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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)