Targum Jonathan on Genesis 49:10

וּקְרָא יַעֲקב לִבְנוֹי וַאֲמַר לְהוֹם אִדַכּוּ מִסוֹאֲבוּתָא וְאֲחַוִי לְכוֹן רַזְיָיא סְתִימַיָא קִיצַיָיא גְנִיזַיָא וּמַתַּן אַגְרְהוֹן דְצַדִיקַיָיא וּפוּרְעָנוּתְהוֹן דִרְשִׁיעַיָא וּטְלָנֵיתָא דְעֵדֶן מָה הִיא כַּחֲדָא מִתְכַּנְשִׁין תְּרֵיסַר שִׁבְטֵי יִשְרָאֵל מַקְפִין דַרְגְשָׁא דְדַהֲבָא דִרְבִיעַ עֲלָהּ מִן דְאִיתְגְלֵי אִיקָר שְׁכִינְתָּא דַיְיָ קִיצָא דְעָתִיד מַלְכָּא מְשִׁיחָא לְמֵיתֵי אִיתְכְּסֵי מִינֵיהּ וּבְכֵן אָמַר אִיתוּ וְאִיתְנֵי לְכוֹן מַה דְיֶאֱרַע יַתְכוֹן בְּסוֹף יוֹמַיָא And Jakob called his sons and said to them, Purify yourselves from uncleanness, and I will show you the hidden mysteries, the ends concealed, the recompense of reward for the righteous, the retribution of the wicked, and the bower of Eden, what it is. And the twelve tribes of Israel gathered themselves together around the golden bed whereon he reclined, and where was revealed to him the Shekina of the Lord, (though) the end for which the king Meshiha is to come had been concealed from him. Then said he, Come, and I will declare to you what shall befall you at the end of the days.

אִתְכְּנָשׁוּ וְשִׁמְעוּ בְּנֵי יַעֲקב וְקַבִּילוּ אוּלְפַן מִן יִשְרָאֵל אֲבוּכוֹן Gather yourselves together and hear, ye sons of Jakob, and receive instruction from Israel your father.

רְאוּבֵן בּוּכְרִי אַנְתְּ רֵישׁ חֵיל שִׁימוּשִׁי וְשֵׁירוּי קִרְיוּת הִרְהוּרִי חָמֵי הֲוֵי לָךְ בְּכוֹרוֹתָא וּרְבוּת כְּהוּנְתָּא וּמַלְכוּתָא וְעַל דִי חַטְיַית בְּרִי אִתְיְהִיבַת בְּכֵירוּתָא לְיוֹסֵף וּמַלְכוּתָא לִיהוּדָה וּכְהוּנְתָּא לְלֵוִי Reuben thou art my firstborn, the beginning of the strength of my generation, and the chief event of my thoughts To thee belonged the birthright, and the high priesthood, and the kingdom: but because thou hast sinned, my son, the birthright is given to Joseph, and the, kingdom to Jehuda, and the priesthood to Levi.

מְדַמִינָא לָךְ לְגִינָא קַלִילָא דְעָלוּן לְגַוָוהּ נַחֲלִין מוֹחִין מִתְגַבְּרִין וְלָא יְכִילַת לְמִסוֹבְלָא יְהוֹן וְאִסְתְּחִיפַת כֵּן אִיתְרָעַת רְאוּבֵן בְּרִי דִי חַטְיַת לָא תוֹסִיף וְעַל דִי חַטְיַת יִשְׁתְּבֵיק לָךְ אֲרוּם אִתְחַשֵׁב לָךְ כְּאִילוּ עָלְתָה לְאִיתָא דְשַׁמֵשׁ עִמָהּ אָבוּךְ בְּעִידַן דְבַלְבֵּילְתָּא שִׁווּיִי דִסְלֵיקַת עֲלָהּ I will liken thee to a little garden in the midst of which there enter torrents swift and strong, which it cannot bear, but is overwhelmed. Be repentant then, Reuben my son, for thou hast sinned, and add not; that wherein thou hast sinned it may be forgiven thee; for it is reckoned to thee as if thou wentest in to have to do with the wife of thy father at the time that thou didst confound my bed upon which thou wentest up.

שִׁמְעוֹן וְלֵוִי אָחִין תְּלָאמִין מָאנֵי זַיְינָא שְׁנִינָא לְמַחְטוֹב הוּא אִשְׁתְּמוֹדְעוּתְהוֹן Shimeon and Levi are brothers of the womb; their thoughts are of sharp weapons for rapine.

בְּעִטַתְהוֹן לָא אִתְרְעִיַית נַפְשִׁי וּבְמִכְנַשְׁהוֹן לִשְׁכֶם לְמֵחַרְבָהּ לָא אִתְיַחַד יְקָרָא אֲרוּם בְּרוּגְזֵיהוֹן קָטְלוּ מַלְכָּא וּשׁוּלְטָנֵיהּ וּבִרְעוּתְהוֹן פָּכְרוּ שׁוּר בַּעֲלֵי דְבָבֵיהוֹן In their counsel my soul hath not had pleasure, and in their gathering against Shekem. to destroy it mine honour was not united; for in their anger they slew the prince and his ruler, and in their ill will they demolished the wall of their adversary.

אֲמַר יַעֲקב לוּט הֲוָה כְּרַכָּא דִשְׁכֶם כַּד עָלוּן לְגַוָהּ לִמְחַרְבָהּ בְּרוּגְזֵיהוֹן דְתַּקִיף וְחֵמַתְהוֹן עַל יוֹסֵף אֲרוּם קַשְׁיָא אָמַר יַעֲקב אִין שַׁרְיַין הִינוּן תְּרֵיהוֹן כַּחֲדָא לֵית מְלִיךְ וְשׁוּלְטַן דִיקוּם קָדָמֵיהוֹן אַפְלִיג אַחְסָנַת בְּנוֹי דְשִׁמְעוֹן לִתְּרֵין חוּלְקִין חוּלַק חַד יִפּוֹק לֵיהּ מִגוֹ אַחְסָנַת בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה וְחוּלַק חַד בֵּינֵי שְׁאַר שִׁבְטַיָא דְיַעֲקב וַאֲבַדַר שִׁבְטָא דְלֵוִי בְּגוֹ כֻלְהוֹן שִׁבְטַיָא דְיִשְרָאֵל And Jakob said, Accursed was the town of Shekem, when they entered within it to destroy it in their violent wrath; and their hatred against Joseph, for it was relentless. If, said Jakob, they dwell together, no king nor ruler may stand before them. Therefore will I divide the inheritance of the sons of Shimeon into two portions; one part shall come to them out of the inheritance of the sons of Jehuda, and one part from among the rest of the tribes of Jakob; and the tribe of Levi I will disperse among all the tribes of Israel.

יְהוּדָה אַנְתְּ אוֹדֵיתָא עַל עוּבְדָא דְתָמָר בְּגִין כֵּן לָךְ יְהוֹדוּן אֲחָךְ וְיִתְקְרוּן יְהוּדָאִין עַל שְׁמָךְ יְדָךְ יִתְפַּרְעוּן לָךְ מִבַּעֲלֵי דְבָבָךְ לְמִפְתַק גִירִין לְהוֹן כַּד יְחַזְרוּן קְדַל קֳדָמָךְ וִיהוֹן מַקְדִימִין לְמִישְׁאַל בִּשְׁלָמָךְ בְּנַי אֲבוּךְ Jehuda, thou didst make confession in the matter of Tamar: therefore shall thy brethren confess thee, and shall be called Jehudain from thy name. Thy hand shall avenge thee of thy adversaries, in throwing arrows upon them when they turn their backs before thee; and the sons of thy fathers shall come before thee with salutations.

מְדַמֵי אֲנָא לָךְ יְהוּדָה בְּרִי לְגוּר בַּר אַרְיְוָן דְמִין קְטוּלֵיהּ דְיוֹסֵף בְּרִי סְלִיקְתָּא נַפְשָׁךְ וּמִדִינָא דְתָּמָר תְּהֵי מְשֵׁזִיב נְיָיח וְשָׁרִי בִּתְקוֹף הֵי כְּאַרְיָא וְהֵי כְלֵיתָא דְכַד נַח מִן יְקִימִינֵיהּ I will liken thee, my son Jehuda, to a whelp, the young of a lion; for from the killing of Joseph my son thou didst uplift thy soul, and from the judgment of Tamar thou wast free. He dwelleth quietly and in strength, as a lion; and as an old lion when he reposeth, who may stir him up?

מַה יָאִי מַלְכָּא מְשִׁיחָא דְעָתִיד לְמֵיקוּם מִדְבֵית יְהוּדָה אָסַר חַרְצוֹי וְנָחִית וּמְסַדֵר סִדְרֵי קְרָבָא בַּעֲלֵי דְבָבוֹי וּמִקְטַל מַלְכִין עִם שׁוּלְטָנֵיהוֹן וְלֵית מְלִיךְ וְשׁוּלְטַן דִיקוּם קֳדָמוֹי מְסַמֵק טַוְורַיָא מִן אֲדַם קְטִילֵיהוֹן לְבוּשׁוֹי מְעַגְעָגִין בְּאַדְמָא מְדַמָא לְעַצוּר דְעִנְבִין How beauteous is the King, the Meshiha who will arise from the house of Jehuda! He hath girded his loins, and descended, and arrayed the battle against his adversaries, Slaying kings with their rulers; neither is there any king or ruler who shall stand before him. The mountains become red with the blood of their slain; his garments, dipped in blood, are like the outpressed juice of grapes.

מַה יָאִין הִינוּן עֵינוֹי דְמַלְכָּא מְשִׁיחָא כְּחַמְרָא זַכִּיכָא מִן לְמֵיחְמֵי גִילוּי עִירְיַין וְשַׁדְיוּת אֲדַם זַכַּאי וְשִׁינוֹי נַקְיַין מִן חַלְבָּא דְלָא לְמֵיכַל חֲטוֹף וַאֲנוּסָא וּכְדֵין יִסְמְקוּן טַוְורוֹי וּמַעֲצַרְתֵּיהּ מִן חַמְרָא וְגוּלְמָתוֹי יְחַוְורַן מִן עֲלַלְתָּא וּמִן דִירִין דְעָאן How beautiful are the eyes of the king Meshiha, as the pure wine! He cannot look upon what is unclean, nor on the shedding of the blood of the innocent; and his teeth, purer than milk, cannot eat that which is stolen or torn; and therefore his mountains are red with wine, and his hills white with corn, and with the cotes of flocks.

זְבוּלֻן עַל סַפְרֵי יַמָא יִשְׁרֵי וְהוּא יְהֵא שַׁלִיט בִּמְחוּזִין וּמְכַבֵּשׁ הֲפַרְכֵי יַמָא בִּסְפִינְתָּא וּתְחוּמֵיהּ יַמְטֵי עַד צִידוֹן Zebulon shall dwell upon the banks of the sea, and have dominion over the havens; he will surmount the breakers of the sea with ships and his border will extend unto Zidon.

יִשָשׁכָר חֲמִיר בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא וְשֵׁבֶט תַּקִיף יְדַע כַּווֹנֵי בְּזִימְנַיָא וְהוּא מַרְבַּע בֵּינֵי תְּחוּמֵי אָחוֹי Issakar is an ass in the law; a strong tribe, knowing the order of the times; and he lieth down between the limits of his brethren.

וַחֲמָא נַיְיחָא דְעַלְמָא דְאָתֵי אֲרוּם טָב וְחוּלְקָא דְאַרְעָא דְיִשְרָאֵל אֲרוּם בְּסִימָא הוּא בְגִין כֵּן אַרְכִין כַּתְפֵיהּ לְמִלְעֵי בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא וַהֲווֹ לֵיהּ אָחוֹי מַסְקֵי דוֹרוֹנִין And he saw the rest of the world to come that it is good, and the portion of the land of Israel that it is pleasant; therefore bowed he his shoulders to labour in the law, and unto him shall come his brethren bearing presents.

מִדְבֵית דָן עָתִיד דְיֵיקוּם גַבְרָא דְיָדוֹן יַת עַמֵיהּ דִינִין דִקְשׁוֹט כַּחֲדָא יִשְׁתַּמְעוּן לֵיהּ שִׁבְטַיָא דְיִשְרָאֵל From the house of Dan there is to arise a man who will judge his people with the judgment of truth. All the tribes of Israel will hearken to him together.

יְהֵי גַבְרָא דְיִתְבְּחַר וִיקוּם מִדְבֵית דָן מְדַמֵי לְחוּרְמָנָא דִרְבִיעַ עַל פַּרְשַׁת אוֹרְחָא וּלְרֵישֵׁיהּ חִיוְיַין דִכְמִין עַל שְׁבִילָא דִנְכֵית סוּסְיָא בְּעִיקְבֵיהּ וְנָצִיל מִן אֵימָתֵיהּ רְכָבֵיהּ מִתְפַּרְקִיד לַאֲחוֹרֵיהּ הֵיכְדֵין יַקְטִיל שִׁמְשׁוֹן בַּר מָנוֹחַ יַת כָּל גִבָּרֵי פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי לְפַרְשְׁיָא וּלְרַגְלָאֵי וְיֶעֱקַר סוּסְוַתְהוֹן וּמְמַגֵר דְבָבֵהוֹן לַאֲחוֹרָא A chosen man shall arise from the house of Dan, like the basilisk which lieth at the dividing of the way, and the serpent's head which lurketh by the way, that biteth the horse in his heel, and the master from his terror is thrown backward. Even thus will Shimshon bar Manovach slay all the heroes of Philistia, the horsemen and the foot; he will hamstring their horses and hurl their riders backwards.

אֲמַר יַעֲקב כַּד חָמָא יַת גִדְעוֹן בַּר יוֹאָשׁ וְיַת שִׁמְשׁוֹן בַּר מָנוֹחַ דְקַיְימִין לִפְרוֹקִין לָא לְפוּרְקָנֵיהּ דְגִדְעוֹן אֲנָא מַסְכֵּי וְלָא לְפוּרְקָנֵיהּ דְשִׁמְשׁוֹן אֲנָא מוֹדִיק דְפוּרְקַנְהוֹן פּוּרְקַן דְשַׁעְתָּא אֱלָהֵין לְפוּרְקָנָךְ סָכִית וְאוֹדִיקִית יְיָ דְפוּרְקָנָךְ פּוּרְקַן עַלְמִין When Jakob saw Gideon bar Joash and Shimshon bar Manovach, who were established to be deliverers, he said, I expect not the salvation of Gideon, nor look I for the salvation of Shimshon; for their salvation will be the salvation of an hour; but for Thy salvation have I waited, and will look for, O Lord; for Thy salvation is the salvation of eternity.

שִׁבְטָא דְגָד יַעַבְרוּן מְזַיְינִין עִם שְׁאָר שִׁבְטַיָיא יַת נַחֲלֵי אַרְנוֹנָא וְהִינוּן יִכְבְּשׁוּן קֳדָמֵיהוֹן יַת עַמוּדַיָיא דְאַרְעָא וְהִינוּן יְהַדְרוּן מְזַיְינִין בְּסוֹפָא בְּנִכְסִין סַגִיאִין וְיִשְׁרוּן בְּשַׁלְיוּתָא לְהָלְאָה עִיבַר יוֹרְדְנָא דִכְדֵין אִתְרְעוּן וַהֲוָת לְהוֹן וְאִתְקַבְּלוּ אַחְסַנְתְּהוֹן The tribe of Gad with the rest of the tribes will, armed, pass over the streams of Arnona and subdue before them the pillars of the earth, and armed will they return into their limits with much substance and dwell in peace beyond the passage of Jardena; for so will they choose, and it shall be to them to receive their inheritance.

טוֹבוֹי דְאָשֵׁר מִן שְׁמֵינִין הִינוּן פֵּירוֹי אַרְעֲיָא מַרְבְּיָת בּוּשְמִין וְעִיקְרֵי סַמָנִין Happy is Asher whose fruitage is plenteous, and whose land aboundeth in balsams and costly perfumes.

נַפְתָּלִי עַזְגַד קָלִיל דָמֵי לְאַיְילָא דְרָהִיט עַל שִׁינֵי טוּרַיָיא מְבַשֵר בְּשׁוּרַן טָבָן הוּא בִּשַר דְעַד כְּדוֹן יוֹסֵף קַיֵים וְהוּא אִזְדַרַז וַאֲזַל לְמִצְרַיִם וְאַיְיתִי אוֹנִיתָא דַחֲקִיל כְּפִילְתָּא דְלֵית בָּהּ לְעֵשָו חוּלְקָא וְכַד הֲוָה פָּתַח פּוּמֵיהּ בִּכְנִשְׁתָּא דְיִשְרָאֵל לִמְשַׁבְּחָא מִבְחַר מִכָּל לִשְׁנַיָא Naphatali is a swift messenger, like a hind that runneth on the tops of the mountains, bringing good tidings: he it was who announced that Joseph was living; he it was who hasteneth to go into Mizraim, and bring the contract of the double field in which Esau had no portion; and when he shall open his mouth in the congregation of Israel to give praise, he shall be the chosen of all tongues.

בְּרִי דְרָבִית יוֹסֵף בְּרִי דְרָבִית וּתְקֵיפַת וְסוֹף הֲוָה עֲלָךְ לְמִתְקַף דְכַבְּשַׁת יִצְרָךְ בְּעוּבְדָא דְרִבּוֹנְתָּךְ וּבְעוּבְדָא דְאָחָךְ מְדַמֵי אֲנָא לָךְ לְגוּפָן שְׁתִילָא עַל מַבּוּעִין דְמַיִין דִשְׁלָחָת שׁוּרְשָׁהָא וְתַבְרַת שִׁינֵי כֵיפַיָא וּבְעוּבְרָתָהָא כַּבְשַׁת כָּל אִילָנֵי סַרְקָא כֵּן כָּבַשְׁתָּא יוֹסֵף בְּרִי בְּחָכְמָתָךְ וּבְעוֹבָדָךְ טַבְיָא כָּל חָרְשֵׁי מִצְרָאֵי וְכַד הֲווֹ מְקַלְסִין קֳדָמָךְ הֲווֹ בְּנַתְהוֹן דְשִׁלְטוֹנַיָא מְהַלְכַן עַל טוּרַיָיא וְשַׁדְיָין לְקַמָךְ שִׁירִין וְקַטְלָאִין דְדַהֲבָא מִן בִּגְלַל דְתִתְּלֵי עֵינָךְ בָּהֵן וְלָא תָלִיתָא עֵינָךְ בַּחֲדָא מִנְהוֹן לְמִתְחַיְיבָא בְּהוֹן לְיוֹם דִינָא רַבָּא Joseph, my son, thou hast become great; Joseph, my son, thou hast become great and mighty; the end (determined) on thee was (that thou shouldst) be mighty, because thou didst subdue thy inclination in the matter of thy mistress, and in the work of thy brethren. Thee will I liken to a vine planted by fountains of water, which sendeth forth her roots, and overrunneth the ridges of stone, and covereth by her branches all unfruitful trees; even so didst thou my son Joseph subject by thy wisdom and thy good works all the magicians of Mizraim; and when, celebrating thy praises, the daughters of princes walking on the high places cast before thee bracelets and chains of gold, that thou shouldst lift up thine eyes upon them, thine eyes thou wouldst not lift up on one of them, to become guilty in the great day of judgment.

וּמַמְרִירוּ לֵיהּ וְנָצוּ לֵיהּ כָּל חַרְשֵׁי מִצְרָאֵי וְאוּף אָכְלוּ קוּרְצוֹי קֳדָם פַּרְעה סַבָּרִין לְמַחְתָּא יָתֵיהּ מִן יְקָרֵיהּ אָמְרִין עֲלוֹי לִישַׁן תְּלִיתָאֵי דְקָשֵׁי הֵי כְגִירִין And all the magicians of Mizraim were bitter and angry against him, and brought accusations against him before Pharoh, expecting to bring him down from his honour They spake against him with the slanderous tongue which is severe as arrows.

וְהַדְרַת לִמְתַב לְקַדְמוּתָא תְּקוֹף אֵיבָרֵיהּ דְלָא לִמְשַׁמְשָׁא עִם רִבּוֹנְתֵּיהּ וְאִתְבַּדְרוּ יְדוֹי מִן הִרְהוּרָא זַרְעָא וּכְבַשׁ יִצְרֵיהּ מִן אוּלְפַן תְּקֵיף דְקִבֵּיל מִן יַעֲקב וּמִתַּמָן זַכָּא לְמֶהֱוֵי פַּרְנָסָא וּלְאִיתְחַבְּרָא בִּגְלוֹף שְׁמָהָן עַל אַבְנַיָא דְיִשְרָאֵל But he returned to abide in his early strength, and would not yield himself unto sin, and subdued his inclinations by the strong discipline he had received from Jakob, and thence became worthy of being a ruler, and of being joined in the engraving of the names upon the stones of Israel.

מִמֵימַר אֱלָהָא דְאָבוּךְ יְהֵי סִיוּעָךְ וּמִן דְמִתְקְרֵי שַׁדַי יְבָרְכִינָךְ בִּרְכַן דְנַחְתַן מִטַלָא דִשְׁמַיָא מִלְעֵילָא וּמִטוֹב בִּרְכַן מַבּוּעֵי תְהוֹמָא דְסַלְקָן וּמְכַסְיַן צָמְחִין מִלְרַע בְּרִיכִין יְהֶוְיַין חַדְיָיא דְיָנַקְתָּא מִנְהֶן וּמֵעַיָיא דִרְבָעַת בְּהוֹן From the Word of the Lord shall be thy help; and He who is called the All--Sufficient shall bless thee with the blessings which descend with the dew of heaven from above, and with the good blessing of the fountains of the deep which ascend and clothe the herbage from beneath. The breasts are blessed at which thou wast suckled, and the womb in which thou didst lie.

בִּרְכָתָא דְאָבוּךְ יִתּוֹסְפַן עַל בִּרְכָתָא דִבְרִיכַן יָתִי אַבְהָתוֹי אַבְרָהָם וְיִצְחָק דַחֲמִידוּ לְהֵין רַבְרְבָנֵי עַלְמָא יִשְׁמָעֵאל וְעֵשָו וְכָל בְּנָהָא דִקְטוּרָא יִתְכַּנְשַׁן כָּל אִלֵין בִּרְכָתָא וְיִתְעַבְדָן כְּלִיל דִרְבוּ לְרֵישׁ יוֹסֵף וּלְקָדְקָדֵיהּ דְגַבְרָא דַהֲוָה רַב וְשַׁלִיט בְּמִצְרַיִם וְזָהִיר בִּיקָרָא דְאָחוֹי The blessings of thy father be added to the blessings wherewith my fathers Abraham and Izhak have blessed me, and which the princes of the world Ishmael and Esau and all the sons of Keturah have desired: let all these blessings be united, and form a diadem of majesty for the head of Joseph, and for the brow of the man who became chief and ruler in Mizraim, and the brightness of the glory of his brethren.

בִּנְיָמִין שֵׁבֶט תַּקִיף כְּדֵיבָא טַרְפֵיהּ בְּאַרְעֵיהּ תִּשְׁרֵי שְׁכִינַת מָרֵי עַלְמָא וּבְאַחְסַנְתֵּיהּ יִתְבְּנֵי בֵּית מוּקְדְשָׁא בְּצַפְרָא יְהוֹן כַּהֲנַיָא מְקַרְבִין אִימַר תְּדִירָא עַד אַרְבַּע שָׁעִין וּבֵינֵי שִׁמְשָׁתָא יְקַרְבוּן אִימַר תִּנְיַין וּבְרַמְשָׁא יְהוֹן מְפַלְגִין מוֹתַר שְׁאַר קוּרְבָּנַיָא וְאָכְלִין גְבַר חוּלְקֵיהּ Benjamin is a strong tribe, (like) the wolf (with) his prey. In his land will dwell the Shekina of the Lord of the world, and the house of the sanctuary be builded in his inheritance. In the morning will the priests offer the lamb continually until the fourth hour, and between the evenings the second lamb, and at eventide will they divide the residue remaining of the offering, and eat, every man, his portion.

כָּל אִלֵין שִׁבְטַיָא דְיִשְרָאֵל תְּרֵיסַר כּוּלְהוֹן צַדִיקִין כַּחֲדָא וְהָא דְמַלֵיל לְהוֹן אֲבוּהוֹן וּבְרִיךְ יַתְהוֹן אֵינַשׁ הֵי כְּבִרְכָתֵיהּ בְּרִיךְ יַתְהוֹן All these Tribes of Israel are twelve: they are all righteous together, and this it is which their father spake to them, and blessed them; according to his blessing blessed be each man.

וּפַקֵיד יַתְהוֹן וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן אֲנָא מִתְכְּנִישׁ לְעַמִי קְבָרוּ יָתִי לְוַת אַבְהָתִי לִמְעַרְתָּא דִי בַּחֲקַל עֶפְרוֹן חִתָּאָה And he commanded them and said to them, I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cavern which is in the field of Ephron the Hitah,

בִּמְעַרְתָּא דִי בַּחֲקַל כְּפֵילְתָּא דְעַל אַפֵּי מַמְרֵא בְּאַרְעָא דִכְנָעַן דִזְבַּן אַבְרָהָם יַת חַקְלָא מִן עֶפְרוֹן חִתָּאָה לְאַחֲסָנַת קְבוּרְתָּא in the cave that is in the Double Field over against Mamre in the land of Kenaan; for Abraham bought the field of Ephron the Hitah for an inheritance of burial.

תַּמָן קְבָרוּ יַת אַבְרָהָם וְיַת שָרָה אִנְתְּתֵיהּ תַּמָן קָבְרוּ יַת יִצְחָק וְיַת רִבְקָה אִנְתְּתֵיהּ וְתַּמָן קְבָרִית יַת לֵאָה There they buried Abraham, and Sarah his wife; there they buried Izhak , and Rivekah his wife; and there I buried Leah:

זְבִינֵי חַקְלָא וּמְעַרְתָּא דְבֵיהּ מִן בְּנֵי חִתָּאָה the purchase of the field, and the cave that it is in, of the sons of Hitah.

וּפְסַק יַעֲקב לְפַקְדָא יַת בְּנוֹי וּכְנֵישׁ רִגְלוֹי לְגוֹ דַרְגְשָׁא וְאִתְנְגִיד וְאִתְכְּנֵישׁ לְעַמֵיהּ And Jakob ceased to command his sons. And he gathered up his feet into the midst of the bed, and expired, and was gathered unto his people