1 Kings 13:31

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{ "verseID": "1 Kings.13.31", "source": "וַיְהִי֮ אַחֲרֵ֣י קָבְר֣וֹ אֹתוֹ֒ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֶל־בָּנָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בְּמוֹתִי֙ וּקְבַרְתֶּ֣ם אֹתִ֔י בַּקֶּ֕בֶר אֲשֶׁ֛ר אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים קָב֣וּר בּ֑וֹ אֵ֚צֶל עַצְמֹתָ֔יו הַנִּ֖יחוּ אֶת־עַצְמֹתָֽי׃", "text": "And *wə-yəhî* after *ʾaḥărê* *qāḇrô* *ʾōṯô* and *wə-yōʾmer* to-*ʾel-bānāyw* *lēʾmōr* in-*bə-môṯî* and-*û-qəḇartem* *ʾōṯî* in-the-*ba-qeḇer* which *ʾăšer* *ʾîš* the-*hā-ʾĕlōhîm* *qāḇûr* in-it; beside *ʾēṣel* *ʿaṣmōṯāyw* *hanîḥû* *ʾeṯ*-*ʿaṣmōṯāy*.", "grammar": { "*wə-yəhî*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass", "*ʾaḥărê*": "preposition - after", "*qāḇrô*": "Qal infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his burying", "*ʾōṯô*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him", "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*ʾel-bānāyw*": "preposition + noun masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his sons", "*lēʾmōr*": "Qal infinitive construct - saying", "*bə-môṯî*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct with 1st common singular suffix - in my death/when I die", "*û-qəḇartem*": "waw consecutive + Qal perfect 2nd masculine plural - and you shall bury", "*ʾōṯî*": "direct object marker with 1st common singular suffix - me", "*ba-qeḇer*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - in the tomb", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*ʾîš*": "noun masculine singular construct - man of", "*hā-ʾĕlōhîm*": "article + noun masculine plural - the God", "*qāḇûr*": "Qal passive participle masculine singular - buried", "*ʾēṣel*": "preposition - beside/next to", "*ʿaṣmōṯāyw*": "noun feminine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his bones", "*hanîḥû*": "Hiphil imperative masculine plural - place/lay/set", "*ʿaṣmōṯāy*": "noun feminine plural with 1st common singular suffix - my bones" }, "variants": { "*ʾaḥărê qāḇrô ʾōṯô*": "after he buried him/after burying him", "*bə-môṯî*": "when I die/upon my death/at my dying", "*û-qəḇartem*": "you shall bury/you must bury", "*ʾîš hā-ʾĕlōhîm*": "man of God/divine man/prophet", "*qāḇûr*": "buried/entombed/interred", "*ʾēṣel*": "beside/next to/alongside", "*hanîḥû*": "place/lay/deposit" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִי֮ אַחֲרֵ֣י קָבְר֣וֹ אֹתוֹ֒ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֶל־בָּנָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בְּמוֹתִי֙ וּקְבַרְתֶּ֣ם אֹתִ֔י בַּקֶּ֕בֶר אֲשֶׁ֛ר אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים קָב֣וּר בּ֑וֹ אֵ֚צֶל עַצְמֹתָ֔יו הַנִּ֖יחוּ אֶת־עַצְמֹתָֽי׃

Transliteration

And wə-yəhî after ʾaḥărê qāḇrô ʾōṯô and wə-yōʾmer to-ʾel-bānāyw lēʾmōr in-bə-môṯî and-û-qəḇartem ʾōṯî in-the-ba-qeḇer which ʾăšer ʾîš the-hā-ʾĕlōhîm qāḇûr in-it; beside ʾēṣel ʿaṣmōṯāyw hanîḥû ʾeṯ-ʿaṣmōṯāy.

Grammar Details

• *wə-yəhî*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass
• *ʾaḥărê*: preposition - after
• *qāḇrô*: Qal infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his burying
• *ʾōṯô*: direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him
• *wə-yōʾmer*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *ʾel-bānāyw*: preposition + noun masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his sons
• *lēʾmōr*: Qal infinitive construct - saying
• *bə-môṯî*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct with 1st common singular suffix - in my death/when I die
• *û-qəḇartem*: waw consecutive + Qal perfect 2nd masculine plural - and you shall bury
• *ʾōṯî*: direct object marker with 1st common singular suffix - me
• *ba-qeḇer*: preposition + noun masculine singular - in the tomb
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which/that
• *ʾîš*: noun masculine singular construct - man of
• *hā-ʾĕlōhîm*: article + noun masculine plural - the God
• *qāḇûr*: Qal passive participle masculine singular - buried
• *ʾēṣel*: preposition - beside/next to
• *ʿaṣmōṯāyw*: noun feminine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his bones
• *hanîḥû*: Hiphil imperative masculine plural - place/lay/set
• *ʿaṣmōṯāy*: noun feminine plural with 1st common singular suffix - my bones

Word Meanings

• *ʾaḥărê qāḇrô ʾōṯô*: after he buried him/after burying him
• *bə-môṯî*: when I die/upon my death/at my dying
• *û-qəḇartem*: you shall bury/you must bury
• *ʾîš hā-ʾĕlōhîm*: man of God/divine man/prophet
• *qāḇûr*: buried/entombed/interred
• *ʾēṣel*: beside/next to/alongside
• *hanîḥû*: place/lay/deposit

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  After burying him, the prophet said to his sons, 'When I die, bury me in the same tomb where the man of God is buried. Lay my bones beside his bones.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spoke to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the tomb where the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it came to pass, after{H310} he had buried{H6912} him, that he spake{H559} to his sons,{H1121} saying,{H559} When I am dead,{H4191} then bury{H6912} me in the sepulchre{H6913} wherein the man{H376} of God{H430} is buried;{H6912} lay{H3240} my bones{H6106} beside{H681} his bones.{H6106}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it came to pass, after{H310} he had buried{H6912}{(H8800)} him, that he spake{H559}{(H8799)} to his sons{H1121}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, When I am dead{H4191}{(H8800)}, then bury{H6912}{(H8804)} me in the sepulchre{H6913} wherein the man{H376} of God{H430} is buried{H6912}{(H8803)}; lay{H3240}{(H8685)} my bones{H6106} beside{H681} his bones{H6106}:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan they had buryed him, he saide vnto his sonnes: Whan I dye, burye me in the graue where the ma of God is buried, and laye my bones besyde his bones.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when he had buried him, hee spake to his sonnes, saying, When I am dead, burie ye mee also in the sepulchre, wherein the man of God is buried: lay my bones beside his bones.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when he had buryed him, he spake to his sonnes, saying: When I am dead, see that ye burie me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried: laye my bones beside his bones.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God [is] buried; lay my bones beside his bones:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It happened, after he had buried him, that he spoke to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the tomb in which the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And it cometh to pass, after his burying him, that he speaketh unto his sons, saying, `At my death -- ye have buried me in the burying-place in which the man of God is buried; near his bones place my bones;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when he had put it to rest, he said to his sons, When I am dead, then you are to put my body into the earth with the body of this man of God, and put me by his bones so that my bones may be kept safe with his bones.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It happened, after he had buried him, that he spoke to his sons, saying, "When I am dead, then bury me in the tomb in which the man of God is buried. Lay my bones beside his bones.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  After he buried him, he said to his sons,“When I die, bury me in the tomb where the prophet is buried; put my bones right beside his bones,

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 23:17-18 : 17 { "verseID": "2 Kings.23.17", "source": "וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מָ֚ה הַצִיּ֣וּן הַלָּ֔ז אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֲנִ֣י רֹאֶ֑ה וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ אֵלָ֜יו אַנְשֵׁ֣י הָעִ֗יר הַקֶּ֤בֶר אִישׁ־הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֣א מִֽיהוּדָ֔ה וַיִּקְרָ֗א אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֤ים הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֔יתָ עַ֖ל הַמִּזְבַּ֥ח בֵּֽית־אֵֽל׃", "text": "And-*wayyōʾmer* what [is] the-*ṣiyyûn* the-*lāz* which I *rōʾeh*? And-*wayyōʾmrû* to-him *ʾanšê* the-*ʿîr*: The-*qeḇer* *ʾîš*-the-*ʾĕlōhîm* who-*bāʾ* from-*yəhûḏāh* and-*wayyiqrāʾ* *ʾeṯ*-the-*dəḇārîm* the-these which *ʿāśîṯā* against the-*mizbaḥ* *bêṯ*-*ʾēl*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "Qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*ṣiyyûn*": "masculine singular noun - monument/marker", "*lāz*": "demonstrative pronoun - this", "*rōʾeh*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - seeing", "*wayyōʾmrû*": "Qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they said", "*ʾanšê*": "masculine plural construct noun - men of", "*ʿîr*": "feminine singular noun - city", "*qeḇer*": "masculine singular noun - grave/tomb", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular construct noun - man of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - God/gods", "*bāʾ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he came", "*yəhûḏāh*": "proper noun - Judah", "*wayyiqrāʾ*": "Qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he proclaimed", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*dəḇārîm*": "masculine plural noun - words/things", "*ʿāśîṯā*": "Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you did/made", "*mizbaḥ*": "masculine singular noun - altar", "*bêṯ*-*ʾēl*": "proper noun - Bethel" }, "variants": { "*ṣiyyûn*": "monument/marker/pillar/gravestone", "*lāz*": "this/that", "*rōʾeh*": "see/observe/looking at", "*ʾanšê*": "men/people/inhabitants", "*qeḇer*": "grave/tomb/burial place", "*bāʾ*": "came/arrived/went", "*wayyiqrāʾ*": "proclaimed/called out/announced", "*dəḇārîm*": "words/things/matters", "*ʿāśîṯā*": "you did/you have done/you performed" } } 18 { "verseID": "2 Kings.23.18", "source": "וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הַנִּ֣יחוּ ל֔וֹ אִ֖ישׁ אַל־יָנַ֣ע עַצְמֹתָ֑יו וַֽיְמַלְּטוּ֙ עַצְמֹתָ֔יו אֵ֚ת עַצְמ֣וֹת הַנָּבִ֔יא אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֖א מִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃", "text": "And-*wayyōʾmer* *hannîḥû* to-him, *ʾîš* not-*yānaʿ* *ʿaṣmōṯāyw*; and-*wayəmalləṭû* *ʿaṣmōṯāyw* *ʾēṯ* *ʿaṣmôṯ* the-*nāḇîʾ* who-*bāʾ* from-*šōmrôn*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "Qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*hannîḥû*": "Hiphil imperative, masculine plural - leave/let be", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man", "*yānaʿ*": "Hiphil jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let move/disturb", "*ʿaṣmōṯāyw*": "feminine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his bones", "*wayəmalləṭû*": "Piel waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they rescued/saved", "*ʾēṯ*": "direct object marker", "*ʿaṣmôṯ*": "feminine plural construct noun - bones of", "*nāḇîʾ*": "masculine singular noun - prophet", "*bāʾ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he came", "*šōmrôn*": "proper noun - Samaria" }, "variants": { "*hannîḥû*": "leave alone/let rest/leave undisturbed", "*ʾîš*": "man/anyone/no one", "*yānaʿ*": "move/disturb/touch", "*ʿaṣmōṯāyw*": "his bones/his remains", "*wayəmalləṭû*": "they saved/they rescued/they preserved", "*ʿaṣmôṯ*": "bones/remains", "*nāḇîʾ*": "prophet/seer", "*bāʾ*": "came/arrived from" } }
• Ps 26:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Psalms.26.9", "source": "אַל־תֶּאֱסֹ֣ף עִם־חַטָּאִ֣ים נַפְשִׁ֑י וְעִם־אַנְשֵׁ֖י דָמִ֣ים חַיָּֽי׃", "text": "Not-*teʾĕsōp̄* with-*ḥaṭṭāʾîm* *nap̄šî* and-with-*ʾanšê* *ḏāmîm* *ḥayyāy*.", "grammar": { "*teʾĕsōp̄*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular, jussive - may you gather/take away", "*ḥaṭṭāʾîm*": "masculine plural noun - sinners", "*nap̄šî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*ʾanšê*": "construct plural of man - men of", "*ḏāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - bloods/bloodshed", "*ḥayyāy*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my life" }, "variants": { "*teʾĕsōp̄*": "may you gather/take away/sweep away", "*ḥaṭṭāʾîm*": "sinners/offenders", "*nap̄šî*": "my soul/my life/myself", "*ʾanšê* *ḏāmîm*": "men of blood/bloodthirsty men/murderers", "*ḥayyāy*": "my life/my lifetime" } }
• Eccl 8:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.8.10", "source": "וּבְכֵ֡ן רָאִיתִי֩ רְשָׁעִ֨ים קְבֻרִ֜ים וָבָ֗אוּ וּמִמְּק֤וֹם קָדוֹשׁ֙ יְהַלֵּ֔כוּ וְיִֽשְׁתַּכְּח֥וּ בָעִ֖יר אֲשֶׁ֣ר כֵּן־עָשׂ֑וּ גַּם־זֶ֖ה הָֽבֶל׃", "text": "And-so *rāʾîtî* *rĕšāʿîm* *qĕburîm* and-*bāʾû* and-from-*mĕqôm* *qādôš* *yĕhallēkû* and-*yištakkĕḥû* in-the-*ʿîr* *ʾăšer* thus-*ʿāśû* also-*zeh* *hābel*", "grammar": { "*rāʾîtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I saw", "*rĕšāʿîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - wicked ones", "*qĕburîm*": "qal passive participle, masculine plural - buried", "*bāʾû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they came", "*mĕqôm*": "noun, masculine singular - place", "*qādôš*": "adjective, masculine singular - holy", "*yĕhallēkû*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they walked about", "*yištakkĕḥû*": "hitpael imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they were forgotten", "*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular - city", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - that/which/where", "*ʿāśû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they did", "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this", "*hābel*": "noun, masculine singular - vanity/breath/vapor" }, "variants": { "*rāʾîtî*": "I saw/I observed/I witnessed", "*rĕšāʿîm*": "wicked ones/evil people", "*qĕburîm*": "buried/entombed", "*bāʾû*": "they came/they entered/they arrived", "*mĕqôm*": "place/location/site", "*qādôš*": "holy/sacred", "*yĕhallēkû*": "they walked about/they went about/they departed", "*yištakkĕḥû*": "they were forgotten/they were put out of memory", "*ʿîr*": "city/town", "*ʿāśû*": "they did/they acted/they practiced", "*hābel*": "vanity/meaninglessness/breath/vapor" } }
• Luke 16:22-23 : 22 { "verseID": "Luke.16.22", "source": "Ἐγένετο δὲ, ἀποθανεῖν τὸν πτωχόν, καὶ ἀπενεχθῆναι αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τῶν ἀγγέλων εἰς τὸν κόλπον τοῦ Ἀβραάμ: ἀπέθανεν δὲ καὶ ὁ πλούσιος, καὶ ἐτάφη·", "text": "*Egeneto de*, *apothanein ton ptōchon*, and *apenechthēnai* him by the *angelōn* into the *kolpon tou Abraam*: *apethanen de* also the *plousios*, and *etaphē*;", "grammar": { "*Egeneto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd singular - it happened/came about", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*apothanein*": "aorist active infinitive - to die", "*ton ptōchon*": "accusative singular masculine - the poor man", "*apenechthēnai*": "aorist passive infinitive - to be carried away", "*angelōn*": "genitive plural masculine - of angels", "*kolpon*": "accusative singular masculine - bosom/chest", "*tou Abraam*": "genitive singular masculine - of Abraham", "*apethanen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - died", "*plousios*": "nominative singular masculine - rich man", "*etaphē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd singular - was buried" }, "variants": { "*Egeneto*": "it happened/came to pass/occurred", "*apothanein*": "to die", "*ptōchon*": "poor man/beggar", "*apenechthēnai*": "to be carried away/to be taken away", "*angelōn*": "angels/messengers", "*kolpon*": "bosom/embrace/chest [metaphor for place of honor]", "*apethanen*": "died", "*plousios*": "rich man/wealthy man", "*etaphē*": "was buried/was entombed" } } 23 { "verseID": "Luke.16.23", "source": "Καὶ ἐν τῷ ᾅδῃ ἐπάρας τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ, ὑπάρχων ἐν βασάνοις, ὁρᾷ τὸν Ἀβραὰμ ἀπὸ μακρόθεν, καὶ Λάζαρον ἐν τοῖς κόλποις αὐτοῦ.", "text": "And in the *hadē eparas tous ophthalmous* of him, *hyparchōn* in *basanois*, *hora ton Abraam* from *makrothen*, and *Lazaron* in the *kolpois* of him.", "grammar": { "*hadē*": "dative singular masculine - hades", "*eparas*": "aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine - having lifted up", "*tous ophthalmous*": "accusative plural masculine - the eyes", "*hyparchōn*": "present active participle, nominative singular masculine - being/existing", "*basanois*": "dative plural feminine - torments/tortures", "*hora*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - sees", "*ton Abraam*": "accusative singular masculine - Abraham", "*makrothen*": "adverb - from afar/at a distance", "*Lazaron*": "accusative singular masculine - Lazarus", "*kolpois*": "dative plural masculine - bosoms/embraces" }, "variants": { "*hadē*": "hades/the realm of the dead", "*eparas*": "having lifted up/having raised", "*ophthalmous*": "eyes", "*hyparchōn*": "being/existing/finding himself", "*basanois*": "torments/tortures/agonies", "*hora*": "sees/perceives/beholds", "*makrothen*": "from afar/at a distance/far away", "*kolpois*": "bosom/embrace [metaphor for place of honor/comfort]" } }
• Num 23:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Numbers.23.10", "source": "מִ֤י מָנָה֙ עֲפַ֣ר יַעֲקֹ֔ב וּמִסְפָּ֖ר אֶת־רֹ֣בַע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל תָּמֹ֤ת נַפְשִׁי֙ מ֣וֹת יְשָׁרִ֔ים וּתְהִ֥י אַחֲרִיתִ֖י כָּמֹֽהוּ׃", "text": "*mî* *mānâ* *ʿăpar* *yaʿăqōb* *û-mispār* *ʾet*-*rōbaʿ* *yiśrāʾēl* *tāmōt* *napšî* *môt* *yəšārîm* *û-təhî* *ʾaḥărîtî* *kāmōhû*", "grammar": { "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*mānâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has counted", "*ʿăpar*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - dust of", "*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun - Jacob", "*û-mispār*": "waw conjunction + common noun, masculine singular - and number", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*rōbaʿ*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - fourth part of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*tāmōt*": "qal imperfect jussive, 3rd feminine singular - may die", "*napšî*": "common noun, feminine singular + 1st singular suffix - my soul", "*môt*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - death of", "*yəšārîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - upright ones", "*û-təhî*": "waw conjunction + qal jussive, 3rd feminine singular - and may be", "*ʾaḥărîtî*": "common noun, feminine singular + 1st singular suffix - my end", "*kāmōhû*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - like him" }, "variants": { "*mānâ*": "has counted/has numbered/has measured", "*ʿăpar*": "dust/soil/earth", "*mispār*": "number/count/sum", "*rōbaʿ*": "fourth part/dust/multitude", "*tāmōt*": "may die/let die", "*napšî*": "my soul/my life/myself", "*môt*": "death/dying", "*yəšārîm*": "upright ones/righteous ones/just ones", "*ʾaḥărîtî*": "my end/my latter state/my future" } }