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28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, blessing each one of them with a suitable blessing.

Jacob’s Death and Burial

29 Then he charged them, saying to them, “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my ancestors—in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite, 30 in the cave in the field at Machpelah, near Mamre, in the land of Canaan, in the field that Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.

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28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel,(A) and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing(B) appropriate to him.

The Death of Jacob

29 Then he gave them these instructions:(C) “I am about to be gathered to my people.(D) Bury me with my fathers(E) in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite,(F) 30 the cave in the field of Machpelah,(G) near Mamre(H) in Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field(I) as a burial place(J) from Ephron the Hittite.

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