New International Version Their bodies were brought back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a certain sum of money. New Living Translation Their bodies were taken to Shechem and buried in the tomb Abraham had bought for a certain price from Hamor’s sons in Shechem. English Standard Version and they were carried back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem. Berean Standard Bible Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver. Berean Literal Bible and they were carried over into Shechem and were placed in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem. King James Bible And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem. New King James Version And they were carried back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem. New American Standard Bible And they were brought back from there to Shechem and laid in the tomb which Abraham had purchased for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem. NASB 1995 “From there they were removed to Shechem and laid in the tomb which Abraham had purchased for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem. NASB 1977 “And from there they were removed to Shechem, and laid in the tomb which Abraham had purchased for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem. Legacy Standard Bible And from there they were removed to Shechem and placed in the tomb which Abraham had purchased for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem. Amplified Bible and [from Egypt] their bodies were taken back to Shechem and placed in the tomb which Abraham had purchased for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem. Berean Annotated Bible Their bones were carried back \And they were carried back/ to Shechem (shoulder) and placed in the tomb that Abraham (father of many) had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver. Christian Standard Bible were carried back to Shechem, and were placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem. Holman Christian Standard Bible were carried back to Shechem, and were placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.” American Standard Version and they were carried over unto Shechem, and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver of the sons of Hamor in Shechem. Contemporary English Version Later their bodies were taken back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor. English Revised Version and they were carried over unto Shechem, and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver of the sons of Hamor in Shechem. GOD'S WORD® Translation They were taken to Shechem for burial in the tomb that Abraham purchased in Shechem from Hamor's sons. Good News Translation Their bodies were taken to Shechem, where they were buried in the grave which Abraham had bought from the clan of Hamor for a sum of money. International Standard Version They were brought back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought at a high price from Hamor's descendants in Shechem. NET Bible and their bones were later moved to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a certain sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem. New Heart English Bible and they were brought back to Shechem, and placed in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver from the children of Hamor in Shechem. Webster's Bible Translation And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulcher that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem. Weymouth New Testament and they were taken to Shechem and were laid in the tomb which Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a sum of money paid in silver. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleTheir bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor of Shechem for a price he paid in silver. World English Bible and they were brought back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver from the children of Hamor of Shechem. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand they were carried over into Shechem, and were laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in money from the sons of Emmor, of Shechem. Berean Literal Bible and they were carried over into Shechem and were placed in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem. Young's Literal Translation and they were carried over into Sychem, and were laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in money from the sons of Emmor, of Sychem. Smith's Literal Translation And they transported him to Sychem and put him in the tomb which Abraham was satisfied with for a price of silver from the sons of Emmor of Sychem. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they were translated into Sichem, and were laid in the sepulchre, that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Hemor, the son of Sichem. Catholic Public Domain Version And they crossed over into Shechem, and they were placed in the sepulcher which Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor, the son of Shechem. New American Bible and were brought back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had purchased for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor at Shechem. New Revised Standard Version and their bodies were brought back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he was removed to Sy’chem and buried in the sepulchre which Abraham had bought for a sum of money from the sons of Ha’mor. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he was moved to Shechem and was placed in a tomb, which Abraham had bought with silver from the sons of Hamor. NT Translations Anderson New Testamentand they were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulcher which Abraham bought for its value in silver, from the sons of Emmor, the father of Sychem. Godbey New Testament And they were carried over into Shechem, and buried in a tomb which Abraham purchased from the sons of Emmor in Shechem with a sum of money. Haweis New Testament and they removed him to Sychem, and laid him in the sepulchre which Abraham had bought, at a price paid in silver, of the sons of Emmor, the father of Shechem. Mace New Testament and were transported to Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem. Weymouth New Testament and they were taken to Shechem and were laid in the tomb which Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a sum of money paid in silver. Worrell New Testament and they were removed to Shechem, and were laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Emmor, in Shechem. Worsley New Testament and were carried to Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre which he had bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context Stephen's Address to the Sanhedrin…15So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died. 16Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver. 17As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.… Cross References Their bones were carried back to Shechem Exodus 13:19 Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear a solemn oath when he said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones with you from this place.” Genesis 50:24-25 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” / And Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath and said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.” and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought Genesis 49:29-32 Then Jacob instructed them, “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite. / The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, in the land of Canaan. This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site. / There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried, and there I buried Leah. … Genesis 25:9-10 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite. / This was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah. from the sons of Hamor at Shechem Genesis 33:18-19 After Jacob had come from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped just outside the city. / 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. Genesis 34:1-2 Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land. / When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force. for a price he paid in silver. Joshua 24:32 And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. So it became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants. Genesis 23:16-20 Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the standard of the merchants. / So Ephron’s field at Machpelah near Mamre, the cave that was in it, and all the trees within the boundaries of the field were deeded over / to Abraham’s possession in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city. … Genesis 50:13 They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near Mamre, which Abraham had purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site. Genesis 33:19 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. Genesis 12:6-7 Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the Oak of Moreh at Shechem. And at that time the Canaanites were in the land. / Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him. Genesis 17:8 And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.” Genesis 23:4 “I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.” Genesis 28:13 And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. Genesis 35:27-29 Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed. / And Isaac lived 180 years. / Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. Genesis 48:21-22 Then Israel said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers. / And to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.” Treasury of Scripture And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulcher that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem. were. Acts 23:16 And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul. Exodus 13:19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you. Joshua 24:32 And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph. the sepulchre. Genesis 33:9-20 And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself… Genesis 35:19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem. Genesis 49:29-32 And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, … Emmor. Genesis 34:2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her. Hamor, Shechem. Jump to Previous Abraham Bought Carried Children Hamor Laid Money Paid Placed Price Purchased Removed Rest Sepulcher Sepulchre Shechem Silver Sum TombJump to Next Abraham Bought Carried Children Hamor Laid Money Paid Placed Price Purchased Removed Rest Sepulcher Sepulchre Shechem Silver Sum TombActs 7 1. Stephen, permitted to answer to the accusation of blasphemy,2. shows that Abraham worshipped God rightly, and how God chose the fathers, 20. before Moses was born, and before the tabernacle and temple were built; 37. that Moses himself witnessed of Christ; 44. and that all outward ceremonies were ordained to last but for a time; 51. reprehending their rebellion, and murdering of Christ, whom the prophets foretold. 54. Whereupon they stone Stephen to death, 59. who commends his soul to Jesus, and humbly prays for them. Their bones were carried back to Shechem This phrase refers to the burial of the patriarchs, specifically Joseph, whose bones were carried from Egypt to Canaan. Shechem is a significant location in biblical history, situated in the heart of the Promised Land. It was a city of refuge and a place where God appeared to Abraham. The act of carrying bones back to Shechem symbolizes the fulfillment of God's promise to give the land to Abraham's descendants. Exo 13:19 Moses took the bones of Joseph with him.… and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought Abraham's purchase of the tomb signifies a legal claim to the land, emphasizing the permanence of God's covenant with Abraham. This act of buying a burial site in Canaan demonstrates Abraham's faith in God's promise that his descendants would inherit the land. The tomb serves as a physical reminder of God's faithfulness and the hope of resurrection. Gen 49:29-32 Then Jacob instructed them, “I am about to be gathered… from the sons of Hamor at Shechem The sons of Hamor were the original inhabitants of Shechem. This detail highlights the historical and legal transaction that took place, ensuring that the burial site was rightfully owned by Abraham's family. It underscores the importance of Shechem as a place of covenant and God's unfolding plan for Israel. Gen 33:18-19 After Jacob had come from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely… for a price he paid in silver. The mention of silver indicates a formal and recognized transaction, emphasizing the legitimacy of Abraham's purchase. Silver was a common medium of exchange in ancient times, and its use here underscores the seriousness and permanence of the agreement. This transaction prefigures the redemption theme found throughout Scripture, where a price is paid for the fulfillment of God's promises. Jos 24:32 And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had… Persons / Places / Events 1. AbrahamThe patriarch who originally purchased the tomb in Shechem. His faith and obedience to God are foundational to the account of the Israelites. 2. Shechem A significant location in biblical history, often associated with covenantal events and patriarchal accounts. It is where Abraham bought the tomb and where Joseph's bones were eventually laid to rest. 3. Sons of Hamor The original inhabitants of Shechem from whom Abraham purchased the burial site. This transaction signifies a legitimate and peaceful acquisition of land. 4. Joseph Although not directly mentioned in this verse, Joseph's bones were carried from Egypt and buried in Shechem, fulfilling the promise made to him by his brothers. 5. Stephen The speaker in Acts 7, who is recounting the history of Israel to the Sanhedrin. His speech highlights God's faithfulness and the Israelites' history of resistance to God's messengers. Teaching Points God's Faithfulness Across GenerationsThe burial of the patriarchs in Shechem serves as a testament to God's enduring promises. Just as God was faithful to Abraham, He remains faithful to us today. The Importance of Spiritual Heritage The act of carrying Joseph's bones to Shechem underscores the value of honoring our spiritual forebears and maintaining a connection to our faith's history. The Significance of Covenant The purchase of the tomb in Shechem is a reminder of the covenants God made with the patriarchs. We are called to live in light of the New Covenant through Christ. Peaceful Acquisition and Integrity Abraham's purchase of the tomb reflects integrity and peaceful dealings. As Christians, we are called to conduct our affairs with honesty and integrity. The Role of Remembrance in Faith Just as the Israelites remembered their patriarchs, we are encouraged to remember God's past faithfulness as we face present challenges. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Acts 7:16?2. How does Acts 7:16 demonstrate God's faithfulness to His promises? 3. What does Acts 7:16 reveal about the importance of burial traditions in Scripture? 4. How can we apply the respect for ancestors shown in Acts 7:16 today? 5. What connections exist between Acts 7:16 and God's covenant with Abraham? 6. How does Acts 7:16 encourage us to honor our spiritual heritage? 7. How does Acts 7:16 align with historical and archaeological evidence of burial sites in Shechem? 8. Why does Acts 7:16 mention Shechem instead of Hebron for the burial of the patriarchs? 9. What theological significance does the burial location in Acts 7:16 hold for early Christians? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Acts 7? What Does Acts 7:16 Mean Their bones were carried back to Shechem• The “bones” refer to the patriarchs whose remains symbolized their enduring hope in God’s promises (Genesis 50:25; Hebrews 11:22). • Carrying them out of Egypt underscored God’s faithfulness to deliver His people, just as He had foretold to Abraham (Genesis 15:13-14). • Stephen highlights this to show that even in death the fathers anticipated the land of promise, foreshadowing the believer’s own sure hope of resurrection (John 5:28-29; 1 Thessalonians 4:16). And placed in the tomb • Burial in a family tomb demonstrated covenant continuity—God’s promises linked each generation (Genesis 49:29-31). • A single resting place kept the patriarchs together, pointing to their unity as the founders of Israel (Psalm 133:1). • Tombs also served as physical reminders that God would one day raise the dead in that very land (Isaiah 26:19; Ezekiel 37:12-14). That Abraham had bought • Scripture records Abraham’s purchase of burial property (Genesis 23:3-20). Luke’s summary in Acts echoes that legal transfer, affirming land ownership by faith, not conquest. • No contradiction exists with Jacob’s later purchase at Shechem (Genesis 33:18-19). Both transactions happened; Stephen compresses the narrative, attributing the family burial ground to the patriarchal head whose faith initiated Israel’s claim (Joshua 24:32). • The purchase underlines that God’s people possessed a foothold in the promised land long before Joshua’s wars (Hebrews 11:9-10). From the sons of Hamor at Shechem • Shechem held deep covenant history: – Abram first received the promise there (Genesis 12:6-7). – Jacob built an altar there, calling it El-Elohe-Israel (Genesis 33:20). – Joshua later renewed the covenant there (Joshua 24:1, 25). • The “sons of Hamor” identify the local rulers, emphasizing a peaceful, legal purchase, not seizure (cf. Genesis 34:2, 6; Judges 9:28). • By naming them, Stephen shows Israel’s fathers engaging honorably with surrounding peoples (Romans 12:17-18). For a price he paid in silver • Silver sealed the deal, stressing the reality of the transaction (Genesis 23:15-16; 33:19). • Paying full price foreshadowed redemption: God later “redeemed” Israel from Egypt “with silver and gold” (Psalm 105:37) and ultimately redeemed sinners “not with perishable things such as silver,” but with Christ’s blood (1 Peter 1:18-19). • The mention of money reminds us that God’s promises engage everyday life—land, currency, contracts—and yet point to eternal realities (Luke 16:9). summary Stephen’s brief sentence (Acts 7:16) weaves a tapestry of covenant faithfulness: the patriarchs’ bones witnessed to resurrection hope; their transport to Shechem displayed God’s promise of land; the legally purchased tomb underscored rightful possession; and the silver price hinted at future redemption. Every detail confirms Scripture’s reliability and invites us to rest, as they did, in the certainty that God keeps His word now and forever. (16) And were carried over into Sychem.—The words appear to include Jacob, who was buried not at Sychem, but Machpelah (Genesis 1:13). If we limit the verb to the patriarchs, which is in itself a tenable limitation, we are met by the fresh difficulty that the Old Testament contains no record of the burial of any of the Twelve Patriarchs, with the exception of Joseph, whose bones were laid, on the occupation of Canaan, in Shechem (Joshua 24:32); and Josephus states (Ant. iv. 8, § 2) that they were buried at Hebron. This, however, only represents, at the best, a local tradition. In the time of Jerome (Ep. 86) the tombs of the Twelve Patriarchs were shown at Shechem, and this in its turn witnesses to a Samaritan tradition which continues to the present day (Palestine Exploration Report, Dec., 1877), and which Stephen, it may be, followed in preference to that of Judæa. Looking to the probabilities of the case, it was likely that the example set by Joseph would be followed by the other tribes, and that as Shechem was far more prominent than Hebron, as the centre of the civil and religious life of Israel in the time of Joshua, that should have been chosen as the burial-place of his brethren rather than Machpelah. Looking, again, to the fact that one of Stephen’s companions, immediately after his death, goes to Samaria as a preacher, and that there are good grounds for believing that both had been previously connected with it (see Note on Acts 6:5), we may probably trace to this influence his adoption of the Samaritan version of the history. The hated Sychar (Ecclesiasticus 1:26; see Note on John 4:5) had, from Stephen’s point of view, a claim on the reverence of all true Israelites, and his assertion of that claim may well have been one of the causes of the bitterness with which his hearers listened to him.That Abraham bought for a sum of money.—Here we seem to come across a direct contradiction to the narrative of Genesis. The only recorded transaction in which Abraham appears as a buyer, was his purchase of the cave of Machpelah from Ephron the Hittite (... Verse 16. - And they were for and were, A.V.; unto Shechem for into Sychem, A.V., i.e. the Hebrew for the Greek form of the name (Genesis 34:2); tomb for sepulcher, A.V.; a price in silver for a sum of money, A.V.; Hamor for Erect, A.V. (Hebrew for Greek form); in Shechem for the father of Sychem, A.V. and T.R. As regards the statement in the text, two distinct transactions seem at first sight to be mixed up. One, that Abraham bought the field of Machpelah of Ephron the Hittite for a burial-place, where he and Sarah, and Isaac and Rebekah, and Jacob and Leah, were buried (Genesis 24:16, 17, 19; Genesis 25:9, 10; Genesis 35:27-29; Genesis 49:29-31); the other, that Jacob "bought a parcel of a field..., at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for an hundred pieces of money," where the bones of Joseph were buried by Joshua (Genesis 33:19; Genesis 50:25; Joshua 24:32), and where, according to a tradition still surviving in the days of St. Jerome, the other patriarchs were also buried ('Epistol.'86," She came to Sichem, now called Neapolis (or Nablous), and from thence visited the tombs of the twelve patriarchs"). See also Jerome, 'De Optimo Genere Interpretandi. All Jewish writers, however, are wholly silent" about this tradition, perhaps from jealousy of the Samaritans (Lightfoot, vol. 8. p. 423). And Josephus affirms that all but Joseph were buried at Hebron ('Ant. Jud.,'2. 8:2); and that their beautiful marble monuments were to be seen at Hebron in his day. In the cave of Machpelah, however, there is no tomb of any of the twelve patriarchs except Joseph; and his so-called tomb is of a different character and situation from the genuine ones (Stanley's 'Lectures on Jewish Church,' 1st series, pp. 498-500. See also 'Sermons in the East': 'The Mosque of Hebron'). But on looking closer at the text it appears pretty certain that only Shechem was in Stephen's mind. For first he speaks of Shechem at once, And were carried over unto Shechem. And adds and were laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver of the sons of Hamor in Shechem. Except the one word "Abraham," the whole sentence points to Shechem. What he says of Shechem is exactly in accordance with Genesis 33:18, 19. And what he says of their fathers being carried over and buried at Shechem is exactly true of Joseph's bones, as related in Joshua 24:32. So that the one difficulty is the word "Abraham." It seems much more probable that this word should have been interpolated by some early transcriber, who saw no nominative case to ὠνήσατο, and who had in his mind a confused recollection of Abraham's purchase, than that Stephen, who shows such thorough knowledge of the Bible history, should have made a gross mistake in such a well-known and famous circumstance as the purchase of the field of Machpelah, or that Luke should have perpetuated it had he made it in the hurry of speech. It cannot be affirmed with certainty that Stephen confirms the story of the other patriarchs being buried at Shechem, though possibly he alludes to the tradition. The plural, "they were carried," etc., might be put generally, though only Joseph was meant (as Matthew 27:44; Matthew 26:8 compared with Luke 23:39; John 12:4), or "the bones of Joseph" might possibly be the subject, though not expressed. Lightfoot - followed by Bishop Wordsworth, who thinks that Abraham really did buy a field of Ephron in Sychem, when he was there (Genesis 12:6)-would thus be right in supposing that the point of Stephen's remark was that the patriarchs were buried in Shechem.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek [Their bones]καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. were carried back μετετέθησαν (metetethēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 3346: From meta and tithemi; to transfer, i.e. transport, exchange, change sides, or pervert. to εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. Shechem Συχὲμ (Sychem) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 4966: Shechem. Of Hebrew origin; Sychem, the name of a Canaanite and of a place in Palestine. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. placed ἐτέθησαν (etethēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 5087: To put, place, lay, set, fix, establish. A prolonged form of a primary theo to place. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. tomb μνήματι (mnēmati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's 3418: A tomb, monument, memorial. From mnaomai; a memorial, i.e. Sepulchral monument. that ᾧ (hō) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. Abraham Ἀβραὰμ (Abraam) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 11: Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race. Of Hebrew origin; Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch. had bought ὠνήσατο (ōnēsato) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 5608: To buy, purchase. Middle voice from an apparently primary onos; to purchase. from παρὰ (para) Preposition Strong's 3844: Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of. the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sons υἱῶν (huiōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. of Hamor Ἑμμὼρ (Hemmōr) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 1697: Hamor, a man whose sons sold a field at Shechem to Jacob. Of Hebrew origin; Emmor, a Canaanite. at ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. Shechem Συχέμ (Sychem) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 4966: Shechem. Of Hebrew origin; Sychem, the name of a Canaanite and of a place in Palestine. for a price he paid τιμῆς (timēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 5092: A price, honor. From tino; a value, i.e. Money paid, or valuables; by analogy, esteem, or the dignity itself. in silver. ἀργυρίου (argyriou) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 694: Neuter of a presumed derivative of arguros; silvery, i.e. cash; specially, a silverling. Additonal Resources Acts 7:16 Blue Letter BibleActs 7:16 Bible Gateway Acts 7:16 Bible.com Acts 7:16 NIV |
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