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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Their bodies were taken to Shechem and buried in the tomb Abraham had bought for a certain price from Hamor’s sons in Shechem.

Context of Acts 7:16

14After this, Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his whole family, seventy-five in all. 15Then Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our ancestors died. 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. 17“As the time drew near for God to fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt had greatly increased. 18Then ‘a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in 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 of this plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.
• Exodus 13:19Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the Israelites swear an oath. He had said, “God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up with you from this place.”
• Joshua 24:32And Joseph’s bones, which the Israelites had brought up from Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the tract of land that Jacob bought for a hundred pieces of silver from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem. This became the inheritance of Joseph’s descendants.
• Genesis 33:9But Esau said, “I already have plenty, my brother. Keep what you have for yourself.”
• Genesis 35:19So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
• Genesis 49:29Then he gave them these instructions: “I am about to be gathered 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, the ruler of that area, saw her, he took her and raped 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