Focused Passage

Genesis 49:28-33

Jacob Blesses His Sons, Exposes Their Character, and Sets the Future Shape of Israel under Prophetic Covenant Word

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28 These are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this was what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing.

29 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.

30 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.

31 There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried, and there I buried Leah.

32 The field and the cave that is in it were purchased from the Hittites.”

33 When Jacob had finished instructing his sons, he pulled his feet into the bed and breathed his last, and he was gathered to his people.

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Verse 28

Original words

These אֵ֛לֶּה H428 Pronoun - common plural are the tribes שִׁבְטֵ֥י H7626 Noun - masculine plural construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular twelve שְׁנֵ֣ים H8147 Number - md . . . עָשָׂ֑ר H6240 Number - masculine singular in all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct and this וְ֠זֹאת H2063 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - feminine singular was what אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative their father אֲבִיהֶם֙ H1 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural said דִּבֶּ֨ר H1696 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular to them לָהֶ֤ם Preposition | third person masculine plural He blessed them וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ H1288 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - אוֹתָ֔ם H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural - אִ֛ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular and he blessed בֵּרַ֥ךְ H1288 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular each one אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative - אֹתָֽם׃ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural with a suitable blessing כְּבִרְכָת֖וֹ H1293 Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 29

Original words

Then [Jacob] instructed them וַיְצַ֣ו H6680 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - אוֹתָ֗ם H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural - וַיֹּ֤אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular I אֲנִי֙ H589 Pronoun - first person common singular am about to be gathered נֶאֱסָ֣ף H622 Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular to אֲלֵהֶם֙ H413 Preposition | third person masculine plural my people עַמִּ֔י H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Bury קִבְר֥וּ H6912 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural me אֹתִ֖י H853 Direct object marker | first person common singular with אֶל־ H413 Preposition my fathers אֲבֹתָ֑י H1 Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular . . . אֶל־ H413 Preposition in אֶל־ H413 Preposition the cave הַ֨מְּעָרָ֔ה H4631 Article | Noun - feminine singular - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative in the field בִּשְׂדֵ֖ה H7704 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of Ephron עֶפְר֥וֹן H6085 Noun - proper - masculine singular the Hittite הַֽחִתִּֽי׃ H2850 Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 30

Original words

The cave בַּמְּעָרָ֞ה H4631 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Pronoun - relative is in the field בִּשְׂדֵ֧ה H7704 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of Machpelah הַמַּכְפֵּלָ֛ה H4375 Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative near עַל־ H5921 Preposition . . . פְּנֵי־ H6440 Noun - masculine plural construct Mamre מַמְרֵ֖א H4471 Noun - proper - feminine singular in the land בְּאֶ֣רֶץ H776 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of Canaan כְּנָ֑עַן H3667 Noun - proper - masculine singular This אֲשֶׁר֩ H834 Pronoun - relative is the field הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה H7704 Article | Noun - masculine singular Abraham אַבְרָהָ֜ם H85 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker purchased קָנָ֨ה H7069 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular from מֵאֵ֛ת H854 Preposition-m | Direct object marker Ephron עֶפְרֹ֥ן H6085 Noun - proper - masculine singular the Hittite הַחִתִּ֖י H2850 Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular as a burial קָֽבֶר׃ H6913 Noun - masculine singular site לַאֲחֻזַּת־ H272 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct
Verse 31

Original words

- אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker There שָׁ֣מָּה H8033 Adverb | third person feminine singular Abraham אַבְרָהָ֗ם H85 Noun - proper - masculine singular - וְאֵת֙ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and his wife אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ H802 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Sarah שָׂרָ֣ה H8283 Noun - proper - feminine singular are buried קָֽבְר֞וּ H6912 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural there שָׁ֚מָּה H8033 Adverb | third person feminine singular Isaac יִצְחָ֔ק H3327 Noun - proper - masculine singular - וְאֵ֖ת H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and his wife אִשְׁתּ֑וֹ H802 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Rebekah רִבְקָ֣ה H7259 Noun - proper - feminine singular are buried קָבְר֣וּ H6912 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker and there וְשָׁ֥מָּה H8033 Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person feminine singular I buried קָבַ֖רְתִּי H6912 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker Leah לֵאָֽה׃ H3812 Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 32

Original words

The field הַשָּׂדֶ֛ה H7704 Article | Noun - masculine singular and the cave וְהַמְּעָרָ֥ה H4631 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular that is אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative in it בּ֖וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular . . . מֵאֵ֥ת H854 Preposition-m | Direct object marker were purchased מִקְנֵ֧ה H4735 Noun - masculine singular construct from the Hittites בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . חֵֽת׃ H2845 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 33

Original words

When Jacob יַעֲקֹב֙ H3290 Noun - proper - masculine singular had finished וַיְכַ֤ל H3615 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular instructing לְצַוֺּ֣ת H6680 Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker his sons בָּנָ֔יו H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular he pulled וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף H622 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular his feet רַגְלָ֖יו H7272 Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular into אֶל־ H413 Preposition the bed הַמִּטָּ֑ה H4296 Article | Noun - feminine singular and breathed his last וַיִּגְוַ֖ע H1478 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular and he was gathered וַיֵּאָ֥סֶף H622 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition his people עַמָּֽיו׃ H5971 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular

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