Genesis 49:32

32 The field and the cave in it were bought from the Hittites.^[a] ”

Genesis 49:32 in Other Translations

32 The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth.

32 the field and the cave that is in it were bought from the Hittites."

32 It is the plot of land and the cave that my grandfather Abraham bought from the Hittites.”

32 The field and the cave were bought from the Hittites."

32 The field and the cave in it [were purchased] from the Hittites."

Genesis 49:32 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 49:32

The purchase of the field, and of the cave that is there, was
from the children of Heth.
] Which is repeated for the certainty of it, and that it might be taken notice of, that both the field and cave were bought by Abraham of Ephron the Hittite, and that the children of Heth were witnesses of the bargain, and of the payment of the money, and by whom the estate was made sure to Abraham; all which might be urged, if any controversy should arise about it; see ( Genesis 23:16-20 )

Genesis 49:32 In-Context

30 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.

31 There Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah were buried, and there I buried Leah.

32 The field and the cave in it were bought from the Hittites. ”

33 When Jacob had finished giving instructions to his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed, breathed his last and was gathered to his people.

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 10:15

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "the descendants of Heth"