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 back.
English: R’ Yochanan said in the name of R’ Shimon ben Yehotzadak: “In my grave which I have digged (kariti) for me” — the word “kirah” means nothing other than sale, for in the coastal cities they call a sale “kirah.”
On the daf / in context: The same sugya that recounts Esav’s challenge at the cave uses this linguistic note to support the claim that Yaakov had purchased the burial place.
Type of Learning
Linguistic derash supporting the transfer of the burial right.
What Is Learned
The verb “kariti” is understood as a term of purchase, confirming that Yaakov had acquired the right to the grave.