Gen 33:19 | NETfull | STEP | Then he purchased the portion of the field where he had pitched his tent; he bought it from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of money.

Genesis 33:19

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”).}