Acts 7:16

Acts 7:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.
• New International Version (NIV)Their bodies were brought back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a certain sum of money.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and they were carried back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they were carried back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem.

Context of Acts 7:16

14So Joseph sent a message and invited his father Jacob and all his relatives to come, seventy-five people in all. 15So Jacob went down to Egypt and died there, along with our ancestors, and their bones were later moved to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a certain sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem. 17“But as the time drew near for God to fulfill the promise he had declared to Abraham, the people increased greatly in number in Egypt, 18until another king who did not know about Joseph ruled over Egypt.

Acts 7:16 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• were carried overμετατίθημιmetatithēmi · to transportG3346
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• SychemΣυχέμSuchem · ShechemG4966
• laidτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the sepulchreὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the sepulchreμνῆμαmnēma · tombG3418
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• AbrahamἈβραάμAbraam · AbrahamG11
• boughtὠνέομαιōneomai · to buyG5608
• for a sumτιμήtimē · honorG5092
• of moneyἀργύριονargurion · moneyG694
• of the sonsυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• ofπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• EmmorἘμμόρEmmor · HamorG1697

Cross-references for Acts 7:16

• Acts 23:16But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the ambush, he came and entered the barracks and told Paul.
• Exodus 13:19Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had made the Israelites solemnly swear, “God will surely attend to you, and you will carry my bones up from this place with you.”
• Joshua 24:32The bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up from Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the part of the field that Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for one hundred pieces of money. So it became the inheritance of the tribe of Joseph.
• Genesis 33:9But Esau said, “I have plenty, my brother. Keep what belongs to you.”
• Genesis 35:19So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
• Genesis 49:29Then he instructed them, “I am about to go to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.
• Genesis 34:2When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, who ruled that area, saw her, he grabbed her, forced himself on her, and sexually assaulted her.

Commentaries on Acts 7:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16And were carried over to Sychem - "It is said, Genesis 50:13, that Jacob was buried in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre. And in Joshua 24:32, and Exodus 13:19, it is said that the bones of Joseph were carried out of Egypt by the Israelites, and buried in Shechem, which Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem. As for the eleven brethren of Joseph, we are told by Josephus, Ant. lib. ii. cap. 8. sect. 2, that they were buried…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16a price: This was 400 pieces of silver, according to Genesis 23:16.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-169-16. the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt, but God was with him--Here Stephen gives his first example of Israel's opposition to God's purposes, in spite of which and by means of which those purposes were accomplished.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 7:16

• Burial
• Court
• Emmor
• Government
• Hamor
• Joseph
• Machpelah
• Money
• Readings, Select
• Shechem

In the dictionaries

• Abraham
• Abraham, Abram
• Charge
• Emmor
• Hamor
• Resist
• Saying
• Sepulchre
• Shechem
• Stone

Commentaries on Acts 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings