Acts 7:16

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Their bodies were brought back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor at Shechem.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ μετετέθησαν εἰς Συχέμ, καὶ ἐτέθησαν ἐν τῷ μνήματι ὅ ὠνήσατο Ἀβραὰμ τιμῆς ἀργυρίου παρὰ τῶν υἱῶν Ἑμμὼρ τοῦ Συχέμ.

Transliteration

And metetethēsan eis Sychem, kai etethēsan en tō mnēmati ho ōnēsato Abraam timēs argyriou para tōn huiōn Hemmōr tou Sychem.

Grammar Details

• *metetethēsan*: aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural - they were removed/transferred
• *eis Sychem*: preposition + accusative - to Shechem
• *kai*: conjunction - and
• *etethēsan*: aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural - they were placed/laid
• *en tō mnēmati*: preposition + dative neuter singular - in the tomb
• *ho*: accusative neuter singular relative pronoun - which
• *ōnēsato*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - he purchased
• *Abraam*: nominative masculine singular - Abraham
• *timēs*: genitive feminine singular - for a price
• *argyriou*: genitive neuter singular - of silver
• *para*: preposition - from
• *tōn huiōn*: genitive masculine plural - the sons
• *Hemmōr*: genitive masculine singular - of Hamor
• *tou Sychem*: genitive masculine singular - of Shechem

Word Meanings

• *metetethēsan*: were removed/were transferred/were carried
• *etethēsan*: were placed/were laid/were buried
• *mnēmati*: tomb/sepulcher/grave
• *ōnēsato*: purchased/bought/acquired
• *timēs argyriou*: for a price of silver/for money
• *para*: from/by/at the hands of
• *huiōn*: sons/descendants/children

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And were carried over into Shechem, and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and were translated into Sichem ond were put in ye sepulcre that Abraham bought for money of the sonnes of Emor at Sichem.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and were brought ouer vnto Siche, and layed in the sepulcre, that Abraham boughte for money of the children of Hemor at Sichem.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And were remoued into Sychem, and were put in the sepulchre, that Abraham had bought for money of the sonnes of Emor, sonne of Sychem.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And were caryed ouer into Sichem, and layde in the sepulchre, that Abraha bought for money of the sonnes of Emor, the sonne of Sichem.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And they were taken over to Shechem, and put to rest in the place which Abraham got for a price in silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  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.

Referenced Verses

• Josh 24:32 : 32 The bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up from Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the plot of land Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for one hundred pieces of silver. It became an inheritance for Joseph's descendants.
• Exod 13:19 : 19 Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the Israelites swear an oath. He had said, 'God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up with you from this place.'
• Gen 23:16 : 16 Abraham agreed to Ephron's terms and weighed out the silver for him. He gave him the four hundred shekels of silver, as agreed upon in the presence of the Hittites, using the weight current among the merchants.
• Gen 33:9-9 : 9 But Esau said, 'I already have plenty, my brother. Keep what you have for yourself.' 10 Jacob said, 'No, please, if I have found favor in your eyes, accept this gift from me. Seeing your face is like seeing the face of God, now that you have accepted me.' 11 Please accept the blessing that was brought to you, for God has been gracious to me, and I have all I need.' And because Jacob insisted, Esau accepted it. 12 'Let us get started on our journey,' Esau said, 'and I will go along with you.' 13 But Jacob replied, 'My lord knows that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds that are nursing are my responsibility. If they are driven hard even for one day, all the flocks will die.' 14 'Let my lord go ahead of his servant; I will move at a gentle pace as the livestock and children are able to go until I come to my lord in Seir.' 15 Esau said, 'Let me leave some of my men with you.' But Jacob replied, 'Why do that? If I have found favor in your eyes, let it be as it is.' 16 So that day, Esau started back on his way to Seir. 17 But Jacob went to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock. That is why the place is called Succoth. 18 Jacob arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, after his journey from Paddan Aram, and he camped near the city. 19 He bought the plot of land where he had pitched his tent from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. 20 There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.
• Gen 34:2-9 : 2 And Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her. He seized her, lay with her, and violated her. 3 But his heart was deeply attached to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her. 4 Shechem said to his father Hamor, "Get me this girl as my wife." 5 Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter Dinah, but his sons were in the fields with the livestock, so Jacob kept silent until they came back. 6 Then Hamor, the father of Shechem, went out to Jacob to speak with him. 7 Now Jacob's sons had come in from the fields when they heard, and the men were grieved and very angry, because this outrageous act had been done in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter—something that should not be done. 8 Hamor spoke with them, saying, "My son Shechem has set his heart on your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife. 9 Make marriages with us: give your daughters to us and take our daughters for yourselves. 10 You can dwell with us, and the land will be open to you: live, trade in it, and acquire property here. 11 Shechem said to Dinah's father and brothers, "Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you ask of me, I will give. 12 Set the bride price and gift as high as you like, and I will pay whatever you ask me; just give me the young woman as a wife." 13 But the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father Hamor with deceit, because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah. 14 They said to them, "We cannot do this thing—to give our sister to a man who is uncircumcised, for that would be a disgrace to us. 15 However, we will agree to you on one condition: if you become like us by every male among you being circumcised. 16 Then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters for ourselves; we will dwell among you and become one people. 17 But if you will not listen to us and get circumcised, we will take our daughter and leave. 18 Their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son. 19 The young man did not delay in doing the thing, because he delighted in Jacob’s daughter. Now he was the most respected of all his father’s household. 20 Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying: 21 "These men are at peace with us. Let them dwell in the land and trade in it, for the land is spacious enough for them. Let us take their daughters as wives, and let us give them our daughters. 22 Only on this condition will the men agree to live with us and become one people: every male among us must be circumcised, just as they are. 23 Won't their livestock, their property, and all their animals be ours? Only let us agree to them, and they will dwell with us." 24 All who went out of the gate of the city listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male was circumcised—all who went out of the gate of the city. 25 On the third day, when they were in pain, two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, each took his sword, came against the city undetected, and killed every male. 26 They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword and took Dinah from Shechem's house and left. 27 The sons of Jacob came upon the dead bodies and plundered the city because their sister had been defiled. 28 They took their flocks, herds, donkeys, and everything in the city and in the fields. 29 They carried off all their wealth, their children, and their wives, taking everything in the houses as plunder. 30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have brought trouble on me by making me odious to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. We are few in number. If they join forces against me and attack me, my household and I will be destroyed." 31 But they replied, "Should he treat our sister like a prostitute?"
• Gen 35:19 : 19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
• Gen 49:29-32 : 29 Then he gave them these instructions: 'I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite. 30 The cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite. 31 There Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah were buried, and there I buried Leah. 32 The field and the cave that is in it were purchased from the sons of Heth.
• Gen 50:13 : 13 They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, near Mamre, which Abraham had bought as a burial site from Ephron the Hittite.