Genesis 49:31

49:31 There they buried Abraham and his wife Sarah; there they buried Isaac and his wife Rebekah; and there I buried Leah.

Genesis 49:29

49:29 Then he instructed them, ¹  “I am about to go ²  to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.

Genesis 50:14

50:14 After he buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, along with his brothers and all who had accompanied him to bury his father.

Genesis 23:6

23:6 “Listen, sir, ³  you are a mighty prince ⁴  among us! You may bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb to prevent you ⁵  from burying your dead.”

¹ tn The Hebrew text adds “and he said to them,” which is not included in the translation because it is redundant in English.

² tn Heb “I am about to be gathered” The participle is used here to describe what is imminent.

¹ tn Heb “Hear us, my lord.”

² tn Heb “prince of God.” The divine name may be used here as a means of expressing the superlative, “mighty prince.” The word for “prince” probably means “tribal chief” here. See M. H. Gottstein, “Nasi’ ‘elohim (Gen 23:6),” VT 3 (1953) 298-99; and D. W. Thomas, “Consideration of Some Unusual Ways of Expressing the Superlative in Hebrew,” VT 3 (1953) 215-16.

³ tn The phrase “to prevent you” has been added in the translation for stylistic reasons.