Acts 7:16

“and they were carried over to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.”

Acts 7:16 · direct translation from the Greek
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Allusion · Genesis 33:19

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Both texts speak of a purchase from the sons of Hamor in Shechem. Acts says that Abraham made it; Genesis 33:19 says that Jacob made it, and Genesis 23 tells that Abraham bought the cave of Machpelah from Ephron.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • ἙμμὼρHemmōrG1697חֲמוֹרjamorH2544“Hamor”
  • ΣυχὲμSychemG4966שְׁכֶםshejemH7927“Shechem”
  • ὠνήσατοōnēsatoG5608יִּקֶןyikenH7069“buy”

Allusion · Joshua 24:32

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Joshua 24:32 says that the bones of Joseph were buried in Shechem, in the plot of land that Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor; Acts says that Abraham made the purchase.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • ΣυχὲμSychemG4966שְׁכֶםshejemH7927“Shechem”
  • ἙμμὼρHemmōrG1697חֲמוֹרjamorH2544“Hamor”
  • ὠνήσατοōnēsatoG5608קָנָהkanaH7069“buy”

Acts 7:16, word by word

they were carried overμετετέθησανmetetethēsan

carry over

Move to another place; be lifted up by God.

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ShechemΣυχὲμSychem

Shechem

Shechem, a city in the center of Israel, beside Mount Gerizim.

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laidἐτέθησανetethēsan

put

To put something somewhere.

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the tombμνήματιmnēmati

tomb

Tomb, grave.

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AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraam

Abraham

Abraham, the father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised to bless all the families of the earth through his offspring.

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had boughtὠνήσατοōnēsato

buy

Buy.

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for a sumτιμῆςtimēs

price

What is paid for something.

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of silverἀργυρίουargyriou

money

Coins for paying or buying; what is given as payment.

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the sonsυἱῶνhuiōn

son

A son.

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of HamorἙμμὼρHemmōr

Hamor

Hamor, the father of Shechem, from whose sons Jacob bought a field.

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Translation note

Stephen sums up two accounts: Abraham bought the cave of Machpelah (Genesis 23), and Jacob bought a field at Shechem from the sons of Hamor (Genesis 33:19; Joshua 24:32).

The context

15And Jacob went down to Egypt, and he died, and our fathers too,

16 · This verse (above)

17But as the time of the promise that God had promised to Abraham drew near, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

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  1. 1. What it says

    At the end of his speech, what does Stephen see, and what does he pray while they stone him? (vv. 55-60)

  2. 2. What it means

    Stephen recounts Israel's story from Abraham. What point does he seem to be making with that survey? (vv. 2-53)

  3. 3. How I live it

    Stephen asked that this sin not be held against those who harmed him (v. 60). How do you respond when someone wrongs you?

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