The Meaning of Genesis 50:13 Explained

Genesis 50:13

KJV: For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.

YLT: and his sons bear him away to the land of Canaan, and bury him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a burying-place, from Ephron the Hittite, on the front of Mamre.

Darby: and his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah which Abraham had bought along with the field, for a possession of a sepulchre, of Ephron the Hittite, opposite to Mamre.

ASV: for his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field, for a possession of a burying-place, of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For his sons  carried  him into the land  of Canaan,  and buried  him in the cave  of the field  of Machpelah,  which Abraham  bought  with the field  for a possession  of a buryingplace  of Ephron  the Hittite,  before  Mamre. 

What does Genesis 50:13 Mean?

Study Notes

buried
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buryingplace
Cf. Genesis 33:19 ; Genesis 50:13 ; Joshua 24:32 ; Acts 7:15 ; Acts 7:16 . A discrepancy in these statements has been fancied. It disappears entirely before the natural supposition that in the interval of about eighty years between the purchase by Abraham of the family sepulchre Genesis 23:4-20 and Jacob's purchase Genesis 33:19 , the descendants of Hamor (or "Emmor," Acts 7:15 ; Acts 7:16 had resumed possession of the field in which the burial cave was situated. Instead of asserting an ancient title by inheritance, Jacob repurchased the field. Heth was the common ancestor.

Context Summary

Genesis 50:4-14 - Jacob Mourned And Buried
The days of mourning for Jacob were only two less in number than for a king. Three hundred miles were traversed by that splendid funeral cavalcade, which included not only the family of Israel, but the magnates of Egypt. The words, beyond Jordan (Genesis 50:10), indicate that this book was finished on the further side of Jordan, where Moses afterward died.
The evident grief with which the precious remains were laid beside the great dead, reminds us that when God wills to do honor to any servant of His, He can secure it in remarkable ways-and ways which are entirely independent of human methods and reasoning. "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints." At birth He cared for your helpless body; when you die He will see to its sepulcher. The bones of the saints hold the earth for the ultimate reign of Christ! [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 50

1  The mourning for Jacob
4  Joseph gets leave of Pharaoh to go to bury him
7  The funeral
15  Joseph comforts his brothers, who crave his pardon
22  His age
23  He sees the third generation of his sons
24  He prophesies unto his brothers of their return
25  He takes an oath of them concerning his bones
26  He dies, and is put into a coffin

What do the individual words in Genesis 50:13 mean?

For carried him his sons to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah which bought Abraham - the field for a possession of a burial place from Ephron the Hittite before the face of Mamre
וַיִּשְׂא֨וּ אֹת֤וֹ בָנָיו֙ אַ֣רְצָה כְּנַ֔עַן וַיִּקְבְּר֣וּ אֹת֔וֹ בִּמְעָרַ֖ת שְׂדֵ֣ה הַמַּכְפֵּלָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר קָנָה֩ אַבְרָהָ֨ם אֶת־ הַשָּׂדֶ֜ה לַאֲחֻזַּת־ קֶ֗בֶר מֵאֵ֛ת עֶפְרֹ֥ן הַחִתִּ֖י עַל־ פְּנֵ֥י מַמְרֵֽא

וַיִּשְׂא֨וּ  For  carried 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: נָשָׂא  
Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
בָנָיו֙  his  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אַ֣רְצָה  to  the  land 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
כְּנַ֔עַן  of  Canaan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: כְּנַעַן 
Sense: the 4th son of Ham and the progenitor of the Phoenicians and of the various nations who peopled the seacoast of Palestine.
וַיִּקְבְּר֣וּ  and  buried 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: קָבַר  
Sense: to bury.
בִּמְעָרַ֖ת  in  the  cave 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מְעָרָה  
Sense: cave, den, hole.
שְׂדֵ֣ה  of  the  field 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
הַמַּכְפֵּלָ֑ה  of  Machpelah 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מַכְפֵּלָה  
Sense: the location of a burial cave for the patriarchs, near Hebron.
קָנָה֩  bought 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קָנָה 
Sense: to get, acquire, create, buy, possess.
אַבְרָהָ֨ם  Abraham 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַבְרָהָם  
Sense: friend of God and founder of Hebrew nation via God’s elective covenant.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַשָּׂדֶ֜ה  the  field 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
לַאֲחֻזַּת־  for  a  possession 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֲחֻזָּה  
Sense: possession, property.
קֶ֗בֶר  of  a  burial  place 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֶבֶר  
Sense: grave, sepulchre, tomb.
עֶפְרֹ֥ן  Ephron 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֶפְרֹון 
Sense: a Hittite, son of Zohar and the one from whom Abraham bought the field and cave of Machpelah.
הַחִתִּ֖י  the  Hittite 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חִתִּי  
Sense: the nation descended from Heth, the 2nd son of Canaan; once inhabitants of central Anatolia (modern Turkey), later in north Lebanon.
עַל־  before 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
פְּנֵ֥י  the  face  of 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
מַמְרֵֽא  Mamre 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מַמְרֵא 
Sense: an Amorite who allied himself with Abram.