^33:19Then he purchased the portion of the field where he had pitched his tent; he bought it³⁸ from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of money.³⁹

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Footnotes

38 The words “he bought it” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. In the Hebrew text v. 19 is one long sentence.
39 The Hebrew word קְשִׂיטָה (qésitah) is generally understood to refer to a unit of money, but the value is unknown. (However, cf. , which renders the term as “sheep”).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, he bought for a hundred pieces of money the piece of land on which he had pitched his tent.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For a hundred pieces of silver, he bought from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, the plot of ground where he pitched his tent.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He purchased a section of the field where he had pitched his tent from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.

NLTNew Living Translation

Jacob bought the plot of land where he camped from the family of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for 100 pieces of silver.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he bought a piece of land where he pitched his tent for one hundred pieces of money from the hand of the sons of Hamor, father of Shechem.

KJV 1900King James Version

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

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