Genesis 33:19

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And bought a parcell of grounde, where he pitched his tent, of the chyldren of Hemor Sichems father, for an hundreth peeces of money.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּ֜קֶן אֶת־חֶלְקַ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָֽטָה־שָׁם֙ אָהֳל֔וֹ מִיַּ֥ד בְּנֵֽי־חֲמ֖וֹר אֲבִ֣י שְׁכֶ֑ם בְּמֵאָ֖ה קְשִׂיטָֽה׃

Transliteration

wə-yiqen ʾet-ḥelqat the śādeh which nāṭāh-there ʾohŏlô from yad bənê-ḥămôr ʾăbî šəkem for mēʾāh qəśîṭāh

Grammar Details

• *wə-yiqen*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he bought
• *ḥelqat*: noun, feminine singular construct - portion of
• *śādeh*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the field
• *nāṭāh*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he had spread
• *ʾohŏlô*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his tent
• *yad*: noun, feminine singular construct - hand of
• *bənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of
• *ḥămôr*: proper noun, masculine singular - Hamor
• *ʾăbî*: noun, masculine singular construct - father of
• *šəkem*: proper noun, masculine singular - Shechem
• *mēʾāh*: cardinal number - hundred
• *qəśîṭāh*: noun, feminine singular - qesitah (unit of money)

Word Meanings

• *yiqen*: bought/purchased/acquired
• *ḥelqat*: portion/parcel/piece
• *nāṭāh*: had spread/had pitched/had set up
• *yad*: hand of/from/possession of
• *ʾăbî*: father of/patriarch of
• *qəśîṭāh*: qesitah (unit of money of unknown value)

Referenced Verses

• Josh 24:32 : 32 And the bones of Ioseph whiche the childre of Israel brought out of Egypt, buried they in Sichem, in a parcell of ground whiche Iacob bought of the sonnes of Hemor the father of Sichem for an hundreth peeces of siluer, and it became the inheritaunce of the children of Ioseph.
• John 4:5 : 5 Then came he to a citie of Samaria, which is called Sichar, besydes the possession that Iacob gaue to his sonne Ioseph.
• Acts 7:16 : 16 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.
• Gen 23:17-20 : 17 And the fielde of Ephron in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, eue the fielde and the caue that was therein, and all the trees that were in the fielde, and that were in al the borders rounde about, was made sure 18 Unto Abraham for a possession in the sight of the chyldren of Heth, before all that went in at the gates of the citie. 19 After this dyd Abraham bury Sara his wyfe in the double caue of the fielde that lyeth before Mamre, the same is Hebron in the land of Chanaan. 20 And so both the fielde & the caue that is therein, was made vnto Abraham a sure possession to bury in, by the sonnes of Heth.
• Gen 34:2-9 : 2 Whom whe Sichem the sonne of Hemor the Heuite Lorde of the countrey sawe, he toke her, & lay with her, and forced her. 3 And his heart laye vnto Dina the daughter of Iacob, and he loued that damsell, and spake kyndly vnto her. 4 And Sichem spake vnto his father Hemor, saying: get me this mayden vnto my wyfe. 5 And Iacob heard that he had defiled Dina his daughter, (his sonnes beyng with their cattell in the fielde and Iacob helde his peace vntill they were come. 6 And Hemor the father of Sichem, went out vnto Iacob to common with hym. 7 And when the sonnes of Iacob (comming out of the fielde) hearde it, it greeued them, and they were not a little wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel, in that he had lien with Iacobs daughter, which thing ought not to be done. 8 And Hemor communed with them, saying: the soule of my sonne Sichem, longeth for your daughter, I pray you geue her him to wyfe. 9 And make maryages with vs, and geue your daughters vnto vs, and take our daughters vnto you. 10 And ye shall dwell with vs, and the lande shalbe before you: dwell, and do your busines therein, and haue possessions therin. 11 And Sichem said, vnto her father and vnto her brethren: let me finde grace in your eyes, and whatsoeuer ye appoint me, that wyll I geue. 12 Aske freely of me both dowry and gyftes, and I wyll geue accordyng as ye say vnto me, so that ye geue me the damsell to wyfe. 13 But the sonnes of Iacob aunswered to Sichem and Hemor his father, talking amongest themselues deceiptfully, because he had defiled Diua their sister. 14 And they sayde vnto them: we can not do this thing, that we shoulde geue our sister to one that is vncircumcised, for that were an abomination vnto vs. 15 But in this will we consent vnto you: if ye wyll be as we be, & all the males amongest you be circumcised: 16 Then wyll we geue our daughters vnto you, and take your daughters to vs, and will dwell with you, and be one people. 17 But and if ye wyll not hearken vnto vs to be circumcised, then wyll we take our daughter, and go our wayes. 18 Theyr wordes pleased Hemor, and Sichem his sonne. 19 And the young man deferde not for to do the thing, because he had a lust to Iacobs daughter: he was also most set by, of all that was in his fathers house. 20 Then Hemor and Sichem his sonne went vnto the gate of their citie, and communed with the men of their citie, saying: 21 These men lyue peaceably among vs, and dwell in the lande, and do theyr occupation therein: and beholde, the lande is large inough for them, we will take their daughters to wiues, & geue them our daughters. 22 Only herein will they consent vnto vs for to dwell with vs, and to be one people: if all the males that are among vs be circumcised, as they are circumcised? 23 Shall not their goodes and their substaunce, and all their cattell be ours? let vs only consent vnto them, and they will dwell with vs. 24 And vnto Hemor & Sichem his sonne, hearkened all that went out at the gate of his citie: and all the males were circumcised, whatsoeuer went out at the gate of his citie. 25 And the thirde day, whyles they were sore, two of the sonnes of Iacob, Simeon & Leui Dinas brethren, toke eyther of them his sworde, and went into the citie boldely, and slue all that was male, 26 And slue also Hemor and Sithem his sonne with the edge of the sworde, and toke Dina out of Sichems house, and went theyr way. 27 And the sonnes of Iacob commyng vpon the dead, spoyled the citie, because they had defiled their sister. 28 And toke their sheepe, oxen, and their asses, and whatsoeuer was in the citie, and also in the fieldes. 29 And all their goodes, and all their children, and their wiues, toke they captiue, and made hauocke of all that was in the house. 30 But Iacob sayde to Simeon & Leui: ye haue troubled me, and made me to be abhorred of the inhabitours of the land of the Chanaanite and the Pherezite: and I beyng fewe in number, they shall gather the selues together against me, and slay me, and so shall I and my house be destroyed. 31 And they aunswered: shoulde he deale with our sister, as with an harlot?
• Gen 49:30-32 : 30 In the caue that is in the fielde of Machpelah, which is before Mamre in the lande of Chanaan, which Abraham bought with the fielde of Ephron the Hethite for a possession to bury in. 31 Where as were buried Abraham and Sara his wyfe, and where as were buried Isahac and Rebecca his wife: & there I buried Lea. 32 The fielde and the caue that is therin was bought of the chyldren of Heth.