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He said to me, ‘Listen, I am about to die. Take my body back to the land of Canaan, and bury me in the tomb I prepared for myself.’ So please allow me to go and bury my father. After his burial, I will return without delay.” <a href="/esv/genesis/50.htm">English Standard Version</a> ‘My father made me swear, saying, “I am about to die: in my tomb that I hewed out for myself in the land of Canaan, there shall you bury me.” Now therefore, let me please go up and bury my father. Then I will return.’” <a href="/bsb/genesis/50.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/kjv/genesis/50.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/50.htm">New King James Version</a> ‘My father made me swear, saying, “Behold, I am dying; in my grave which I dug for myself in the land of Canaan, there you shall bury me.” Now therefore, please let me go up and bury my father, and I will come back.’ ” <a href="/nasb_/genesis/50.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> ‘My father made me swear, saying, “Behold, I am about to die; in my grave which I dug for myself in the land of Canaan, there you shall bury me.” Now then, please let me go up and bury my father; then I will return.’” <a href="/nasb/genesis/50.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216My father made me swear, saying, &#8220Behold, I am about to die; in my grave which I dug for myself in the land of Canaan, there you shall bury me.&#8221 Now therefore, please let me go up and bury my father; then I will return.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/genesis/50.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘My father made me swear, saying, “Behold, I am about to die; in my grave which I dug for myself in the land of Canaan, there you shall bury me.” Now therefore, please let me go up and bury my father; then I will return.’” <a href="/lsb/genesis/50.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> ‘My father made me swear, saying, “Behold, I am about to die; in my grave which I dug for myself in the land of Canaan, there you shall bury me.” So now, please let me go up and bury my father; then I will return.’” <a href="/amp/genesis/50.htm">Amplified Bible</a> ‘My father made me swear [an oath], saying, “Hear me, I am about to die; bury me in my tomb which I prepared for myself in the land of Canaan.” So now let me go up [to Canaan], please, and bury my father; then I will return.’” <a href="/csb/genesis/50.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> my father made me take an oath, saying, ‘I am about to die. You must bury me there in the tomb that I made for myself in the land of Canaan.’ Now let me go and bury my father. Then I will return.” <a href="/hcsb/genesis/50.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> my father made me take an oath, saying, &#8216I am about to die. You must bury me there in the tomb that I made for myself in the land of Canaan.&#8217 Now let me go and bury my father. Then I will return.&#8221 <a href="/asv/genesis/50.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/genesis/50.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Just before my father died, he made me promise to bury him in his burial cave in Canaan. If the king will give me permission to go, I will come back here." <a href="/erv/genesis/50.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/genesis/50.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> 'My father made me swear an oath. He said, "I'm about to die. Bury me in the tomb I bought for myself in Canaan." Please let me go there and bury my father; then I'll come back.'" <a href="/gnt/genesis/50.htm">Good News Translation</a> 'When my father was about to die, he made me promise him that I would bury him in the tomb which he had prepared in the land of Canaan. So please let me go and bury my father, and then I will come back.'" <a href="/isv/genesis/50.htm">International Standard Version</a> My father told me, "Look! I'm about to die. Bury me in my grave that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan." So please let me travel to bury my father. I'll be right back.'" <a href="/msb/genesis/50.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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.? <a href="/net/genesis/50.htm">NET Bible</a> My father made me swear an oath. He said, "I am about to die. Bury me in my tomb that I dug for myself there in the land of Canaan." Now let me go and bury my father; then I will return.'" <a href="/nheb/genesis/50.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> My father made me take an oath, saying, "Look, I am dying. Bury me in the tomb that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan." Now therefore, please let me go up and bury my father, and I will return again.'" <a href="/wbt/genesis/50.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again. <a href="/web/genesis/50.htm">World English Bible</a> ‘My father made me swear, saying, “Behold, I am dying. Bury me in my grave which I have dug for myself in the land of Canaan.” Now therefore, please let me go up and bury my father, and I will come again.’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/50.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> My father caused me to swear, saying, Behold, I am dying; in my burying-place which I have prepared for myself in the land of Canaan, there you bury me; and now, please let me go up and bury my father, then I return”; <a href="/ylt/genesis/50.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> My father caused me to swear, saying, Lo, I am dying; in my burying-place which I have prepared for myself in the land of Canaan, there dost thou bury me; and now, let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and return;' <a href="/slt/genesis/50.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> My father caused me to swear, saying, Behold I am dying: in my grave which I dug for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. And at this time will I now go up and bury my father, and I will turn back.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/50.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For my father made me swear to him, saying: Behold I die: thou shalt bury me in my sepulchre which I have digged for myself in the land of Chanaan. So I will go up and bury my father, and return. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/50.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For my father made me swear, saying: ‘See, I am dying. You shall bury me in my sepulcher which I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.’ Therefore, I shall go up and bury my father, and then return.” <a href="/nabre/genesis/50.htm">New American Bible</a> My father made me swear: ‘I am dying. Bury me in my grave that I have prepared for myself in the land of Canaan.’ So now let me go up to bury my father. Then I will come back.” <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/50.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> My father made me swear an oath; he said, ‘I am about to die. In the tomb that I hewed out for myself in the land of Canaan, there you shall bury me.’ Now therefore let me go up, so that I may bury my father; then I will return.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/50.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> My father made me swear, saying, Behold I am dying; in my grave which I bought for myself in the land of Canaan, there you shall bury me. Now therefore let me go up and bury my father, and I will come back again, <a href="/hpbt/genesis/50.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> ‘My father made me swear and said to me, ‘Behold, I am dying; you will bury me in my grave that I bought for me in the land of Canaan’; now I shall go up there; I shall bury my father and I shall return.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/50.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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 back.' <a href="/sep/genesis/50.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> My father adjured me, saying, In the sepulchre which I dug for myself in the land of Chanaan, there thou shalt bury me; now then I will go up and bury my father, and return again. <a href="/parallel/genesis/50-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=13100" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/50.htm">Mourning and Burial for Jacob</a> …4When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please tell Pharaoh that 5<a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">my father</a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: hiš·bî·‘a·nî (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear.">made me swear an oath</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">when he said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">‘</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: mêṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">am about to die.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6912.htm" title="6912: tiq·bə·rê·nî (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms:: 1cs) -- To bury. A primitive root; to intern.">You must bury me</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām·māh (Adv:: 3fs) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6913.htm" title="6913: bə·qiḇ·rî (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- A grave, sepulcher. Or qibrah; from qabar; a sepulchre.">in the tomb</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3738.htm" title="3738: kā·rî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To dig, to plot, to bore, open. A primitive root; properly, to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or open.">I dug</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">for myself in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3667.htm" title="3667: kə·na·‘an (N-proper-ms) -- From kana'; humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him.">of Canaan.’</a> <a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">Now</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ’e·‘ĕ·leh- (V-Qal-Imperf.h-1cs) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">let me go</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6912.htm" title="6912: wə·’eq·bə·rāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To bury. A primitive root; to intern.">and bury</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">my father,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wə·’ā·šū·ḇāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">and then return.”</a> 6Pharaoh replied, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/47-29.htm">Genesis 47:29-31</a> 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, / but when I lie down with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me with them.” Joseph answered, “I will do as you have requested.” / “Swear to me,” Jacob said. So Joseph swore to him, and Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed. <a href="/exodus/13-19.htm">Exodus 13:19</a> Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear a solemn oath when he said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones with you from this place.” <a href="/hebrews/11-22.htm">Hebrews 11:22</a> By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones. <a href="/acts/7-15.htm">Acts 7:15-16</a> So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died. / 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. <a href="/genesis/23-4.htm">Genesis 23:4</a> “I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.” <a href="/genesis/49-29.htm">Genesis 49:29-32</a> Then Jacob instructed them, “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite. / The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, in the land of Canaan. This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site. / There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried, and there I buried Leah. ... <a href="/joshua/24-32.htm">Joshua 24:32</a> And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. So it became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants. <a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Genesis 15:13-16</a> Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. / But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions. / You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age. ... <a href="/genesis/24-2.htm">Genesis 24:2-9</a> So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh, / and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling, / but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.” ... <a href="/genesis/28-20.htm">Genesis 28:20-22</a> Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear, / so that I may return safely to my father’s house, then the LORD will be my God. / And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.” <a href="/genesis/35-29.htm">Genesis 35:29</a> Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. <a href="/genesis/48-21.htm">Genesis 48:21</a> Then Israel said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers. <a href="/genesis/25-8.htm">Genesis 25:8-10</a> And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people. / His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite. / This was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah. <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a> Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him. <a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Genesis 17:8</a> And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>My father made me swear, saying, See, I die: in my grave which I have dig for me in the land of Canaan, there shall you bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray you, and bury my father, and I will come again.made me.<a href="/genesis/47-29.htm">Genesis 47:29-31</a> 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: … Lo, I die.<a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Genesis 50:24</a> 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.<a href="/genesis/48-21.htm">Genesis 48:21</a> And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.<a href="/genesis/49-29.htm">Genesis 49:29,30</a> And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, … I have.<a href="/2_chronicles/16-14.htm">2 Chronicles 16:14</a> And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries' art: and they made a very great burning for him.<a href="/isaiah/22-16.htm">Isaiah 22:16</a> What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock?<a href="/matthew/27-60.htm">Matthew 27:60</a> And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.bury me.<a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Genesis 3:19</a> In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.<a href="/job/30-23.htm">Job 30:23</a> For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.<a href="/psalms/79-3.htm">Psalm 79:3</a> Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.let me go.<a href="/matthew/8-21.htm">Matthew 8:21,22</a> And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father… <a href="/luke/9-59.htm">Luke 9:59,60</a> And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/49-29.htm">Bury</a> <a href="/genesis/49-30.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/genesis/48-21.htm">Die</a> <a href="/genesis/49-6.htm">Digged</a> <a href="/genesis/26-32.htm">Dug</a> <a href="/genesis/48-21.htm">Dying</a> <a href="/genesis/44-31.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/matthew/27-60.htm">Hewed</a> <a href="/genesis/50-4.htm">Please</a> <a href="/genesis/47-31.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/genesis/35-20.htm">Tomb</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/50-6.htm">Bury</a> <a href="/genesis/50-11.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Die</a> <a href="/exodus/7-24.htm">Digged</a> <a href="/exodus/7-24.htm">Dug</a> <a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Dying</a> <a href="/exodus/28-9.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/exodus/34-4.htm">Hewed</a> <a href="/genesis/50-17.htm">Please</a> <a href="/genesis/50-6.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/34-6.htm">Tomb</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 50</div>1. <a href="/genesis/50-1.htm">The mourning for Jacob.</a> 4. <a href="/genesis/50-4.htm">Joseph gets leave of Pharaoh to go to bury him.</a> 7. <a href="/genesis/50-7.htm">The funeral.</a> 15. <a href="/genesis/50-15.htm">Joseph comforts his brothers, who crave his pardon.</a> 22. <a href="/genesis/50-22.htm">His age.</a> 23. <a href="/genesis/50-23.htm">He sees the third generation of his sons.</a> 24. <a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">He prophesies unto his brothers of their return.</a> 25. <a href="/genesis/50-25.htm">He takes an oath of them concerning his bones.</a> 26. <a href="/genesis/50-26.htm">He dies, and is put into a coffin.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/50.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/50.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>my father made me swear an oath In ancient Near Eastern culture, oaths were solemn and binding, often invoking the name of God as a witness. Jacob's insistence on an oath underscores the importance of his burial wishes. This reflects the patriarchal authority and the seriousness with which such promises were regarded. The act of swearing an oath is seen throughout the Bible, such as in <a href="/genesis/24-3.htm">Genesis 24:3</a>, where Abraham makes his servant swear to find a wife for Isaac from his own people.when he said, ‘I am about to die. Jacob's awareness of his impending death is a common biblical theme, where patriarchs often give final instructions or blessings before passing. This reflects the belief in the importance of preparing for death and ensuring one's wishes are fulfilled. It also highlights the transient nature of life, a recurring biblical motif, as seen in <a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Psalm 90:10</a>, which speaks of the brevity of life.You must bury me in the tomb that I dug for myself The preparation of one's burial site was a significant act, reflecting a desire for a proper and respectful burial. Jacob's request to be buried in a specific tomb indicates the importance of family burial sites, which were seen as a way to maintain familial bonds even in death. This is reminiscent of Abraham purchasing the cave of Machpelah in <a href="/genesis/23.htm">Genesis 23</a> as a family burial site, emphasizing the importance of being laid to rest with one's ancestors.in the land of Canaan. Canaan holds significant theological and historical importance as the land promised by God to Abraham and his descendants (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>). Jacob's desire to be buried there underscores the connection to God's covenant promises and the hope of future fulfillment. This request also foreshadows the eventual return of the Israelites to Canaan, as seen in the Exodus narrative.Now let me go and bury my father, Joseph's request to Pharaoh to fulfill his father's burial wish demonstrates his respect for his father's authority and the importance of filial piety. It also highlights the tension between Joseph's Egyptian position and his Hebrew heritage. This act of honoring one's parents is consistent with the biblical commandment found in <a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12</a>.and then return.” Joseph's assurance of his return to Egypt after fulfilling his father's burial request indicates his commitment to his responsibilities in Egypt. It reflects the balance between honoring family obligations and maintaining one's duties in a foreign land. This duality is seen in the lives of other biblical figures, such as Daniel, who served foreign kings while remaining faithful to his heritage.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/joseph.htm">Joseph</a> The son of Jacob, who is speaking to Pharaoh in this verse. Joseph is a key figure in the account of Genesis, known for his rise to power in Egypt and his role in saving his family during a famine. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob (Israel)</a> Joseph's father, who has passed away. He made Joseph swear to bury him in Canaan, highlighting the importance of the Promised Land to the patriarchs. 3. <a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a> The ruler of Egypt, to whom Joseph is speaking. Pharaoh's relationship with Joseph is significant, as Joseph holds a high position in Egypt due to Pharaoh's favor. 4. <a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a> The land promised to Abraham and his descendants. Jacob's desire to be buried there underscores the covenantal promise and the significance of the land to the Israelites. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_oath.htm">The Oath</a> The promise Joseph made to his father, emphasizing the importance of honoring one's word and the cultural significance of burial practices.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_keeping_promises.htm">The Importance of Keeping Promises</a> Joseph's commitment to fulfilling his father's request highlights the value of integrity and faithfulness in our relationships and commitments. <a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_the_promised_land.htm">The Significance of the Promised Land</a> Jacob's desire to be buried in Canaan reflects the deep connection to God's promises. Believers are reminded of the importance of God's promises and our eternal inheritance. <a href="/topical/h/honoring_parents.htm">Honoring Parents</a> Joseph's actions demonstrate respect and honor for his father, aligning with the biblical commandment to honor one's parents. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a> Jacob's insistence on being buried in Canaan is an act of faith in God's covenant. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's promises, even when fulfillment seems distant. <a href="/topical/c/cultural_and_spiritual_heritage.htm">Cultural and Spiritual Heritage</a> The burial request signifies the importance of cultural and spiritual heritage, encouraging believers to value and pass on their faith traditions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_50.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 50</a> <a href="/q/would_pharaoh_allow_joseph's_long_burial_trip.htm">In Genesis 50:5–6, how plausible is it that Pharaoh would permit Joseph to transport Jacob’s remains such a great distance for burial, considering political and logistical realities of the time? </a> <a href="/q/is_there_extrabiblical_proof_of_joseph's_bones_leaving_egypt.htm">Genesis 50:24-25 mentions Joseph's assurance that his bones will eventually leave Egypt. Is there any extrabiblical evidence suggesting a later fulfillment of this promise?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_joseph's_burial_at_shechem.htm">Joshua 24:32 - What historical evidence, if any, validates the transport and burial of Joseph's remains at Shechem centuries after his death?</a> <a href="/q/are_joseph's_bones_leaving_egypt_recorded.htm">Exodus 13:19 - Is there any archeological or historical record confirming that Joseph's bones were transported out of Egypt?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/genesis/50-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>my father אָבִ֞י (’ā·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father made me swear an oath הִשְׁבִּיעַ֣נִי (hiš·bî·‘a·nî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7650.htm">Strong's 7650: </a> To seven oneself, swear when he said, לֵאמֹ֗ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘I אָנֹכִי֮ (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> I am about to die. מֵת֒ (mêṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill You must bury me תִּקְבְּרֵ֑נִי (tiq·bə·rê·nî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6912.htm">Strong's 6912: </a> To inter in the tomb בְּקִבְרִ֗י (bə·qiḇ·rî) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6913.htm">Strong's 6913: </a> A grave, sepulcher that אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I dug כָּרִ֤יתִי (kā·rî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3738.htm">Strong's 3738: </a> To dig, to plot, to bore, open for myself in the land בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Canaan.’ כְּנַ֔עַן (kə·na·‘an) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3667.htm">Strong's 3667: </a> Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan Now וְעַתָּ֗ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> At this time let me go אֶֽעֱלֶה־ (’e·‘ĕ·leh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively and bury וְאֶקְבְּרָ֥ה (wə·’eq·bə·rāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6912.htm">Strong's 6912: </a> To inter my father, אָבִ֖י (’ā·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father and then return.” וְאָשֽׁוּבָה׃ (wə·’ā·šū·ḇāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/50-5.htm">Genesis 50:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/50-5.htm">Genesis 50:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/50-5.htm">Genesis 50:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/50-5.htm">Genesis 50:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/50-5.htm">Genesis 50:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/50-5.htm">Genesis 50:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/50-5.htm">Genesis 50:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/50-5.htm">Genesis 50:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/50-5.htm">Genesis 50:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/50-5.htm">Genesis 50:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/50-5.htm">OT Law: Genesis 50:5 My father made me swear saying Behold (Gen. 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