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Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/49.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Jacob instructed them, “Soon I will die and join my ancestors. Bury me with my father and grandfather in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/49.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he commanded them and said to them, “I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/49.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/49.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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 <i>is</i> in the field of Ephron the Hittite,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/49.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then he charged them and said to them: “I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that <i>is</i> in the field of Ephron the Hittite,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/49.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he commanded 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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/49.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then he charged them and said to them, &#8220I 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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/49.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/49.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then he commanded 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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/49.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He charged them and said to them, “I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/49.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he commanded them, “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my ancestors in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hethite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/49.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he commanded them: &#8220I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/49.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/49.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/49.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/49.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then Jacob commanded his sons, "Now that I am going to join my people in death, bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/49.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/49.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/49.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/49.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then he instructed them, and said to them, "I am to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hethite,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/49.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he charged them, and said to them, I am to be gathered to my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/49.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He instructed them, and said to them, “I am to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/49.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he commands them and says to them, “I am being gathered to my people; bury me by my fathers, at the cave which [is] in the field of Ephron the Hittite;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/49.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he commandeth them, and saith unto them, 'I am being gathered unto my people; bury me by my fathers, at the cave which is in the field of Ephron the Hittite;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/49.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will command them, and will say to them, I am added to my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave which is in the field of Ephron the Hittite.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/49.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he charged them, saying: I am now going to be gathered to my people : bury me with my fathers in the double cave, which is in the field of Ephron the Hethite, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/49.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he instructed them, saying: “I am being gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the double cave, which is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/49.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then he gave them this charge: “Since I am about to be gathered to my people, bury me with my ancestors in the cave that lies in the field of Ephron the Hittite,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/49.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he charged them, saying to them, “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my ancestors—in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/49.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then their father blessed them, and charged them, and said to them, I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/49.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he commanded them, and their father said to them: “I am gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Aphron the Khethite.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/49.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And be 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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/49.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he said to them, I am added to my people; ye shall bury me with my fathers in the cave, which is in the field of Ephron the Chettite,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/49-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=13027" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/49.htm">The Death of Jacob</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: way·ṣaw (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">Then Jacob instructed them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">“I</a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: ne·’ĕ·sāp̄ (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">am about to be gathered</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">my people.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6912.htm" title="6912: qiḇ·rū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To bury. A primitive root; to intern.">Bury</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯî (DirObjM:: 1cs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">me</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·ṯāy (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">my fathers</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/4631.htm" title="4631: ham·mə·‘ā·rāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A cave. From uwr; a cavern.">the cave</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: biś·ḏêh (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">in the field</a> <a href="/hebrew/6085.htm" title="6085: ‘ep̄·rō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- From the same as Epher; fawn-like; Ephron, the name of a Canaanite and of two places in Palestine.">of Ephron</a> <a href="/hebrew/2850.htm" title="2850: ha·ḥit·tî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Desc. of Heth. Patronymically from Cheth; a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth.">the Hittite.</a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>The 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/23-19.htm">Genesis 23:19</a></span><br />After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/25-8.htm">Genesis 25:8-10</a></span><br />And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people. / His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite. / This was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-12.htm">Genesis 50:12-14</a></span><br />So Jacob’s sons did as he had charged them. / They 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. / After Joseph had buried his father, he returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone with him to bury his father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/47-29.htm">Genesis 47:29-31</a></span><br />When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise to show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt, / but when I lie down with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me with them.” Joseph answered, “I will do as you have requested.” / “Swear to me,” Jacob said. So Joseph swore to him, and Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-15.htm">Genesis 15:15</a></span><br />You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-29.htm">Genesis 35:29</a></span><br />Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Genesis 50:24-25</a></span><br />Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” / And Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath and said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/13-19.htm">Exodus 13:19</a></span><br />Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear a solemn oath when he said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones with you from this place.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-21.htm">Hebrews 11:21-22</a></span><br />By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff. / By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-15.htm">Acts 7:15-16</a></span><br />So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died. / Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-10.htm">1 Kings 2:10</a></span><br />Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/19-37.htm">2 Samuel 19:37</a></span><br />Please let your servant return, that I may die in my own city near the tomb of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham. Let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him what is good in your sight.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-18.htm">2 Kings 21:18</a></span><br />And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried in his palace garden, the garden of Uzza. And his son Amon reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/16-14.htm">2 Chronicles 16:14</a></span><br />And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-20.htm">2 Chronicles 21:20</a></span><br />Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He died, to no one’s regret, and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he charged them, and said to them, I am to be gathered to my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,</p><p class="hdg">gathered.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/12-6.htm">Romans 12:6</a></b></br> Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, <i>let us prophesy</i> according to the proportion of faith;</p><p class="hdg">bury me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/15-15.htm">Genesis 15:15</a></b></br> And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/25-8.htm">Genesis 25:8-17</a></b></br> Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full <i>of years</i>; and was gathered to his people… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/35-29.htm">Genesis 35:29</a></b></br> And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, <i>being</i> old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.</p><p class="hdg">in the cave.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/47-30.htm">Genesis 47:30</a></b></br> But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/19-37.htm">2 Samuel 19:37</a></b></br> Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, <i>and be buried</i> by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.</p><p class="hdg">Ephron.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/50-13.htm">Genesis 50:13</a></b></br> For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/48-7.htm">Bury</a> <a href="/genesis/25-9.htm">Cave</a> <a href="/genesis/40-4.htm">Charged</a> <a href="/genesis/44-1.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/genesis/25-9.htm">Ephron</a> <a href="/genesis/48-21.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/genesis/47-24.htm">Field</a> <a href="/genesis/49-1.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/genesis/36-2.htm">Hittite</a> <a href="/genesis/32-32.htm">Hollow</a> <a href="/genesis/32-19.htm">Instructed</a> <a href="/genesis/44-1.htm">Instructions</a> <a href="/genesis/47-11.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/genesis/49-26.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/genesis/49-24.htm">Rock</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/50-5.htm">Bury</a> <a href="/genesis/49-30.htm">Cave</a> <a href="/genesis/50-12.htm">Charged</a> <a href="/genesis/50-2.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/genesis/49-30.htm">Ephron</a> <a href="/exodus/3-6.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/genesis/49-30.htm">Field</a> <a href="/genesis/49-33.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/genesis/49-30.htm">Hittite</a> <a href="/genesis/50-13.htm">Hollow</a> <a href="/exodus/4-28.htm">Instructed</a> <a href="/genesis/49-33.htm">Instructions</a> <a href="/genesis/50-2.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/genesis/49-31.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/genesis/49-30.htm">Rock</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 49</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/49-1.htm">Jacob calls his sons to bless them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/49-3.htm">Their blessing in particular.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/49-29.htm">He charges them about his burial.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/49-33.htm">He dies.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/49.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/49.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then Jacob instructed them</b><br>Jacob, also known as Israel, is giving his final instructions to his sons. This moment is significant as it reflects the patriarchal tradition of passing on blessings and instructions before death. It is a moment of solemnity and importance, as Jacob is ensuring that his wishes are clearly communicated to his descendants.<p><b>I am about to be gathered to my people</b><br>This phrase indicates Jacob's awareness of his impending death. The expression "gathered to my people" is a common biblical euphemism for death, suggesting a reunion with ancestors in the afterlife. It reflects the belief in a continued existence beyond death and a connection with those who have gone before.<p><b>Bury me with my fathers</b><br>Jacob's request to be buried with his fathers emphasizes the importance of family and ancestral ties. It also highlights the significance of burial places in ancient Near Eastern culture, where family tombs were common. This request underscores the continuity of the covenant promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<p><b>in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite</b><br>The cave Jacob refers to is the Cave of Machpelah, located in Hebron. This site is historically and archaeologically significant as it is traditionally considered the burial place of the patriarchs and matriarchs of Israel. Ephron the Hittite was the original owner of the field, and the purchase of this land by Abraham is recorded in <a href="/genesis/23.htm">Genesis 23</a>. This transaction is one of the earliest recorded land purchases in the Bible, signifying a permanent claim to the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The patriarch of the Israelites, also known as Israel. He is giving final instructions to his sons regarding his burial.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/ephron_the_hittite.htm">Ephron the Hittite</a></b><br>The owner of the field and cave where Jacob wishes to be buried. This location is significant as it is the burial place of his ancestors.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_cave_in_the_field_of_ephron.htm">The Cave in the Field of Ephron</a></b><br>This is the Cave of Machpelah, located in Hebron, which is the burial site of the patriarchs and matriarchs of Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob's_fathers.htm">Jacob's Fathers</a></b><br>Refers to Abraham and Isaac, who are buried in the same cave, establishing a familial and spiritual heritage.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/gathered_to_my_people.htm">Gathered to My People</a></b><br>A phrase indicating death and the belief in joining one's ancestors in the afterlife.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/heritage_and_legacy.htm">Heritage and Legacy</a></b><br>Jacob's desire to be buried with his fathers highlights the importance of family heritage and spiritual legacy. Believers are encouraged to consider the legacy they leave behind.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>Jacob's instructions reflect his faith in God's promises to his ancestors. Christians are called to trust in God's promises and live in anticipation of their fulfillment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_burial.htm">The Significance of Burial</a></b><br>The burial site represents more than a physical location; it symbolizes the continuity of God's covenant with His people. Believers should reflect on the spiritual significance of their own lives and deaths.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_belonging.htm">Community and Belonging</a></b><br>"Gathered to my people" suggests a sense of belonging and community beyond this life. Christians are reminded of their eternal community with God and fellow believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_death.htm">Preparation for Death</a></b><br>Jacob's careful instructions serve as a reminder of the importance of preparing for death, both practically and spiritually, ensuring one's affairs are in order and faith is secure.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_49.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 49</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_abraham's_deal_with_ephron_proven.htm">Is there any record outside the Bible proving Abraham’s transaction with Ephron the Hittite mentioned in Genesis 23?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/should_one_choose_burial_or_cremation.htm">Should one choose burial or cremation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_burial.htm">What does the Bible say about Christian burial?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_bible's_burial_practices.htm">What does the Bible say about burial practices?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/49.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 29, 30.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people</span> (<span class="accented">vide</span> on Genesis 15:15): <span class="cmt_word">bury me with my fathers</span> - thus laying on them the injunction he had previously, with the super-added solemnity of an oath, laid on Joseph (<a href="/genesis/47-29.htm">Genesis 47:29-31</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mature, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a burying-place</span> (<span class="accented">vide</span> <a href="/genesis/23-16.htm">Genesis 23:16-20</a>). Jacob had learnt from his father and had carefully preserved all the details relating to the purchase of their family sepulcher. <span class="cmt_word">There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah. From this it would appear that Leah had not descended into Egypt.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/49-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then [Jacob] instructed them,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְצַ֣ו</span> <span class="translit">(way·ṣaw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am about to be gathered</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶאֱסָ֣ף</span> <span class="translit">(ne·’ĕ·sāp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲלֵהֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my people.</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמִּ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Bury</span><br /><span class="heb">קִבְר֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(qiḇ·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6912.htm">Strong's 6912: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me with</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my fathers</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבֹתָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇō·ṯāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the cave</span><br /><span class="heb">הַ֨מְּעָרָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mə·‘ā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4631.htm">Strong's 4631: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cavern</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the field</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּשְׂדֵ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(biś·ḏêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Ephron</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶפְר֥וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(‘ep̄·rō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6085.htm">Strong's 6085: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ephron -- a Hittite, also a mountain and a place in Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Hittite.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽחִתִּֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥit·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2850.htm">Strong's 2850: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hittite -- a Chittite</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/49-29.htm">Genesis 49:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/49-29.htm">Genesis 49:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/49-29.htm">Genesis 49:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/49-29.htm">Genesis 49:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/49-29.htm">Genesis 49:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/49-29.htm">Genesis 49:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/49-29.htm">Genesis 49:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/49-29.htm">Genesis 49:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/49-29.htm">Genesis 49:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/49-29.htm">Genesis 49:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/49-29.htm">OT Law: Genesis 49:29 He instructed them and said to them (Gen. 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