Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblemy father made me swear an oath when he said, ‘ I am about to die. You must bury me in the tomb that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.’ Now let me go and bury my father, and then return.” Young's Literal Translation My father caused me to swear, saying, Lo, I am dying; in my burying-place which I have prepared for myself in the land of Canaan, there dost thou bury me; and now, let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and return;’ King James Bible 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. Hebrew my fatherאָבִ֞י (’ā·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1: Father made me swear an oath הִשְׁבִּיעַ֣נִי (hiš·bî·‘a·nî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear when he said, לֵאמֹ֗ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘I אָנֹכִי֮ (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I am about to die. מֵת֒ (mêṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill You must bury me תִּקְבְּרֵ֑נִי (tiq·bə·rê·nî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 6912: To inter in the tomb בְּקִבְרִ֗י (bə·qiḇ·rî) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 6913: A grave, sepulcher that אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I dug כָּרִ֤יתִי (kā·rî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 3738: To dig, to plot, to bore, open for myself in the land בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land of Canaan.’ כְּנַ֔עַן (kə·na·‘an) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3667: Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan Now וְעַתָּ֗ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time let me go אֶֽעֱלֶה־ (’e·‘ĕ·leh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively and bury וְאֶקְבְּרָ֥ה (wə·’eq·bə·rāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 6912: To inter my father, אָבִ֖י (’ā·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1: Father and then return.” וְאָשֽׁוּבָה׃ (wə·’ā·šū·ḇāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again |