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Acts 7:16 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Acts 7:16Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 7:1620 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
andwordG2532
μετετέθησανmetetethēsan
they were carried oververbG3346
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
ΣυχὲμSychem
ShechemnounG4966
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐτέθησανetethēsan
were placedverbG5087
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
μνήματιmnēmati
tombnounG3418
who / whichrelative pronounG3739
ὠνήσατοōnēsato
boughtverbG5608
ἈβραὰμAbraam
AbrahamnounG11
τιμῆςtimēs
for a sumnounG5092
ἀργυρίουargyriou
of silvernounG694
παρὰpara
fromprepositionG3844
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
υἱῶνhyiōn
sonsnounG5207
ἙμμὼρHemmōr
of HamornounG1697
ἐνen
about, after, againstprepositionG1722
ΣυχέμSychem
ShechemnounG4966
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 7:16

And Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh. Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls. So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers, 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. But when the time of the promise drew near, which God had sworn to Abraham the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, till…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 16 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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