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Acts 7:16

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “which” (ᾧ) before bought here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “in” (ἐν) before Shechem here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “which” (ὃ) before bought here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of <the>” (τοῦ) before Shechem here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andμετετέθησανmetetethēsanwere carried overμετατίθημι (metatithēmi)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “were carried over”, a single actionG3346(a) I transfer, mid: I go over to another party, desert, (b) I change.were carried overεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoΣυχὲμsuchemSychemΣυχέμnoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Sychem”, the object formG4966Shechem.Sychemκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐτέθησανetethēsanlaidτίθημι (tithēmi)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “laid”, a single actionG5087I put, place, lay, set, fix, establish.laidἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōthe fatherὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the father”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.the fatherμνήματιmnēmatitombμνῆμα (mnēma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “tomb”, the to- or for-formG3418a tomb, monument, memorial.ᾧhōwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ὠνήσατοōnēsatoto buyὠνέομαι (ōneomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to buy”, a single actionG5608I buy, purchase.This verse uses “buy”.ἈβραὰμabraamAbrahamἈβραάμnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Abraham”, the subject formG11Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race.τιμῆςtimēshonorτιμή (timē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “honor”, the of-formG5092a price, honor.This verse uses “honor”.ἀργυρίουargurioumoneyἀργύριον (argurion)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “money”, the of-formG694silver, a piece of silver, a shekel, money in general.παρὰparafrom withπαράpreposition — “from with”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.This verse uses “from”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.υἱῶνhuiōnsonυἱός (huios)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “son”, the of-formG5207a son, descendent.ἙμμὼρhemmōrHamorἙμμώρnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Hamor”, the of-formG1697Hamor, a man whose sons sold a field at Shechem to Jacob.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.Συχέμsuchemof SychemΣυχέμnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “of Sychem”, the to- or for-formG4966Shechem.of Sychem

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ὃhothatὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “that”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “that”.τοῦtouthe fatherὁ (ho)preposition — “the father”G3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they were carried over into Sychem, and were laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in money from the sons of Emmor, of Sychem.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and they were carried over unto Shechem, and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver of the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they were carried over into Sychem, and were laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in money from the sons of Emmor, of Sychem.

World English Bible

and they were brought back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver from the children of Hamor of Shechem.

Darby Translation

and were carried over to Sychem and placed in the sepulchre which Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the [father] of Sychem.

Douay-Rheims

And they were translated into Sichem, and were laid in the sepulchre, that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Hemor, the son of Sichem.

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