H5186 שָׁם sham there H8033 אָהֳלוֹ 'o·ho·lo tent his H168 מִיַּד mi·yad from [the] hand of H3027 בְּנֵי־ be·nei- [the] sons of H1121 חֲמוֹר cha·mor Hamor H2544 אֲבִי 'a·vi [the] father of H1 שְׁכֶם she·khem Shechem H7927 בְּמֵאָה be·me·'ah for a hundred H3967 קְשִׂיטָה ke·si·tah piece[s] of money H7192

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 17–20

Jacob did not content himself with words of thanks for God's favour to him, but gave real thanks. Also he kept up religion, and the worship of God in his family. Where we have a tent, God must have an altar. Jacob dedicated this altar to the honour of El-elohe-Israel, God, the God of Israel; to the honour of God, the only living and true God; and to the honour of the God of Israel, as a God in covenant with him. Israel's God is Israel's glory. Blessed be his name, he is still the mighty God, the God of Israel. May we praise his name, and rejoice in his love, through our pilgrimage here on earth, and for ever in the heavenly Canaan.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.