Acts

Acts 7:15–16

¹⁵So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died. ¹⁶Their bones were carried back^d 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.

Footnotes

d 7:16 Literally And they were carried back

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Acts 7:15

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Jacob	Ἰακὼβ	Iakōb	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2384 Jacob
went down	κατέβη	katebē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2597 I go down, come down
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
Egypt	Αἴγυπτον	Aigypton	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G125 Egypt
he	αὐτὸς	autos	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
fathers	πατέρες	pateres	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
died	ἐτελεύτησεν	eteleutēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G5053 I end, finish, die

Acts 7:16

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
were carried back	μετετέθησαν	metetethēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G3346 I transfer, desert, change
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
Shechem	Συχὲμ	Sychem	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4966 Shechem
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
placed	ἐτέθησαν	etethēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G5087 I put, place
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
tomb	μνήματι	mnēmati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G3418 a tomb, monument
that	ᾧ	hō	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
Abraham	Ἀβραὰμ	Abraam	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G11 Abraham
had bought	ὠνήσατο	ōnēsato	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G5608 I buy, purchase
from	παρὰ	para	Preposition	G3844 from, in the presence of
the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
sons	υἱῶν	huiōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G5207 a son, descendent
of Hamor	Ἑμμὼρ	Hemmōr	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G1697 Hamor
at	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Shechem	Συχέμ	Sychem	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4966 Shechem
for a price he paid	τιμῆς	timēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5092 a price, honor
in silver	ἀργυρίου	argyriou	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G694 silver, a shekel, money in general

Cross-references

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Acts 7:15 Exodus 1:6 · Genesis 49:33 · Genesis 46:3–7

Acts 7:16 Joshua 24:32 · Genesis 23:16 · Exodus 13:19 · Genesis 33:9–20 · Genesis 49:29–32 · Genesis 50:13 · Genesis 34:2–31

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.