Joshua 24:32

“And the bones of Joseph, which the sons of Israel had brought up from Egypt, they buried at Shechem, in the plot of the field that Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for a hundred qesitahs; and it became the inheritance of the sons of Joseph.”
Joshua 24:32 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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And the bonesוְ עַצְמוֹתof Joseph,יוֹסֵףwhichאֲשֶׁרthe sonsבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלhad brought upהֶעֱלוּfrom Egypt,מִמִּצְרַיִםthey buriedקָבְרוּat Shechem,בִשְׁכֶםin the plotבְּחֶלְקַתof the fieldהַשָּׂדֶהthatאֲשֶׁרJacobיַעֲקֹבhad boughtקָנָהfromמֵאֵתthe sonsבְּנֵיof Hamor,חֲמוֹרthe fatherאֲבִיof Shechem,שְׁכֶםfor a hundredבְּמֵאָהqesitahs;קְשִׂיטָהand it becameוַיִּהְיוּthe inheritanceלְנַחֲלָהof the sonsלִבְנֵיof Joseph.יוֹסֵף

Theme · John 4:5

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John places Sychar near the plot of land Jacob gave to Joseph; Joshua 24:32 says that in that piece of ground at Shechem, bought by Jacob, the bones of Joseph were buried.

The same term appears in both passages.

יוֹסֵףyosefH3130ἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501“Joseph”
יַעֲקֹבyaakovH3290ἸακὼβIakōbG2384“Jacob”

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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.

שְׁכֶםshejemH7927ΣυχὲμSychemG4966“Shechem”
חֲמוֹרjamorH2544ἙμμὼρHemmōrG1697“Hamor”
קָנָהkanaH7069ὠνήσατοōnēsatoG5608“acquire, buy”

Joshua 24:32, word by word

And the bonesעַצְמוֹתatsmot

bone

Each hard piece of the skeleton; also the body itself, of the dead or the living.

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of Josephיוֹסֵףyosef

Joseph

Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".

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the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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had brought upהֶעֱלוּheelu

bring up

To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".

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from Egyptמִּצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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they buriedקָבְרוּkavru

bury

Bury.

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at Shechemשְׁכֶםshechem

Shechem

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in the plotחֶלְקַתchelkat

plot

A plot of land belonging to someone.

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of the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade

farmland

Land that is farmed.

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Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov

Jacob

Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.

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had boughtקָנָהkana

buy

To give silver in order to become the owner of something.

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of Hamorחֲמוֹרchamor

Hamor

Hamor, the Hivite ruler of the city of Shechem and father of Shechem.

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the fatherאֲבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

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for a hundredמֵאָהmea

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

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qesitahsקְשִׂיטָהkesita

kesitah

Kesitah: a unit of value or weight whose equivalent is unknown.

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and it becameיִּהְיוּyihyu

become

To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.

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the inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachala

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

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Translation note

Joseph had made his brothers swear it (Genesis 50:25; Exodus 13:19). The qesitah was a unit of weight or of value whose equivalent is unknown.

Places in this verse

Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.

1Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
Genesis 12:10 Genesis 37:28 Exodus 12:41 Matthew 2:14
2Shechem
Today: Tell Balata ruins, near Nablus, West Bank
A city in the hills of central Israel, between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, about 30 miles (50 km) north of Jerusalem.
Abram came there when he entered Canaan, and God promised him the land (Gen 12:6-7). Joshua gathered all Israel there to renew the covenant (Josh 24:1).
Genesis 12:6 Genesis 34:2 Joshua 24:1 1 Kings 12:1

The context

31And Israel served YHWH all the days of Joshua and all the days of the elders who prolonged their days after Joshua and who knew all the work of YHWH that he had done for Israel.

32 · This verse (above)

33And Eleazar son of Aaron died, and they buried him at the hill of Phinehas his son, which had been given to him in the hill country of Ephraim.

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