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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_commanded DOM_them and_he/it_said to_them I [am]_about_to_be_gathered to people_my bury DOM_me with fathers_my into the_cave which in/on/at/with_field of_ˊEfərōn the_Hittite.
OET (OET-RV) Then Yacob instructed them, “I’m about to go and join my ancestors. Bury me with them in the cave in the field that was bought from Efron the Hittite,
וַיְצַ֣ו אוֹתָ֗ם
and=he/it_commanded DOM,them
Alternate translation: “After that, he instructed his sons”
Note 1 topic: writing-quotations
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙
and=he/it_said to,them
Make sure that your translation of “commanded … and said …” refers to a single action, not two different actions.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
אֲנִי֙ נֶאֱסָ֣ף אֶל
I gathered to/towards
Consider what is the best way to translate this passive clause in your language. Alternate translation: “I will soon die and be taken by God to be with” or “God will soon take my spirit to be with”
עַמִּ֔י
people,my
Alternate translation: “my relatives who have already died.” or “my relatives who have gone before me.” or “my deceased ancestors”
קִבְר֥וּ אֹתִ֖י
bury DOM=me
Make sure that your translation of this phrase does not mean or imply that Jacob was asking to be buried while he was still physically alive. Alternate translation: “Please bury my body” or “When that happens, please bury me”
אֶל אֲבֹתָ֑י
to/towards to/towards fathers,my
Alternate translation: “with the bodies of my ancestors” or “next to them”
אֶל הַ֨מְּעָרָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּשְׂדֵ֖ה עֶפְר֥וֹן הַֽחִתִּֽי
to/towards to/towards to/towards the,cave which/who in/on/at/with,field ˊEfərōn the,Hittite
Make sure your translation of this clause does not sound like Ephron still owned that property.” Alternate translation: “inside the cave that is located in the field that Ephron the Hittite used to own.” or “… the field that used to belong to Ephron the Hittite.”
49:29-33 Bury me with my father: This grave in the land of Canaan represented hope for the future (cp. 47:29-30). Others buried at the cave of Machpelah near Hebron were Sarah (23:19), Abraham (25:7-9), Isaac (35:27-29), Rebekah, and Leah.
OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_commanded DOM_them and_he/it_said to_them I [am]_about_to_be_gathered to people_my bury DOM_me with fathers_my into the_cave which in/on/at/with_field of_ˊEfərōn the_Hittite.
OET (OET-RV) Then Yacob instructed them, “I’m about to go and join my ancestors. Bury me with them in the cave in the field that was bought from Efron the Hittite,
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.