Genesis 33:18-20
Lexham English Bible
18 And Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem which is in the land of Canaan, on his way[a] from Paddan-Aram. And he camped before the city. 19 And he bought a piece of land where he pitched his tent for one hundred pieces of money[b] from the hand of the sons of Hamor, father of Shechem. 20 And there he erected an altar and called it “El Elohe Israel.”[c]
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- Genesis 33:18 Literally “at his coming”
- Genesis 33:19 Hebrew kesitah
- Genesis 33:20 That is, “El the God of Israel”
Genesis 33:18-20
New American Standard Bible
Jacob Settles in Shechem
18 Now Jacob came safely to the city of (A)Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from (B)Paddan-aram, and camped before the city. 19 (C)He bought the plot of land where he had pitched his tent from the hand of the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred [a]pieces of money. 20 Then he erected there an altar and called it [b]El-Elohe-Israel.
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- Genesis 33:19 Heb qesitah
- Genesis 33:20 I.e., God, the God of Israel
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