Genesis

Genesis 49:29

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.

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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)

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.