Genesis 23:4

23:4 “I am a temporary settler ¹  among you. Grant ²  me ownership ³  of a burial site among you so that I may ⁴  bury my dead.” ⁵ 

Genesis 25:10

25:10 This was the field Abraham had purchased from the sons of Heth. ⁶  There Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah.

Genesis 47:30

47:30 but when I rest ⁷  with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place.” Joseph ⁸  said, “I will do as you say.”

[23:4]  ¹ tn Heb “a resident alien and a settler.”

[23:4]  ² tn Heb “give,” which is used here as an idiom for “sell” (see v. 9). The idiom reflects the polite bartering that was done in the culture at the time.

[23:4]  ³ tn Or “possession.”

[23:4]  ⁴ tn Following the imperative, the cohortative with the prefixed conjunction expresses purpose.

[23:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “bury my dead out of my sight.” The last phrase “out of my sight” has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[25:10]  ⁶ tn See the note on the phrase “sons of Heth” in Gen 23:3.

[47:30]  ¹¹ tn Heb “lie down.” Here the expression “lie down” refers to death.

[47:30]  ¹² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.