Joshua 24:32

And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
bones	עַצְמ֣וֹת atz.Mot	H6106	a bone (as strong) · noun, common feminine plural construct
Joseph	י֠וֹסֵף Yo.sef	H3130	Joseph · proper noun, a man's name
children	בְנֵי ve.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
up	הֶעֱל֨וּ he.'e.Lu	H5927	to ascend · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural
Egypt	מִמִּצְרַיִם֮ mi.mitz.ra.Yim	H4714	Mitsrajim · preposition + proper noun, a place name
buried	קָבְר֣וּ ka.ve.Ru	H6912	to inter · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
Shechem	בִשְׁכֶם֒ vish.Khem	H7927	Shekem · preposition + proper noun, a place name
parcel	בְּחֶלְקַ֣ת be.chel.Kat	H2513	properly · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
ground	הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה ha.sa.Deh	H7704	a field (as flat) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֛ב ya.'a.Ko	H3290	Jaakob · proper noun, a man's name
bought	קָנָ֧ה ka.Nah	H7069	to erect · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
sons	בְּנֵֽי be.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Hamor	חֲמ֥וֹר cha.Mor	H2544	Chamor · proper noun, a man's name
father	אֲבִֽי 'a.vi-	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct
Shechem	שְׁכֶ֖ם she.Khem	H7927	Shekem · proper noun, a place name
hundred	בְּמֵאָ֣ה be.me.'Ah	H3967	a hundred · preposition + cardinal number, feminine singular absolute
silver	קְשִׂיטָ֑ה ke.si.Tah	H7192	an ingot (as definitely estimated and stamped for a coi… · noun, common feminine singular absolute
inheritance	לְנַחֲלָֽה le.na.cha.Lah	H5159	properly · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
children	לִבְנֵֽי liv.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Joseph	יוֹסֵ֖ף yo.Sef	H3130	Joseph · proper noun, a man's name

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Cross-references

Genesis 50:25 And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.
Genesis 33:19 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 piec…
Exodus 13:19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye sha…
Acts 7:16 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 Syche…
Genesis 48:22 Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
John 4:5 Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
Hebrews 11:22 By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 24:29–end

This book, which began with triumphs, here ends with funerals, by which all the glory of man is stained. We have here 1. The burial of Joseph, Jos 24:32. He died about 200 years before in Egypt, but gave commandment concerning his bones, that they should not rest in their grave until Israel had rest in the land of promise; now therefore the children of Israel, who had brought this coffin full of bones with them out of Egypt, carried it along with them in all their marches through the wilderness (the two tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, it is probable, taking particular care of it), and kept it in their camp till Canaan was perfectly reduced, now at last they deposited it in that piece of grou…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 24:32

the bones of Joseph--They had carried these venerable relics with them in all their migrations through the desert, and deferred the burial, according to the dying charge of Joseph himself, till they arrived in the promised land. The sarcophagus, in which his mummied body had been put, was brought thither by the Israelites, and probably buried when the tribe of Ephraim had obtained their settlement, or at the solemn convocation described in this chapter. in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought . . . for an hundred pieces of silver--Kestitah translated, "piece of silver," is supposed to mean "a lamb," the weights being in the form of lambs or kids, which were, in all probability, the earlie…

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Adam Clarke on Joshua 24:32

And the bones of Joseph - See the note on Gen 50:25, and on Exo 13:19. This burying of the bones of Joseph probably took place when the conquest of the land was completed, and each tribe had received its inheritance; for it is not likely that this was deferred till after the death of Joshua.

John Gill on Joshua 24:32

And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt,.... At the request, and by the order of Joseph, Genesis 50:25; which were punctually observed by the children of Israel under the direction and command of Moses, and therefore is ascribed to him, as here to them, Exodus 13:19, buried they in Shechem; not in the city, but in a field near it, as the next clause shows. The Jews in their Cippi Hebraici say (g), that Joseph was buried at a village called Belata, a sabbath day's journey from Shechem; but Jerom says (h) he was buried in Shechem, and his monument was to be seen there in his time. Not that they buried him at the same time Joshua was buried, but very proba…

Dictionary and topics

Burial — The first burial we have an account of is that of Sarah (Gen. 23). The first commercial transaction recorded is that of the purchase of a burial-place, for which Abraham weighed to Ephron “four…
Coin — Before the Exile the Jews had no regularly stamped money. They made use of uncoined shekels or talents of silver, which they weighed out (Gen. 23:16; Ex. 38:24; 2 Sam. 18:12). Probably the silver…
Joseph — Remover or increaser. (1.) The elder of the two sons of Jacob by Rachel (Gen. 30:23, 24), who, on the occasion of his birth, said, “God hath taken away [Heb. ‘asaph] my reproach.” “The Lord shall add…
Joshua — Jehovah is his help, or Jehovah the Saviour. The son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, the successor of Moses as the leader of Israel. He is called Jehoshua in Num. 13:16 (A.V.), and Jesus in Acts…
Joshua, Book Of — Named from Joshua the son of Nun, who is the principal character in it. The book may be regarded as consisting of three parts:
Kesitah — (Gen. 33:19, R.V., marg., a Hebrew word, rendered, A.V., pl. “pieces of money,” marg., “lambs;” Josh. 24:32, “pieces of silver;” Job 42:11, “piece of money”). The kesitah was probably a piece of…
Pieces — (1) of silver. In Ps. 68:30 denotes “fragments,” and not properly money. In 1 Sam. 2:36 (Heb. agorah), properly a “small sum” as wages, weighed rather than coined. Josh. 24:32 (Heb. kesitah, q.v.),…
Shechem — Shoulder. (1.) The son of Hamor the Hivite (Gen. 33:19; 34). (2.) A descendant of Manasseh (Num. 26:31; Josh. 17:2). (3.) A city in Samaria (Gen. 33:18), called also Sichem (12:6), Sychem (Acts…
Hamor · Jacob buys a piece of property from — Jacob buys a piece of property from
Holy Land · Was the burial place of the patriarchs — Was the burial place of the patriarchs
Lamb, The

Joshua 24:32

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 24:29–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 24:32

Adam Clarke on Joshua 24:32

John Gill on Joshua 24:32

Dictionary and topics

Joshua 24:32

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 24:29–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 24:32

Adam Clarke on Joshua 24:32

John Gill on Joshua 24:32

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Joshua 24:25–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua 24:29–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 24:32

Rashi on Joshua 24:32