Translations
Modern
Pharaoh replied, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.”
Traditional
And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.
Literal
And Pharaoh said, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear.”
Latin
Dixitque ei Pharao: Ascende, et sepeli patrem tuum sicut adjuratus es.
Original
Hebrew
English
Pharaoh replied, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.”
Notes
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.
Like his father and his grandfather, Jacob’s death marked the end of an important time in Israel’s history.
Theme notes and profiles
People
Pharaoh: Egyptian ruler during Joseph's time
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 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