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Genesis 33:19-20
Contemporary English Version
Genesis 33:19-20
Contemporary English Version
19 (A) The land where he camped was owned by the descendants of Hamor, the father of Shechem. So Jacob paid them 100 pieces of silver[a] for the property, 20 then he set up his tents and built an altar there to honor the God of Israel.
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- 33.19 pieces of silver: Or “lambs” or “cattle.”
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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