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Genesis 33:19-20
English Standard Version
Genesis 33:19-20
English Standard Version
19 And from the sons of (A)Hamor, Shechem's father, (B)he bought for a hundred pieces of money[a] the piece of land on which he had pitched his tent. 20 There he erected an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.[b]
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- Genesis 33:19 Hebrew a hundred qesitah; a unit of money of uncertain value
- Genesis 33:20 El-Elohe-Israel means God, the God of Israel
Genesis 33:19-20
New International Version
Genesis 33:19-20
New International Version
19 For a hundred pieces of silver,[a] he bought from the sons of Hamor,(A) the father of Shechem,(B) the plot of ground(C) where he pitched his tent.(D) 20 There he set up an altar(E) and called it El Elohe Israel.[b]
Footnotes
- Genesis 33:19 Hebrew hundred kesitahs; a kesitah was a unit of money of unknown weight and value.
- Genesis 33:20 El Elohe Israel can mean El is the God of Israel or mighty is the God of Israel.
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