Joshua
Joshua 24:32
32And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.e So it became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants.
Footnotes
- e 24:32 Hebrew a hundred kesitahs; the value or weight of the kesitah is no longer known.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| the bones | עַצְמ֣וֹת | ‘aṣ·mō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H6106 bone, substance, self |
| of Joseph | י֠וֹסֵף | yō·w·sêp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3130 Joseph |
| which | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the Israelites | בְנֵי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| had brought up | הֶעֱל֨וּ | he·‘ĕ·lū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| out of Egypt | מִמִּצְרַיִם֮ | mim·miṣ·ra·yim | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| were buried | קָבְר֣וּ | qā·ḇə·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6912 bury |
| at Shechem | בִשְׁכֶם֒ | ḇiš·ḵem | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7927 shoulder |
| in the plot | בְּחֶלְקַ֣ת | bə·ḥel·qaṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H2513 portion |
| of land | הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה | haś·śā·ḏeh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| Jacob | יַעֲקֹ֛ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| had purchased | קָנָ֧ה | qā·nāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7069 get, acquire |
| from the sons | בְּנֵֽי־ | bə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Hamor | חֲמ֥וֹר | ḥă·mō·wr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2544 Chamor |
| Shechem’s | שְׁכֶ֖ם | šə·ḵem | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7927 shoulder |
| father | אֲבִֽי־ | ’ă·ḇî- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1 father |
| for a hundred | בְּמֵאָ֣ה | bə·mê·’āh | Preposition-b; Number - feminine singular | H3967 hundred |
| pieces of silver | קְשִׂיטָ֑ה | qə·śî·ṭāh | Noun - feminine singular | H7192 ingot |
| So it became | וַיִּֽהְי֥וּ | way·yih·yū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| an inheritance | לְנַחֲלָֽה׃ | lə·na·ḥă·lāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| for Joseph’s | יוֹסֵ֖ף | yō·w·sêp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3130 Joseph |
| descendants | לִבְנֵֽי־ | liḇ·nê- | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.