Genesis 33:19

33:19 Then he purchased the portion of the field where he had pitched his tent; he bought it ¹  from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of money. ² 

Genesis 47:20

47:20 So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh. Each ³  of the Egyptians sold his field, for the famine was severe. ⁴  So the land became Pharaoh’s.

¹ tn The words “he bought it” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. In the Hebrew text v. 19 is one long sentence.

² tn The Hebrew word קְשִׂיטָה (qÿsitah) is generally understood to refer to a unit of money, but the value is unknown. (However, cf. REB, which renders the term as “sheep”).

³ tn The Hebrew text connects this clause with the preceding one with a causal particle (כִּי, ki). The translation divides the clauses into two sentences for stylistic reasons.

⁴ tn The Hebrew text adds “upon them.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.