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31 Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and of the leaders who lived after him who had known all the works the Lord had done for Israel.

32 The people of Israel brought the bones of Joseph from Egypt. They buried them in Shechem, in the piece of ground Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for 100 pieces of money. It became the land of Joseph’s children.

33 Eleazar the son of Aaron died also. They buried him on the hill at Gibeah that was given to his son Phinehas in the hill country of Ephraim.

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31 Israel served the Lord throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders(A) who outlived him and who had experienced everything the Lord had done for Israel.

32 And Joseph’s bones,(B) which the Israelites had brought up from Egypt,(C) were buried at Shechem in the tract of land(D) that Jacob bought for a hundred pieces of silver[a] from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem. This became the inheritance of Joseph’s descendants.

33 And Eleazar son of Aaron(E) died and was buried at Gibeah,(F) which had been allotted to his son Phinehas(G) in the hill country(H) of Ephraim.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 24:32 Hebrew hundred kesitahs; a kesitah was a unit of money of unknown weight and value.