Genesis 49:29-32
Contemporary English Version
Jacob's Death
29-31 (A) Jacob told his sons:
Soon I will die, and I want you to bury me in Machpelah Cave. Abraham bought this cave as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite, and it is near the town of Mamre in Canaan. Abraham and Sarah are buried there, and so are Isaac and Rebekah. I buried Leah there too. 32 Both the cave and the land that goes with it were bought from the Hittites.
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Genesis 49:29-32
New International Version
The Death of Jacob
29 Then he gave them these instructions:(A) “I am about to be gathered to my people.(B) Bury me with my fathers(C) in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite,(D) 30 the cave in the field of Machpelah,(E) near Mamre(F) in Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field(G) as a burial place(H) from Ephron the Hittite. 31 There Abraham(I) and his wife Sarah(J) were buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah(K) were buried, and there I buried Leah.(L) 32 The field and the cave in it were bought from the Hittites.[a](M)”
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:32 Or the descendants of Heth
Genesis 50:6
Contemporary English Version
6 The king answered, “Go to Canaan and keep your promise to your father.”
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Genesis 50:6
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6 Pharaoh said, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.”
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