Genesis

Genesis 33:18–20

¹⁸After Jacob had come from Paddan-aram,^c he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped just outside the city. ¹⁹And 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.^d ²⁰There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.^e

Footnotes

c 33:18 That is, northwest Mesopotamia
d 33:19 Hebrew a hundred kesitahs; the value or weight of the kesitah is no longer known
e 33:20 El-Elohe-Israel means God is the God of Israel or mighty is the God of Israel.

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Genesis 33:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֨ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
had come	וַיָּבֹא֩	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
from Paddan-aram	אֲרָ֑ם	’ă·rām	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H758 Aram
he arrived	בְּבֹא֖וֹ	bə·ḇō·’ōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
safely	שָׁלֵ֜ם	šā·lêm	Adjective - masculine singular	H8003 complete, safe, at peace
at the city	עִ֣יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5892 excitement
of Shechem	שְׁכֶ֗ם	šə·ḵem	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7927 shoulder
in the land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Canaan	כְּנַ֔עַן	kə·na·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan
and he camped	וַיִּ֖חַן	way·yi·ḥan	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2583 decline, bend down, encamp
just outside	פְּנֵ֥י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the city	הָעִֽיר׃	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement

Genesis 33:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the plot	חֶלְקַ֣ת	ḥel·qaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2513 portion
of ground	הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
where	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he pitched	נָֽטָה־	nā·ṭāh-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
his tent	אָהֳל֔וֹ	’ā·ho·lōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H168 tent
he purchased	וַיִּ֜קֶן	way·yi·qen	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7069 get, acquire
from	מִיַּ֥ד	mî·yaḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
the sons	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Hamor	חֲמ֖וֹר	ḥă·mō·wr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2544 Chamor
Shechem’s	שְׁכֶ֑ם	šə·ḵem	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7927 shoulder
father	אֲבִ֣י	’ă·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1 father
for a hundred	בְּמֵאָ֖ה	bə·mê·’āh	Preposition-b; Number - feminine singular	H3967 hundred
pieces of silver	קְשִׂיטָֽה׃	qə·śî·ṭāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7192 ingot

Genesis 33:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
There	שָׁ֖ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
he set up	וַיַּצֶּב־	way·yaṣ·ṣeḇ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5324 take one's stand, stand
an altar	מִזְבֵּ֑חַ	miz·bê·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
and called	וַיִּ֨קְרָא־	way·yiq·rā-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
it	ל֔וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
El-Elohe-Israel	אֵ֖ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H410 god

Cross-references

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Genesis 33:18 Acts 7:16 · Judges 9:1 · Joshua 24:1 · John 4:5 · Genesis 25:20

Genesis 33:19 John 4:5 · Acts 7:16 · Joshua 24:32

Genesis 33:20 Genesis 21:33 · Genesis 35:7 · Genesis 32:28

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.