The Meaning of Genesis 25:10 Explained

Genesis 25:10

KJV: The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.

YLT: the field which Abraham bought from the sons of Heth -- there hath Abraham been buried, and Sarah his wife.

Darby: the field that Abraham had purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.

ASV: The field which Abraham purchased of the children of Heth. There was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The field  which Abraham  purchased  of the sons  of Heth:  there was Abraham  buried,  and Sarah  his wife. 

What does Genesis 25:10 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 25:1-18 - Abraham's Death And Burial
After being for sixteen years contemporary with his grandsons, Esau and Jacob, Abraham died without owning a foot of land except the cave for which he had paid, as a stranger might. But all was his. He was persuaded of God's faithfulness, and earnestly reached out his hands toward the City with foundations. See Hebrews 11:13. He was full. Those who had known him in Ur might have looked on his life as a huge failure, and have spoken of him as a fanatic who had sacrificed all for nothing. But he was satisfied. He was gathered to his people, a phrase which does not refer to the body, for his people were far away across the desert, but to the recognition and welcome that awaited him on the other side of death. His sons, Isaac and Ishmael, differed widely. The one dwelled by the well, engaged in pastoral pursuits, while the other lived by his own strong hand, in the desert expanse. But they met in their common respect and grief. Births and deaths unite families. We all stand today in thankfulness at Lincoln's cradle. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 25

1  The sons of Abraham by Keturah
5  The division of his goods
7  His age, death, and burial
11  God blesses Isaac
12  The generations of Ishmael
17  His age and death
19  Isaac prays for Rebekah, being barren
22  The children strive in her womb
24  The birth of Esau and Jacob
27  Their different characters and pursuits
29  Esau sells his birthright

What do the individual words in Genesis 25:10 mean?

the field which purchased Abraham from the sons of Heth There was buried and Sarah his wife
הַשָּׂדֶ֛ה אֲשֶׁר־ קָנָ֥ה אַבְרָהָ֖ם מֵאֵ֣ת בְּנֵי־ חֵ֑ת שָׁ֛מָּה קֻבַּ֥ר וְשָׂרָ֥ה אִשְׁתּֽוֹ

הַשָּׂדֶ֛ה  the  field 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
קָנָ֥ה  purchased 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קָנָה 
Sense: to get, acquire, create, buy, possess.
אַבְרָהָ֖ם  Abraham 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַבְרָהָם  
Sense: friend of God and founder of Hebrew nation via God’s elective covenant.
בְּנֵי־  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
חֵ֑ת  of  Heth 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֵת  
Sense: a son of Canaan and the progenitor of the Hittites.
קֻבַּ֥ר  was  buried 
Parse: Verb, Pual, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קָבַר  
Sense: to bury.
וְשָׂרָ֥ה  and  Sarah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: שָׂרָה  
Sense: wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac.
אִשְׁתּֽוֹ  his  wife 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.

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