‘ My father made me give my word to him. He said,“ I’m about to die. Bury me in the tomb I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.” So let me go there and bury my father. Then I’ll come back.’ ”

‘我父亲要死的时候叫我起誓说：你要将我葬在迦南地，在我为自己所掘的坟墓里。’现在求你让我上去葬我父亲，以后我必回来。”

‘我父亲曾叫我起誓说：看哪，我快要死了，你要将我葬在迦南地，在我为自己所掘的坟墓里。’现在求你准我上去葬我父亲，然后我必回来。”

‘我父亲曾叫我起誓说：看哪，我快要死了，你要将我葬在迦南地，在我为自己所掘的坟墓里。’现在求你准我上去葬我父亲，然后我必回来。”

请告诉法老，我父亲死前要我起誓把他葬在迦南他自己预备好的坟地。请准许我到迦南去安葬我父亲，我办完丧事就回来。”

‘我父亲曾经叫我起誓，说：“看哪，我快要死了；你要把我埋葬在迦南地，在我为自己所掘的坟墓里。”现在求你让我上去，埋葬我的父亲，之后我必定回来。’”

‘我父亲曾经要我起誓，说：“看哪，我就要死了；你要把我葬在迦南地，葬在我为自己所掘的坟墓里。”现在求你让我上去，安葬我的父亲，然后我就回来。’”

『我父親要死的時候叫我起誓說：你要將我葬在迦南地，在我為自己所掘的墳墓裏。』現在求你讓我上去葬我父親，以後我必回來。」

『我父親曾叫我起誓說：看哪，我快要死了，你要將我葬在迦南地，在我為自己所掘的墳墓裏。』現在求你准我上去葬我父親，然後我必回來。」

『我父親曾叫我起誓說：看哪，我快要死了，你要將我葬在迦南地，在我為自己所掘的墳墓裏。』現在求你准我上去葬我父親，然後我必回來。」

請告訴法老，我父親死前要我起誓把他葬在迦南他自己預備好的墳地。請准許我到迦南去安葬我父親，我辦完喪事就回來。」

‘我父親曾經叫我起誓，說：“看哪，我快要死了；你要把我埋葬在迦南地，在我為自己所掘的墳墓裡。”現在求你讓我上去，埋葬我的父親，之後我必定回來。’”

「我父親叫我起誓說：看吧，我快要死了；你要將我埋葬在我自己的墳墓、就是在迦南地我為自己所開掘的：是在那裏你要將我埋葬的」：現在請讓我上去埋葬我父親，我就要回來的。』

『我父親曾經要我起誓，說：「看哪，我就要死了；你要把我葬在迦南地，葬在我為自己所掘的墳墓裡。」現在求你讓我上去，安葬我的父親，然後我就回來。』」

吾父使我誓云、我將死矣、必葬於迦南地所修之墓、求容我往、葬父而返、

吾父臨沒時、使我發誓、必葬之於迦南地所備之墓、容我往彼、葬父而返。

我父曾命我曰、當立誓、我死後、必葬我於迦南地所備之墓、今求容我往彼、葬父而返、

‘ My father made me swear an oath and said,“ I am about to die; bury me in the tomb I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.” Now let me go up and bury my father; then I will return.’”

‘ My father made me swear, saying,“ I am about to die: in my tomb that I hewed out for myself in the land of Canaan, there shall you bury me.” Now therefore, let me please go up and bury my father. Then I will return.’”

Tell him that my father made me swear an oath. He said to me,‘ Listen, I am about to die. Take my body back to the land of Canaan, and bury me in the tomb I prepared for myself.’ So please allow me to go and bury my father. After his burial, I will return without delay.”

my father made me take an oath, saying,‘ I am about to die. You must bury me there in the tomb that I made for myself in the land of Canaan.’ Now let me go and bury my father. Then I will return.”

‘ My father made me swear, saying,“ Behold, I am about to die; in my grave which I dug for myself in the land of Canaan, there you shall bury me.” Now then, please let me go up and bury my father; then I will return.’ ”

‘ My father made me swear, saying,“ Behold, I am dying; in my grave which I dug for myself in the land of Canaan, there you shall bury me.” Now therefore, please let me go up and bury my father, and I will come back.’”

My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.

my father made me take an oath, saying,‘ I am about to die. You must bury me there in the tomb that I made for myself in the land of Canaan.’ Now let me go and bury my father. Then I will return.”

My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.

‘ My father made me swear an oath. He said,“ I am about to die. Bury me in my tomb that I dug for myself there in the land of Canaan.” Now let me go and bury my father; then I will return.’”

‘ My father made me swear, saying,“ Behold, I am dying. Bury me in my grave which I have dug for myself in the land of Canaan.” Now therefore, please let me go up and bury my father, and I will come again.’”

He was buried in a tomb. He had cut it out for himself in the City of David. His body was laid on a wooden frame. It was covered with spices and different mixes of perfume. A huge fire was made to honor him.

‘ What are you doing here outside the city? Who allowed you to cut out a tomb for yourself here? Who said you could carve out your grave on the hillside? Who allowed you to cut out your resting place in the rock?

He placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb. Then he went away.

The time came near for Israel to die. So he sent for his son Joseph. He said to him,“ If you are pleased with me, put your hand under my thigh. Promise me that you will be kind and faithful to me. Don’t bury me in Egypt.When I join the members of my family who have already died, carry me out of Egypt. Bury me where they are buried.”“ I’ll do exactly as you say,” Joseph said.“ Give me your word that you will do it,” Jacob said. So Joseph gave him his word. And Israel worshiped God as he leaned on the top of his walking stick.

He said to another man,“ Follow me.” But the man replied,“ Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”Jesus said to him,“ Let dead people bury their own dead. You go and tell others about God’s kingdom.”

Then Jacob gave directions to his sons. He said,“ I’m about to join the members of my family who have already died. Bury me with them in the cave in the field of Ephron, the Hittite.The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre in Canaan. Abraham had bought it as a place where he could bury his wife’s body. He had bought the cave and the field from Ephron, the Hittite.

Another follower said to him,“ Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”But Jesus told him,“ Follow me. Let the dead bury their own dead.”

A man might have a hundred children. He might live a long time. But suppose he can’t enjoy his wealth. And suppose he isn’t buried in the proper way. Then it doesn’t matter how long he lives. I’m telling you that a baby that is born dead is better off than that man is.

Remember your Creator before you become afraid of places that are too high. You will also be terrified because of danger in the streets. Remember your Creator before the almond trees have buds on them. That’s when grasshoppers will drag themselves along. Old people will lose their desire. That’s when people will go to their dark homes in the grave. And those who mourn for the dead will walk around in the streets.

Then Israel said to Joseph,“ I’m about to die. But God will be with all of you. He’ll take you back to the land of your fathers.

Then Saul said to Jonathan,“ Tell me what you have done.” So Jonathan told him,“ I used the end of my stick to get a little honey and taste it. And now do I have to die?”

Joseph said to his brothers,“ I’m about to die. But God will surely come to help you. He’ll take you up out of this land. He’ll bring you to the land he promised to give to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.”

You will have to work hard and sweat a lot to produce the food you eat. You were made out of the ground. You will return to it when you die. You are dust, and you will return to dust.”

I know that you will bring me down to death. That’s what you have appointed for everyone.

Remember your Creator before you return to the dust you came from. Remember him before your spirit goes back to God who gave it.

They have poured out the blood of your people like water. It is all around Jerusalem. No one is left to bury the dead.

I’ll die here in this land. I won’t go across the Jordan. But you are about to cross over it. You will take that good land as your own.