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 23:20

23:20 So Abraham secured the field and the cave that was in it as a burial site ⁶  from the sons of Heth.

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.”

Genesis 49:30

49:30 It is the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought for a burial plot from Ephron the Hittite.

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¹ tn Heb “a resident alien and a settler.”

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.

³ tn Or “possession.”

⁴ tn Following the imperative, the cohortative with the prefixed conjunction expresses purpose.

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.

⁶ tn Heb “possession of a grave.”

⁷ tn Heb “lie down.” Here the expression “lie down” refers to death.

⁸ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.