Let your servant return, that I may die in my own town near the tomb of my father and mother. But here is your servant Kimham. Let him cross over with my lord the king. Do for him whatever you wish.”

求你准我回去，好死在我本城，葬在我父母的墓旁。这里有王的仆人金罕，让他同我主我王过去，可以随意待他。”

请让我回去，死在我本城，葬在我父母的墓旁。看哪，这里有金罕作王的仆人，让他同我主我王过去，你看怎样好，就怎样对待他吧。”

请让我回去，死在我本城，葬在我父母的墓旁。看哪，这里有金罕作王的仆人，让他同我主我王过去，你看怎样好，就怎样对待他吧。”

请准我回去，我好死在故乡，葬在父母的墓旁。这里有王的仆人金罕，让他跟我主我王一起去。你看怎么好，就怎么对待他吧。”

请让你仆人回去，好死在我自己的城里，埋葬在我父母的坟墓旁。看哪，你仆人金罕在这里，请让他与我主我王一同过河；你看怎么好，就怎么待他吧！”

求你准我回去，好死在我本城，葬在我父母的墓旁。這裏有王的僕人金罕，讓他同我主我王過去，可以隨意待他。」

請讓我回去，死在我本城，葬在我父母的墓旁。看哪，這裏有金罕作王的僕人，讓他同我主我王過去，你看怎樣好，就怎樣對待他吧。」

請讓我回去，死在我本城，葬在我父母的墓旁。看哪，這裏有金罕作王的僕人，讓他同我主我王過去，你看怎樣好，就怎樣對待他吧。」

請准我回去，我好死在故鄉，葬在父母的墓旁。這裡有王的僕人金罕，讓他跟我主我王一起去。你看怎麼好，就怎麼對待他吧。」

請讓你僕人回去，好死在我自己的城裡，埋葬在我父母的墳墓旁。看哪，你僕人金罕在這裡，請讓他與我主我王一同過河；你看怎麼好，就怎麼待他吧！”

請准僕人回去，我好死在本城，在我父母墓旁。看哪，你僕人金罕在這裏呢；讓他同我主我王過去；你看怎麼好，就怎麼待他吧。

請讓僕人回去吧，我要死在本鄉，靠近我父母的墳墓。看哪，你的僕人金罕在這裡，讓他與我主我王一同過去吧。你看怎樣好，就怎樣對待他。」

容僕旋歸、死於故邑、在我父母墓側、爾僕金罕在此、請准其與我主我王偕濟、依爾所視為善者待之、

容臣旋歸、死於故邑、葬於父母墓側、爾之臣僕金罕、可與王偕、任意以行可也。

容僕旋歸、死於故邑、葬於父母之墓、在此有王之僕金罕、可與我主我王偕往、王可任意以待之、

Let me go back home. Then I can die in my own town. I can be buried there in the tomb of my father and mother. But let Kimham take my place. Let him go across the river with you. Do for him whatever you wish.”

Please let your servant return, that I may die in my own city near the grave of my father and my mother. But here is your servant Chimham. Let him go over with my lord the king, and do for him whatever seems good to you.”

Then let me return again to die in my own town, where my father and mother are buried. But here is your servant, my son Kimham. Let him go with my lord the king and receive whatever you want to give him.”

Please let your servant return so that I may die in my own city near the tomb of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham; let him cross over with my lord the king. Do for him what seems good to you.”

Please let your servant return, so that I may die in my own city near the grave of my father and my mother. However, here is your servant Chimham; let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him what is good in your sight.”

Please let your servant turn back again, that I may die in my own city, near the grave of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham; let him cross over with my Lord the king, and do for him what seems good to you.”

Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, by the grave of my father and my mother. But behold, thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.

Please let your servant return so that I may die in my own city near the tomb of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham: let him cross over with my lord the king. Do for him what seems good to you.”

Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city,[ and be buried] by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.

Let me return so that I may die in my own city near the grave of my father and my mother. But look, here is your servant Kimham. Let him cross over with my lord the king. Do for him whatever seems appropriate to you.”

Please let your servant turn back again, that I may die in my own city, by the grave of my father and my mother. But behold, your servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good to you.”

“ But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai of Gilead and let them be among those who eat at your table. They stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.

And they went on, stopping at Geruth Kimham near Bethlehem on their way to Egypt

When the king crossed over to Gilgal, Kimham crossed with him. All the troops of Judah and half the troops of Israel had taken the king over.

For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time for my departure is near.

but when I rest with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me where they are buried.”“ I will do as you say,” he said.

“ Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace.For my eyes have seen your salvation,

You came back and ate bread and drank water in the place where he told you not to eat or drink. Therefore your body will not be buried in the tomb of your ancestors.’”

“ Now I am about to go the way of all the earth. You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed.

Then he gave them these instructions:“ I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite,the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite.There Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah were buried, and there I buried Leah.

because I know that I will soon put it aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.

Then Israel said to Joseph,“ I am about to die, but God will be with you and take you back to the land of your fathers.

They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre, which Abraham had bought along with the field as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite.