62 verses contain “BURY” (in the KJV: 58, in the BSB: 39) — showing 1–62
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I am a stranger and a
sojourner with you: give me a possession of a
buryingplace with you, that I may
bury my dead out of my sight.
“I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”
Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our
sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall
withhold from thee his
sepulchre, but that thou mayest
bury thy dead.
“
Listen to us, sir. You are God’s chosen one among us.
Bury your dead in the finest of our tombs. None of us will
withhold his tomb for
burying your dead.”
And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should
bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of
Zohar,
“If you are willing for me to
bury my dead,” he said to them, “
listen to me, and approach Ephron son of
Zohar on my behalf
That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
to sell me the cave of Machpelah that belongs to him; it is at the end of his field. Let him sell it to me in your presence for full price, so that I may have a burial site.”
Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee:
bury thy dead.
“No, my lord.
Listen to me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people.
Bury your dead.”
And he spake unto Ephron in the
audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou
wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will
bury my dead there.
and said to Ephron in their presence, “If you will please
listen to me, I will pay you the price of the field. Accept it from me, so that I may
bury my dead there.”
My lord,
hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that
betwixt me and thee?
bury therefore thy dead.
“
Listen to me, my lord. The land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between you and me?
Bury your dead.”
And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a
buryingplace by the sons of
Heth.
So the field and its cave were deeded by the
Hittites to Abraham as a burial site.
And the time drew
nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my
thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me;
bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:
When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my
thigh and promise to show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not
bury me in Egypt,
But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.
but when I lie down with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me with them.” Joseph answered, “I will do as you have requested.”
And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
Then Jacob
instructed them, “I am about to be gathered to my people.
Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.
In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before
Mamre, in the land of
Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a
buryingplace.
The cave is in the field of Machpelah near
Mamre, in the land of
Canaan. This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.
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.
my 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.”
And Pharaoh said, Go up, and
bury thy father, according as he made thee
swear.
Pharaoh replied, “Go up and
bury your father, as he made you
swear to do.”
And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,
Then Joseph went to bury his father, and all the servants of Pharaoh accompanied him—the elders of Pharaoh’s household and all the elders of the land of Egypt—
For his sons carried him into the land of
Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a
buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before
Mamre.
They carried him to the land of
Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near
Mamre, which Abraham had purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.
And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.
After Joseph had buried his father, he returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone with him to bury his father.
For the Egyptians buried all their
firstborn, which the LORD had
smitten among them: upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments.
who were
burying all their
firstborn, whom the LORD had struck down among them; for the LORD had executed judgment against their gods.
His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise
bury him that day; (for he that is
hanged is
accursed of God;) that thy land be not
defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
you must not leave the body on the tree overnight, but you must be sure to
bury him that day, because
anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s
curse. You must not
defile the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the
buryingplace of
Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.
Then
Samson’s brothers and his father’s family came down, carried him back, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father
Manoah. And he had judged Israel twenty years.
And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and
bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which
Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.
And the king replied, “Do just as he says. Strike him down and
bury him, and so remove from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood that
Joab shed.
For it came to pass, when David was in
Edom, and
Joab the captain of the host was gone up to
bury the slain, after he had
smitten every male in
Edom;
Earlier, when David was in
Edom,
Joab the commander of the army had gone to
bury the dead and had struck down every male in
Edom.
And the prophet took up the
carcase of the man of God, and laid it upon the
ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to
mourn and to
bury him.
So the old prophet lifted up the body of the man of God, laid it on the
donkey, and brought it back to his own city to
mourn for him and
bury him.
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:
After he had buried him, the prophet said to his sons, “When I die, you must bury me in the tomb where the man of God is buried. Lay my bones beside his bones,
And all Israel shall
mourn for him, and
bury him: for he only of
Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of
Jeroboam.
All Israel will
mourn for him and
bury him. For this is the only one belonging to
Jeroboam who will receive a proper burial, because only in him has the LORD, the God of Israel, found any good in the house of
Jeroboam.
And the dogs shall eat
Jezebel in the portion of
Jezreel, and there shall be none to
bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.
And on the plot of ground at
Jezreel the dogs will
devour Jezebel, and there will be no one to
bury her.’” Then the young prophet opened the door and ran.
And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this
cursed woman, and
bury her: for she is a king’s daughter.
Then
Jehu went in and
ate and
drank. “Take care of this
cursed woman,” he said, “and
bury her, for she was the daughter of a king.”
And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.
But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing but her skull, her feet, and the palms of her hands.
And it came to pass, as they were
burying a man, that, behold, they
spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the
sepulchre of
Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of
Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.
Once, as the Israelites were
burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into
Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of
Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet.
Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.
Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.
They have poured out their blood like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury the dead.
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be called
Tophet, nor the valley of the son of
Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall
bury in
Tophet, till there be no place.
So behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when this place will no longer be called Topheth and the Valley of
Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. For they will
bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room.
And the people to whom they
prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to
bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them.
And the people to whom they
prophesy will be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem because of famine and sword. There will be no one to
bury them or their wives, their sons or their daughters. I will pour out their own evil upon them.
And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a
potter’s vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall
bury them in
Tophet, till there be no place to
bury.
and you are to
proclaim to them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I will
shatter this nation and this city, like one
shatters a
potter’s
jar that can never again be repaired. They will
bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room to
bury them.
Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the
brickkiln, which is at the entry of Pharaoh’s house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah;
“In the sight of the Jews,
pick up some large stones and
bury them in the clay of the brick
pavement at the entrance to Pharaoh’s palace at Tahpanhes.
He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
Let him bury his face in the dust— perhaps there is still hope.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto
Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they
bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of
Hamon-
gog.
And on that day I will give
Gog a burial place in Israel, the Valley of the Travelers, east of the Sea. It will block those who travel through, because
Gog and all his hordes will be buried there. So it will be called the Valley of
Hamon-
gog.
And seven months shall the house of Israel be
burying of them, that they may
cleanse the land.
For seven months the house of Israel will be
burying them in order to
cleanse the land.
Yea, all the people of the land shall
bury them; and it shall be to them a
renown the day that I shall be
glorified, saith the Lord GOD.
All the people of the land will
bury them, and it will bring them
renown on the day I display My glory, declares the Lord GOD.
And they shall
sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to
bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to
cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search.
And men will be employed to continually pass through the land to
cleanse it by
burying the invaders who remain on the ground. At the end of the seven months they will begin their search.
For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up,
Memphis shall
bury them: the pleasant places for their silver,
nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles.
For even if they
flee destruction, Egypt will gather them and
Memphis will
bury them. Their precious silver will be taken over by thistles, and thorns will overrun their tents.
And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
And they took counsel, and bought with them the
potter’s field, to
bury strangers in.
After
conferring together, they used the money to
buy the
potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.
She has done what she could to
anoint My body in advance of My burial.
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
Jesus said unto him, Let the dead
bury their dead: but go thou and
preach the kingdom of God.
But Jesus told him, “Let the dead
bury their own dead. You, however, go and
proclaim the kingdom of God.”
Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my
burying hath she kept this.
“Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “She has kept this
perfume in preparation for the day of My burial.
Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
So they took the body of Jesus and
wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.
Wheresoever thou findest the dead, take them and
bury them, and I will give thee the first place in my resurrection.
And when he had called him, he said, My son, when I am dead,
bury me; and
despise not thy mother, but honour her all the days of thy life, and do that which shall please her, and
grieve her not.
Remember, my son, that she saw many dangers for thee, when thou
wast in her
womb: and when she is dead,
bury her by me in one grave.
And now I am the only son of my father, and I am afraid, lest if I go in unto her, I die, as the other before: for a wicked spirit loveth her, which hurteth no body, but those which come unto her; wherefore I also fear lest I die, and bring my father’s and my mother’s life because of me to the grave with sorrow: for they have no other son to bury them.
He said unto his wife Edna. Send one of the maids, and let her see whether he be alive: if he be not, that we may bury him, and no man know it.
Now therefore, when thou
didst pray, and Sara thy daughter in law, I did bring the
remembrance of your prayers before the Holy One: and when thou
didst bury the dead, I was with thee likewise.
And all nations shall turn, and fear the Lord God truly, and shall bury their idols.
And
bury me decently, and thy mother with me; but
tarry no longer at Nineve. Remember, my son, how Aman handled Achiacharus that brought him up, how out of light he brought him into darkness, and how he rewarded him again: yet Achiacharus was saved, but the other had his reward: for he went down into darkness. Manasses gave
alms, and escaped the snares of death which they had set for him: but Aman fell into the
snare, and perished.
So they all together had innumerable dead with one kind of death; neither were the living sufficient to bury them: for in one moment the noblest offspring of them was destroyed.
The flesh of thy saints have they cast out, and their blood have they shed round about Jerusalem, and there was none to bury them.
Then swelling with anger. he thought to
avenge upon the Jews the disgrace done unto him by those that made him
flee. Therefore commanded he his chariotman to drive without ceasing, and to
dispatch the journey, the judgment of God now following him. For he had spoken proudly in this sort, That he would come to Jerusalem and make it a common
burying place of the Jews.
That the holy city (to the which he was going in
haste to lay it even with the ground, and to make it a common
buryingplace,) he would set at liberty:
And upon the day following, as the use had been,
Judas and his company came to take up the bodies of them that were slain, and to
bury them with their
kinsmen in their fathers’ graves.