Then he charged them: see 18.19.

Gathered to my people: see 25.8 and 17. In some translations this expresses Jacob’s feeling that he is about to die: “I feel that I’m close to death.”

Bury me with my fathers: see Jacob’s earlier instructions to Joseph in 47.30. In some languages this must be “Take my body to Canaan and bury me….”

Cave that is in the field … Hittite: for the wording see 25.9.

Quoted with permission from Reyburn, William D. and Fry, Euan McG. A Handbook on Genesis. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1997. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .