Genesis 50:5

Translations

Modern

…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.”

Traditional

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.

Literal

My father made me swear, saying, ‘Behold, I am dying; and in my grave that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan, there you shall bury me.’ And now let me go up, please, and bury my father, and I will return.”

Latin

…eo quod pater meus adjuraverit me dicens: En morior: in sepulchro meo, quod fodi mihi in terra Chanaan, sepelies me. Ascendam igitur, et sepeliam patrem meum, ac revertar.

Original

Hebrew

English

…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.”

Notes

Genesis 50:4–6

Joseph needed Pharaoh’s permission to leave his official duties for a short time. He wanted to bury his father in Canaan.

Pharaoh quickly gave permission to Joseph, who had once been a slave.

Genesis 50:1–6

Like his father and his grandfather, Jacob’s death marked the end of an important time in Israel’s history.

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Jacob Joseph Blessing Symbolic Numbers

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Matthew 27:60
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Genesis 50:24
Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
Genesis 3:19
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Ecclesiastes 12:5
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Deuteronomy 4:22
For I will not be crossing the Jordan, because I must die in this land. But you shall cross over and take possession of that good land.
Luke 9:59–60
Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
Matthew 8:21–22
Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

Places

Canaan: Ancient region; descendants of Ham; promised to Abraham's descendants

Glossary

Book of Exodus Genesis, Book of Jacob Joseph Patriarchs, Period of the

Topics

Burial: Attended by Family of the Dead Burial: Attended by Relatives and Friends of Jacob Burial: Burying Places: Jacob Burial: Frequently Prepared and Pointed out During Life Children: Joseph Egypt: Israel in Jacob's Death and Burial Jacob: Burial of Joseph: Son of Jacob: Mourns the Death of his Father Rulers: Righteous: Pharaoh, in his Treatment of Jacob and his Family

Genesis 50:5

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