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Acts 7:16

Their bones were carried back 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.
Acts 7:16
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

καὶ μετετέθησαν εἰς Συχὲμ καὶ ἐτέθησαν ἐν τῷ μνήματι ᾧ ὠνήσατο Ἀβραὰμ τιμῆς ἀργυρίου παρὰ τῶν υἱῶν Ἑμμὼρ ἐν Συχέμ.

  1. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. μετετέθησανmetetethēsan“they were carried over”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person plural · from μετατίθημι · “to transport” · Strong's G3346
  3. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  4. ΣυχὲμSuchem“Shechem”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from Συχέμ · “Shechem” · Strong's G4966
  5. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  6. ἐτέθησανetethēsan“were placed”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person plural · from τίθημι · “to place” · Strong's G5087
  7. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  8. τῷtō“the”
    Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. μνήματιmnēmati“tomb”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from μνῆμα · “tomb” · Strong's G3418
  10. ᾧhō“which”
    Relative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  11. ὠνήσατοōnēsato“bought”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ὠνέομαι · “to buy” · Strong's G5608
  12. ἈβραὰμAbraam“Abraham”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἀβραάμ · “Abraham” · Strong's G0011
  13. τιμῆςtimēs“for a sum”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from τιμή · “honor” · Strong's G5092
  14. ἀργυρίουarguriou“of silver”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ἀργύριον · “money” · Strong's G0694
  15. παρὰpara“from”
    Preposition · from παρά · “from with” · Strong's G3844
  16. τῶνtōn“the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. υἱῶνhuiōn“sons”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
  18. ἙμμὼρHemmōr“of Hamor”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἐμμόρ · “Hamor” · Strong's G1697
  19. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  20. Συχέμ.Suchem“Shechem.”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from Συχέμ · “Shechem” · Strong's G4966
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)