His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.Genesis 25:9
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיִּקְבְּר֨וּ אֹת֜וֹ יִצְחָ֤ק וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ בָּנָ֔יו אֶל־מְעָרַ֖ת הַמַּכְפֵּלָ֑ה אֶל־שְׂדֵ֞ה עֶפְרֹ֤ן בֶּן־צֹ֙חַר֙ הַֽחִתִּ֔י אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י מַמְרֵֽא׃
- וַיִּקְבְּר֨וּvai.yik.be.Ru“and they buried”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from קָבַר · “to bury” · Strong's H6912
- אֹת֜וֹ'o.To“<obj.> him”Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- יִצְחָ֤קyitz.Chak“Isaac”Noun, proper name of a man · from יִצְחָק · “Isaac” · Strong's H3327
- וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ve.yish.ma.'eL“and Ishmael”Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from יִשְׁמָעֵאל · “Ishmael” · Strong's H3458G
- בָּנָ֔יוba.Nav“sons his”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- אֶל־'el-“into”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- מְעָרַ֖תme.'a.Rat“[the] cave of”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from מְעָרָה · “cave” · Strong's H4631
- הַמַּכְפֵּלָ֑הha.makh.pe.Lah“<the> Machpelah”Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from מַכְפֵּלָה · “Machpelah” · Strong's H4375
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- שְׂדֵ֞הse.Deh“[the] field of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שָׂדֶה · “country; planet” · Strong's H7704G
- עֶפְרֹ֤ן'ef.Ron“Ephron”Noun, proper name of a man · from עֶפְרוֹן · “Ephron” · Strong's H6085G
- בֶּן־ben-“[the] son of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- צֹ֙חַר֙tzo.char“Zohar”Noun, proper name of a man · from צֹ֫חַר · “Zohar” · Strong's H6714G
- הַֽחִתִּ֔יha.chi.Ti“the Hittite”Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from חִתִּי · “Hittite” · Strong's H2850
- אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- עַל־'al-“[is] on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei“[the] face of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
- מַמְרֵֽא׃mam.Re'“Mamre”Noun, proper name of a place · from מַמְרֵא · “Mamre” · Strong's H4471G
Places named in this verse
- Machpelah · today: Cave of the Patriarchssettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Machpelah (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Machpelah on OpenBible.info
- Mamre · today: Ramat el Khalilsettlement · Identification: probable · Map of Mamre (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Mamre on OpenBible.info