Genesis
Genesis 49:29–30
29Then Jacob instructed them, “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite. 30The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, in the land of Canaan. This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.
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Genesis 49:29
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | וַיְצַ֣ו | way·ṣaw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| I | אֲנִי֙ | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am about to be gathered | נֶאֱסָ֣ף | ne·’ĕ·sāp̄ | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H622 gather, remove |
| to | אֲלֵהֶם֙ | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| my people | עַמִּ֔י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| Bury | קִבְר֥וּ | qiḇ·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H6912 bury |
| me | אֹתִ֖י | ’ō·ṯî | Direct object marker; first person common singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| with | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| my fathers | אֲבֹתָ֑י | ’ă·ḇō·ṯāy | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H1 father |
| in | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the cave | הַ֨מְּעָרָ֔ה | ham·mə·‘ā·rāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4631 cave |
| in the field | בִּשְׂדֵ֖ה | biś·ḏêh | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7704 id. |
| of Ephron | עֶפְר֥וֹן | ‘ep̄·rō·wn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6085 Ephron |
| the Hittite | הַֽחִתִּֽי׃ | ha·ḥit·tî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2850 Hittite(s) |
Genesis 49:30
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The cave | בַּמְּעָרָ֞ה | bam·mə·‘ā·rāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4631 cave |
| is in the field | בִּשְׂדֵ֧ה | biś·ḏêh | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7704 id. |
| of Machpelah | הַמַּכְפֵּלָ֛ה | ham·maḵ·pê·lāh | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4375 Makpelah |
| near | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Mamre | מַמְרֵ֖א | mam·rê | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4471 Mamre |
| in the land | בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | bə·’e·reṣ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Canaan | כְּנָ֑עַן | kə·nā·‘an | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3667 Canaan |
| This | אֲשֶׁר֩ | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| is the field | הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה | haś·śā·ḏeh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| Abraham | אַבְרָהָ֜ם | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| purchased | קָנָ֨ה | qā·nāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7069 get, acquire |
| from | מֵאֵ֛ת | mê·’êṯ | Preposition-m; Direct object marker | H854 with |
| Ephron | עֶפְרֹ֥ן | ‘ep̄·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6085 Ephron |
| the Hittite | הַחִתִּ֖י | ha·ḥit·tî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2850 Hittite(s) |
| as a burial | קָֽבֶר׃ | qā·ḇer | Noun - masculine singular | H6913 grave, sepulchre |
| site | לַאֲחֻזַּת־ | la·’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ- | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct | H272 possession |
Cross-references
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Genesis 49:29 Genesis 47:30 · Genesis 50:13 · Genesis 15:15 · Genesis 25:8–17 · 2 Samuel 19:37
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.