Gen 33:18-19 | NETfull | STEP | After he left Paddan Aram, Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped near the city.

Genesis 33:18-19

18 After he left Paddan Aram, Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped near ^{▼▼ Heb “in front of.”} the city. 19 Then he purchased the portion of the field where he had pitched his tent; he bought it ^{▼▼ The words “he bought it” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. In the Hebrew text v. 19 is one long sentence.} from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of money. ^{▼▼ The Hebrew word קְשִׂיטָה (q^esitah) is generally understood to refer to a unit of money, but the value is unknown. (However, cf. REB, which renders the term as “sheep”).}