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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/50.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/50.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />And Joseph made the Israelites swear an oath and said, &#8220God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/50.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear an oath, and he said, “When God comes to help you and lead you back, you must take my bones with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/50.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/50.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/50.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/50.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Joseph took an oath from the children of Israel, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/50.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, “God will assuredly take care of you, and you shall carry my bones up from here.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/50.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, &#8220God will surely take care of you, and you shall carry my bones up from here.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/50.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, “God will surely take care of you, and you shall carry my bones up from here.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/50.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, “God will surely take care of you, and you shall carry my bones up from here.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/50.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Joseph made the sons of Israel (Jacob) swear [an oath], saying, “God will surely visit you <i>and</i> take care of you [returning you to Canaan], and [when that happens] you shall carry my bones up from here.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/50.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath: “When God comes to your aid, you are to carry my bones up from here.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/50.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath: &#8220When God comes to your aid, you are to carry my bones up from here.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/50.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/50.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Now promise me that you will take my body with you when God leads you to that land." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/50.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/50.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Joseph made Israel's sons swear an oath. He said, "God will definitely take care of you. So be sure to carry my bones back with you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/50.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then Joseph asked his people to make a vow. "Promise me," he said, "that when God leads you to that land, you will take my body with you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/50.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So Joseph made all of Israel's other children make this promise: "Because God is certainly going to take care of you, you are to carry my bones up from here."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/50.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Joseph made the sons of Israel swear an oath. He said, "God will surely come to you. Then you must carry my bones up from this place."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/50.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath, saying, "God will surely take care of you. Then you must carry up my bones from here."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/50.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/50.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/50.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Joseph took an oath from the children of Israel, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/50.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Joseph causes the sons of Israel to swear, saying, “God certainly inspects you, and you have brought up my bones from this [place].”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/50.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Joseph causeth the sons of Israel to swear, saying, 'God doth certainly inspect you, and ye have brought up my bones from this place.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/50.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Joseph will cause the sons of Israel to swear, saying, God reviewing, will review you and bring ye up my bones from here.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/50.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he made them swear to him, saying: God will visit you, Carry my bones with you out of this place: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/50.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 50:24>And when he had made them swear and had said, “God will visit you; carry my bones with you from this place,”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/50.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then, putting the sons of Israel under oath, he continued, “When God thus takes care of you, you must bring my bones up from this place.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/50.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So Joseph made the Israelites swear, saying, “When God comes to you, you shall carry up my bones from here.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/50.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely remember you, and you shall carry up my bones from here with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/50.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yoseph made the sons of Israel swear and he said, “God certainly remembers you; bring up my bones from here with you.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/50.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying: 'God will surely remember you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/50.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Joseph adjured the sons of Israel, saying, At the visitation with which God shall visit you, then ye shall carry up my bones hence with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/50-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=13294" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/50.htm">The Death of Joseph</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>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.” <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3130.htm" title="3130: yō·w·sêp̄ (N-proper-ms) -- Future of yacaph; let him add; Joseph, the name of seven Israelites.">And Joseph</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/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">made the sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: way·yaš·ba‘ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear.">take 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.">and said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">“God</a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: pā·qōḏ (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">will surely attend to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: yip̄·qōḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: wə·ha·‘ă·li·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">and then you must carry</a> <a href="/hebrew/6106.htm" title="6106: ‘aṣ·mō·ṯay (N-fpc:: 1cs) -- Bone, substance, self. From atsam; a bone; by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. Selfsame.">my bones</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/2088.htm" title="2088: miz·zeh (Prep-m:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">up from this place.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>So Joseph died at the age of 110. And they embalmed his body and placed it in a coffin in Egypt.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/13-19.htm">Exodus 13:19</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-22.htm">Hebrews 11:22</a></span><br />By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/24-32.htm">Joshua 24:32</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-15.htm">Acts 7:15-16</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Genesis 15:13-14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-4.htm">Genesis 46:4</a></span><br />I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/48-21.htm">Genesis 48:21</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-16.htm">Exodus 3:16-17</a></span><br />Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: I have surely attended to you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt. / And I have promised to bring you up out of your affliction in Egypt, into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/1-8.htm">Exodus 1:8-10</a></span><br />Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt. / “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us. / Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/6-8.htm">Exodus 6:8</a></span><br />And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13</a></span><br />And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-12.htm">Genesis 35:12</a></span><br />The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Genesis 17:8</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Genesis 26:3</a></span><br />Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from hence.</p><p class="hdg">took an.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/50-5.htm">Genesis 50:5</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/47-29.htm">Genesis 47:29-31</a></b></br> 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: … </p><p class="hdg">and ye.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/13-19.htm">Exodus 13:19</a></b></br> And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/24-32.htm">Joshua 24:32</a></b></br> And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/7-16.htm">Acts 7:16</a></b></br> And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor <i>the father</i> of Sychem.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Aid</a> <a href="/genesis/2-23.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Care</a> <a href="/genesis/47-30.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/genesis/47-7.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/genesis/50-23.htm">Children</a> <a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/genesis/42-15.htm">Hence</a> <a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Inspect</a> <a href="/genesis/50-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-11.htm">Place'</a> <a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/genesis/50-6.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Visit</a> <a href="/genesis/50-16.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/13-19.htm">Aid</a> <a href="/exodus/12-46.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/exodus/1-21.htm">Care</a> <a href="/exodus/12-46.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/exodus/4-20.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/exodus/1-1.htm">Children</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-28.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/exodus/11-1.htm">Hence</a> <a href="/exodus/13-19.htm">Inspect</a> <a href="/exodus/1-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/genesis/50-26.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/exodus/6-8.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-11.htm">Place'</a> <a href="/exodus/6-5.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/exodus/2-14.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/exodus/6-8.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/exodus/13-19.htm">Visit</a> <a href="/exodus/6-13.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 50</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/50-1.htm">The mourning for Jacob.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/50-4.htm">Joseph gets leave of Pharaoh to go to bury him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/50-7.htm">The funeral.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/50-15.htm">Joseph comforts his brothers, who crave his pardon.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/50-22.htm">His age.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/50-23.htm">He sees the third generation of his sons.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">He prophesies unto his brothers of their return.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/50-25.htm">He takes an oath of them concerning his bones.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/50-26.htm">He dies, and is put into a coffin.</a></span><br></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'; 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This reflects the importance of oaths in ancient Near Eastern culture, where spoken promises were considered binding and sacred. The act of making an oath also signifies the seriousness of Joseph's request and his faith in God's promises to his forefathers. Oaths were often used to ensure future actions, as seen in <a href="/genesis/24-2.htm">Genesis 24:2-9</a> when Abraham made his servant swear to find a wife for Isaac from his own people.<p><b>and said, “God will surely attend to you,</b><br>Joseph expresses his unwavering faith in God's providence and future deliverance of Israel. This statement is prophetic, anticipating the Exodus when God would indeed "attend" to the Israelites by delivering them from Egyptian bondage. It echoes God's covenant with Abraham in <a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Genesis 15:13-14</a>, where God foretold the enslavement and eventual liberation of Abraham's descendants. Joseph's confidence in God's faithfulness serves as a model of trust for believers.<p><b>and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”</b><br>Joseph's request to have his bones carried to the Promised Land signifies his deep connection to God's covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It underscores the importance of the land promised by God and Joseph's desire to be part of that promise even in death. This act prefigures the Exodus, as Joseph's bones were indeed carried out of Egypt by Moses, as recorded in <a href="/exodus/13-19.htm">Exodus 13:19</a>. It also symbolizes the hope of resurrection and eternal life, themes that are fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, who is the ultimate deliverer and fulfiller of God's promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joseph.htm">Joseph</a></b><br>The eleventh son of Jacob, who rose to prominence in Egypt. He is a key figure in the account of Genesis, known for his faithfulness to God and his role in saving his family during a famine.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sons_of_israel.htm">Sons of Israel</a></b><br>Refers to the descendants of Jacob (Israel), who would later become the twelve tribes of Israel. They are the recipients of Joseph's instructions regarding his bones.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where Joseph rose to power and where the Israelites lived for several generations. It represents both a place of refuge and eventual bondage for the Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/o/oath.htm">Oath</a></b><br>A solemn promise made by the sons of Israel to Joseph, signifying the importance of fulfilling his last wishes and the faith in God's future deliverance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_aid.htm">God's Aid</a></b><br>Refers to the anticipated divine intervention that would lead the Israelites out of Egypt, foreshadowing the Exodus.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>Joseph's request demonstrates his unwavering faith in God's promise to deliver Israel from Egypt. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's promises, even when fulfillment seems distant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_faith.htm">Legacy of Faith</a></b><br>Joseph's instructions about his bones serve as a testament to his faith and a reminder to future generations of God's covenant. Our actions and words can leave a lasting impact on those who come after us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_oaths.htm">The Importance of Oaths</a></b><br>The seriousness with which the sons of Israel took Joseph's oath underscores the importance of keeping our promises, especially those made before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_future_deliverance.htm">Hope in Future Deliverance</a></b><br>Joseph's anticipation of God's aid points to a hope that transcends present circumstances. Believers can find encouragement in the hope of God's ultimate deliverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/connection_to_the_land.htm">Connection to the Land</a></b><br>Joseph's desire to be buried in the Promised Land reflects the significance of God's promises regarding the land. It reminds believers of the spiritual inheritance promised to them.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_50.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 50</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_believed_in_the_old_testament.htm">Who were the believers in the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_include_joseph's_kids_in_genesis_46_20.htm">Why does Genesis 46:20 include Joseph's Egyptian-born children in the lineage, and is there extrabiblical evidence for Joseph's high status in Egypt?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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 name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/50-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And Joseph</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹסֵ֔ף</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·sêp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3130.htm">Strong's 3130: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">made the sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">take an oath</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּשְׁבַּ֣ע</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaš·ba‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7650.htm">Strong's 7650: </a> </span><span class="str2">To seven oneself, swear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and said,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאמֹ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(lê·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will surely</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּקֹ֨ד</span> <span class="translit">(pā·qōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> </span><span class="str2">To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">visit</span><br /><span class="heb">יִפְקֹ֤ד</span> <span class="translit">(yip̄·qōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> </span><span class="str2">To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתְכֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and then you must carry</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַעֲלִתֶ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ha·‘ă·li·ṯem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my bones</span><br /><span class="heb">עַצְמֹתַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(‘aṣ·mō·ṯay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6106.htm">Strong's 6106: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame</span><br /><br /><span class="word">up from this place.”</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזֶּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(miz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/50-25.htm">Genesis 50:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/50-25.htm">Genesis 50:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/50-25.htm">Genesis 50:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/50-25.htm">Genesis 50:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/50-25.htm">Genesis 50:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/50-25.htm">Genesis 50:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/50-25.htm">Genesis 50:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/50-25.htm">Genesis 50:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/50-25.htm">Genesis 50:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/50-25.htm">Genesis 50:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/50-25.htm">OT Law: Genesis 50:25 Joseph took an oath of the children (Gen. 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