Genesis 49:29
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then he chargedוַיְצַ֣ו
(vay·tzav)
6680: to lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, ordera prim. root
them and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to them, "I am about to be gatheredנֶאֱסָ֣ף
(ne·'e·saf)
622: to gather, removea prim. root
to my people;עַמִּ֔י
(am·mi,)
5971b: kinsmanfrom im
buryקִבְר֥וּ
(kiv·ru)
6912: to burya prim. root
me with my fathersאֲבֹתָ֑י
(a·vo·tai;)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
in the caveהַ֨מְּעָרָ֔ה
(ham·me·'a·rah,)
4631: a cavefrom an unused word
that is in the fieldבִּשְׂדֵ֖ה
(bis·deh)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday
of Ephronעֶפְרֹ֥ון
(ef·ro·vn)
6085: a Hittite, also a mountain and a place in Isr.from the same as opher
the Hittite,הַֽחִתִּֽי׃
(ha·chit·ti.)
2850: desc. of Hethfrom Cheth


















KJV Lexicon
And he charged
tsavah  (tsaw-vaw')
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin -- appoint, (for-)bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
them and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto them I am to be gathered
'acaph  (aw-saf')
to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove
unto my people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
bury
qabar  (kaw-bar')
to inter -- in any wise, bury(-ier).
me with my fathers
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
in the cave
m`arah  (meh-aw-raw')
a cavern (as dark) -- cave, den, hole.
that is in the field
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
of Ephron
`Ephrown  (ef-rone')
fawn-like; Ephron, the name of a Canaanite and of two places in Palestine -- Ephron, Ephrain (from the margin).
the Hittite
Chittiy  (khit-tee')
a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth -- Hittite, Hittities.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then he charged them and said to them, "I am about to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

King James Bible
And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then he commanded 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.

International Standard Version
In his last words, Jacob issued this set of instructions to them all: "I'm about to join our ancestors. Bury me alongside my ancestors in the cave in the field that used to belong to Ephron the Hittite.

NET Bible
Then he instructed them, "I am about to go to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then he gave them these instructions, "I am about to join my ancestors in death. Bury me with my ancestors in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.

King James 2000 Bible
And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
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