# He slept with his ancestors and he was buried

The clause "slept with his ancestors" is a metaphor that expresses as a euphemism the death of a person in more gentle words. Alternate translation: "He died and he was buried with his ancestors" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])

# he was buried

This can be expressed in active form. Alternate translation: "people buried him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])