19 And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for an hundred pieces of money.

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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)

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  1. Genesis 33:19 Hebrew hundred kesitahs; a kesitah was a unit of money of unknown weight and value.

19 And (A)he bought the parcel of [a]land, where he had pitched his tent, from the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money.

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  1. Genesis 33:19 Lit. the field

20 And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael.

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20 There he set up an altar(A) and called it El Elohe Israel.[a]

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  1. Genesis 33:20 El Elohe Israel can mean El is the God of Israel or mighty is the God of Israel.

20 Then he erected an altar there and called it (A)El[a] Elohe Israel.

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  1. Genesis 33:20 Lit. God, the God of Israel