After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of that field near Mamre (Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 15:15 - Easy To Read Version “You yourself will live to be very old. You will die in peace. And you will be buried with your family. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried at a good old (hoary) age. American Standard Version (1901) But thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. Common English Bible As for you, you will join your ancestors in peace and be buried after a good long life. Catholic Public Domain Version But you will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a good old age. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace, and be buried in a good old age. |
After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of that field near Mamre (Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
“I am only a traveler staying in your country. I have no place to bury my wife. Please give me some land so I can bury my wife.”
Then Isaac became weak and died. Isaac had lived a long and full life. His sons Esau and Jacob buried him in the same place as his father.
Bury me in the place where my ancestors [253] are buried. Carry me out of Egypt and bury me in our family grave.”
Then Israel gave them a command. He said, “When I die, I want to be with my people. I want to be buried with my ancestors [261] in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.
Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried in that cave. Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried in that cave. I buried my wife Leah in that cave.
They carried his body to Canaan and buried it in the cave at Machpelah. This was the cave near Mamre in the field that Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite. Abraham bought that cave to use as a burial place.
David became an old man, so he made his son Solomon the new king of Israel.
David died when he was old. David had lived a good, long life. David had many riches and honors. And David’s son Solomon became the new king after him.
I will take you to be with your ancestors. {\cf2\super [435]} {\cf2\super [436]} You will go to your grave in peace. You won’t have to see any of the trouble that I will bring on this place and on the people living here.’” Hilkiah and the king’s servants brought back this message to King Josiah.
When Leviathan swims,\par he leaves a path behind himself.\par He stirs up the water,\par and leaves white foam behind him.\par
You will be like the wheat that grows\par until harvest time.\par Yes, you will live to a ripe old age.\par
Be pure and honest.\par Peace loving people\par will have many descendants.\par
But the time will come for him \{to die\}\par and go to his ancestors.\par And he will never again\par see the light of day.\par
Your body came from the earth.\par And when you die,\par your body will go back to the earth.\par But your spirit came from God.\par And when you die,\par your spirit will go back to God.\par
A person might live a long time. And that person might have 100 children. But if that person is not satisfied with those good things, and if no one remembers him after his death, then I say that a baby that dies at birth is better off than that man.
“‘As for you Daniel, go and live your life till the end. You will get your rest. At the end, you will rise \{from death\} to get your share.’”
“{It is time for Aaron to die and} go to be with his ancestors. [272] Aaron will not enter the land that I promised to the people of Israel. Moses, I say this to you because both you and Aaron did not fully obey the command I gave you at the waters of Meribah.
After you have seen this land, then you will die like your brother Aaron.
God said, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. {\cf2\super [314]} ’ {\cf2\super [315]} \{If God said he is their God, then\} these men are not really dead. He is the God only of living people.”
David did God’s will during the time he lived. Then he died and was buried like all his ancestors. And his body did rot in the grave!
The Lord said to Moses, “You will die soon. And after you have gone to be with your ancestors, [205] these people will not continue to be faithful to me. They will break the Agreement I made with them. They will leave me and begin worshiping other gods—the false gods of the land where they are going.
After that whole generation died, the next generation grew up. This new generation did not know about the Lord and what the Lord had done for the people of Israel.