Genesis
Genesis 50:13
13They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near Mamre, which Abraham had purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They | בָנָיו֙ | ḇā·nāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| carried | וַיִּשְׂא֨וּ | way·yiś·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| him | אֹת֤וֹ | ’ō·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| to the land | אַ֣רְצָה | ’ar·ṣāh | Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| of Canaan | כְּנַ֔עַן | kə·na·‘an | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3667 Canaan |
| and buried | וַיִּקְבְּר֣וּ | way·yiq·bə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6912 bury |
| him | אֹת֔וֹ | ’ō·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| in the cave | בִּמְעָרַ֖ת | bim·‘ā·raṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H4631 cave |
| at Machpelah | הַמַּכְפֵּלָ֑ה | ham·maḵ·pê·lāh | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4375 Makpelah |
| in the field | שְׂדֵ֣ה | śə·ḏêh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7704 id. |
| near | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Mamre | מַמְרֵֽא׃ | mam·rê | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4471 Mamre |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| Abraham | אַבְרָהָ֨ם | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| had purchased | קָנָה֩ | qā·nāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7069 get, acquire |
| from 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 | קֶ֗בֶר | qe·ḇer | Noun - masculine singular | H6913 grave, sepulchre |
| site | לַאֲחֻזַּת־ | la·’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ- | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct | H272 possession |
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Genesis 49:29–31 · Genesis 23:16–18 · Acts 7:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.