Over her tomb Jacob set up a pillar, and to this day that pillar marks Rachel’s tomb.

and Jacob set up a pillar over her tomb. It is the pillar of Rachel’s tomb, which is there to this day.

but when I rest with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me where they are buried.’

‘I will do as you say,’ he said.

but let me lie with my fathers. Carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burying place.” He answered, “I will do as you have said.”

He buried him in Moab, in the valley opposite Beth Peor, but to this day no one knows where his grave is.

and he buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth-peor; but no one knows the place of his burial to this day.

When you leave me today, you will meet two men near Rachel’s tomb, at Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, “The donkeys you set out to look for have been found. And now your father has stopped thinking about them and is worried about you. He is asking, ‘What shall I do about my son?’”

When you depart from me today, you will meet two men by Rachel’s tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah, and they will say to you, ‘The donkeys that you went to seek are found, and now your father has ceased to care about the donkeys and is anxious about you, saying, “What shall I do about my son?”’

His servants took him by chariot to Jerusalem and buried him with his ancestors in his tomb in the City of David.

His servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his tomb with his fathers in the city of David.

He was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza. And Josiah his son succeeded him as king.

And he was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza, and Josiah his son reigned in his place.

Josiah’s servants brought his body in a chariot from Megiddo to Jerusalem and buried him in his own tomb. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and anointed him and made him king in place of his father.

And his servants carried him dead in a chariot from Megiddo and brought him to Jerusalem and buried him in his own tomb. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father’s place.

Uzziah rested with his ancestors and was buried near them in a cemetery that belonged to the kings, for people said, ‘He had leprosy.’ And Jotham his son succeeded him as king.

And Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the burial field that belonged to the kings, for they said, “He is a leper.” And Jotham his son reigned in his place.

A man may have a hundred children and live many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he cannot enjoy his prosperity and does not receive proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.

If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not satisfied with life’s good things, and he also has no burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.

you will not join them in burial,
for you have destroyed your land
and killed your people.
Let the offspring of the wicked
never be mentioned again.

You will not be joined with them in burial,
because you have destroyed your land,
you have slain your people.
“May the offspring of evildoers
nevermore be named!

He will have the burial of a donkey –
dragged away and thrown
outside the gates of Jerusalem.’

With the burial of a donkey he shall be buried,
dragged and dumped beyond the gates of Jerusalem.”

Their graves are in the depths of the pit and her army lies around her grave. All who had spread terror in the land of the living are slain, fallen by the sword.

whose graves are set in the uttermost parts of the pit; and her company is all around her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who spread terror in the land of the living.

‘Elam is there, with all her hordes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword. All who had spread terror in the land of the living went down uncircumcised to the earth below. They bear their shame with those who go down to the pit.

“Elam is there, and all her multitude around her grave; all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who went down uncircumcised into the world below, who spread their terror in the land of the living; and they bear their shame with those who go down to the pit.

So they decided to use the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.

So they took counsel and bought with them the potter’s field as a burial place for strangers.

But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, ‘This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.’

And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”

‘Leave her alone,’ Jesus replied.‘It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial.

Jesus said, “Leave her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of my burial.

Taking Jesus’ body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs.

So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews.