Genesis 47:29
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And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise to show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,
In other translations
And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise to show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,
Hebrew words
וַיִּקְרְבוּvaiyikrevuand they drew nearH7126יְמֵי־yemei-[the] days ofH3117יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478לָמוּתlamutto dieH4191וַיִּקְרָא׀vaiyikra'and he summonedH7121לִבְנוֹlivno<to> son hisH1121לְיוֹסֵףleyosef<to> JosephH3130וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לוֹloto himאִם־'im-ifH518נָאna'pleaseH4994מָצָאתִיmatzatiI have foundH4672חֵןchenfavorH2580בְּעֵינֶיךָbe'eineikhain view yourH5869שִׂים־sim-putH7760נָאna'pleaseH4994יָדְךָyadekhahand yourH3027תַּחַתtachatunderH8478יְרֵכִיyerekhithigh myH3409וְעָשִׂיתָve'asitaand you will doH6213עִמָּדִי'imadiwith meH5978חֶסֶדchesedloyaltyH2617וֶאֱמֶתve'emetand faithfulnessH571אַל־'al-may notH408נָאna'pleaseH4994תִקְבְּרֵנִיtikbereniyou bury meH6912בְּמִצְרָיִם׃bemitzrayimin EgyptH4714
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Genesis 24:49And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me; but if not, let me know, so that I may go elsewhere.”
- Genesis 24:2And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,
- Deuteronomy 31:14And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, the time of your death is near. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the Tent of Meeting, so that I may commission him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the Tent of Meeting.
- 1 Kings 2:1Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,As the time drew near for David to die, he charged his son Solomon,
- Acts 7:15-1615 So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers, 16 And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.15 So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died. 16 Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.
- Genesis 50:24-2524 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. 25 And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.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.” 25 And Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath and said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”
- Psalm 49:7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.
- Hebrews 11:22By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.
- 2 Samuel 14:14For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.For surely we will die and be like water poured out on the ground, which cannot be recovered. Yet God does not take away a life; but He devises ways that the banished one may not be cast out from Him.
- Psalm 6:5For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?
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Places: Egypt