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Carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burying place.” He answered, “I will do as you have said.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/47.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/47.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/47.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />but let me lie with my fathers; you shall carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place.” And he said, “I will do as you have said.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/47.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />but when I lie down with my fathers, you shall carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place.” And he said, “I will do as you have said.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/47.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />but when I lie down with my fathers, you shall carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place.&#8221 And he said, &#8220I will do as you have said.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/47.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />but when I lie down with my fathers, you shall carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place.” And he said, “I will do as you have said.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/47.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But I will lie down with my fathers, and you will carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place.” And he said, “I will do as you have said.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/47.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />but when I lie down with my fathers [in death], you will carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place [at Hebron in the cave of Machpelah].” And Joseph said, “I will do as you have directed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/47.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I rest with my ancestors, carry me away from Egypt and bury me in their burial place.” Joseph answered, “I will do what you have asked.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/47.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I rest with my fathers, carry me away from Egypt and bury me in their burial place.&#8221 Joseph answered, &#8220I will do what you have asked.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/47.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />but when I sleep with my fathers, thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burying-place. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/47.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Instead, bury me in the place where my ancestors are buried." "I will do what you have asked," Joseph answered. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/47.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />but when I sleep with my fathers, thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/47.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I want to rest with my ancestors. Take me out of Egypt, and bury me in their tomb." "I will do as you say," Joseph answered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/47.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I want to be buried where my fathers are; carry me out of Egypt and bury me where they are buried." Joseph answered, "I will do as you say." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/47.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Instead, when I've died, as my ancestors have, you are to carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their tomb." "I'll do what you've asked," Joseph replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/47.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/47.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />but when I rest with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place." Joseph said, "I will do as you say." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/47.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />but when I lie down with my fathers you must carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place." And he said, "I will do what you have asked."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/47.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burying-place. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/47.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />but when I sleep with my fathers, you shall carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burying place.” Joseph said, “I will do as you have said.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/47.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and I have lain with my fathers, and you have carried me out of Egypt, and buried me in their burying-place.” And he says, “I do according to your word”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/47.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and I have lain with my fathers, and thou hast borne me out of Egypt, and buried me in their burying-place.' And he saith, 'I -- I do according to thy word;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/47.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I will lie down with my fathers, and thou shalt lift me up out of Egypt, and thou shalt bury me in their grave. And he will say, I will do according to thy word.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/47.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But I will sleep with my fathers, end thou shalt take me away out of this land, and bury me in the burying place of my ancestors. And Joseph answered him: I will do what thou hast commanded. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/47.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But I shall sleep with my fathers, and you will carry me from this land and bury me in the sepulcher of my ancestors.” And Joseph answered him, “I will do what you have ordered.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/47.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When I lie down with my ancestors, take me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place.” “I will do as you say,” he replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/47.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When I lie down with my ancestors, carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place.” He answered, “I will do as you have said.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/47.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But when I sleep with my fathers, you shall carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place. And Joseph said, I will do as you have said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/47.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall sleep with my fathers, and carry me from Egypt and bury me in their burial place”; and Yoseph said, “I shall do according to your word.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/47.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But when I sleep with my fathers, thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burying-place.' And he said: 'I will do as thou hast said.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/47.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But I will sleep with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me up out of Egypt, and bury me in their sepulchre. And he said, I will do according to thy word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/47-30.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=12533" 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/47.htm">The Israelites Prosper in Goshen</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">29</span>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, <span class="reftext">30</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: wə·šā·ḵaḇ·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">but when I lie down</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·ṯay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">my fathers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: ū·nə·śā·ṯa·nî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms:: 1cs2) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">carry me</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: mim·miṣ·ra·yim (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">out of Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/6912.htm" title="6912: ū·qə·ḇar·ta·nî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms:: 1cs2) -- To bury. A primitive root; to intern.">and bury me</a> <a href="/hebrew/6900.htm" title="6900: biq·ḇu·rā·ṯām (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- A grave, burial. Or qburah; feminine passive participle of qabar; sepulture; a sepulchre.">with them.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">Joseph answered,</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">“I</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ’e·‘ĕ·śeh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">will do</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: ḵiḏ·ḇā·re·ḵā (Prep-k:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">as you have requested.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">31</span>“Swear to me,” Jacob said. So Joseph swore to him, and Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.…<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="/genesis/50-5.htm">Genesis 50:5</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-13.htm">Genesis 50:13</a></span><br />They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near Mamre, which Abraham had purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/23-19.htm">Genesis 23:19</a></span><br />After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/25-9.htm">Genesis 25:9</a></span><br />His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/49-29.htm">Genesis 49:29-32</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/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="/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="/genesis/15-15.htm">Genesis 15:15</a></span><br />You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-29.htm">Genesis 35:29</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-21.htm">Genesis 28:21</a></span><br />so that I may return safely to my father’s house, then the LORD will be my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/33-19.htm">Genesis 33:19</a></span><br />And the plot of ground where he pitched his tent, he purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.<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/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.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But I will lie with my fathers, and you shall carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burial plot. And he said, I will do as you have said.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/23-19.htm">Genesis 23:19</a></b></br> And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same <i>is</i> Hebron in the land of Canaan.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/25-9.htm">Genesis 25:9</a></b></br> And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which <i>is</i> before Mamre;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/49-29.htm">Genesis 49:29-32</a></b></br> 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 <i>is</i> in the field of Ephron the Hittite, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/23-20.htm">Burial</a> <a href="/genesis/35-29.htm">Buried</a> <a href="/genesis/47-29.htm">Bury</a> <a href="/genesis/23-20.htm">Burying</a> <a href="/genesis/23-20.htm">Buryingplace</a> <a href="/genesis/23-20.htm">Burying-Place</a> <a href="/genesis/46-5.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/genesis/47-29.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/genesis/47-9.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/genesis/39-14.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/genesis/44-17.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/genesis/42-27.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/genesis/23-9.htm">Sepulchre</a> <a href="/genesis/41-21.htm">Sleep</a> <a href="/genesis/46-28.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/49-30.htm">Burial</a> <a href="/genesis/48-7.htm">Buried</a> <a href="/genesis/48-7.htm">Bury</a> <a href="/genesis/49-30.htm">Burying</a> <a href="/genesis/49-30.htm">Buryingplace</a> <a href="/genesis/49-30.htm">Burying-Place</a> <a href="/genesis/50-25.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/genesis/48-5.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/genesis/48-15.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/exodus/21-13.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/genesis/48-7.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/genesis/49-13.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/genesis/49-30.htm">Sepulchre</a> <a href="/genesis/49-9.htm">Sleep</a> <a href="/genesis/48-1.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 47</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/47-1.htm">Joseph presents his father, and five of his brothers before Pharaoh.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/47-11.htm">He gives them habitation and maintenance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/47-13.htm">He gets the Egyptian's money;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/47-16.htm">their cattle;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/47-18.htm">and their lands, except the priests', to Pharaoh.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/47-23.htm">He restores the land for a fifth.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/47-28.htm">Jacob's age.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/47-29.htm">He swears Joseph to bury him with his fathers.</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'; </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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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/47.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/47.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>but when I lie down with my fathers</b><br>This phrase indicates Jacob's desire to be buried with his ancestors, reflecting the Hebrew tradition of family burial sites. "Lie down with my fathers" is a euphemism for death, emphasizing continuity with the patriarchs Abraham and Isaac. This reflects the importance of family lineage and the covenant promises given to Abraham (<a href="/genesis/15-15.htm">Genesis 15:15</a>). It also underscores the belief in an afterlife and the hope of resurrection, as seen in the faith of the patriarchs.<p><b>carry me out of Egypt</b><br>Jacob's request to be taken out of Egypt signifies his desire not to be permanently associated with a foreign land, despite Egypt being a place of refuge during famine. This reflects the Israelites' understanding of Egypt as a temporary dwelling, not their promised land. It foreshadows the Exodus, where God would lead the Israelites out of Egypt to the land promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>).<p><b>and bury me with them.</b><br>Jacob's wish to be buried in the cave of Machpelah in Canaan, where Abraham and Isaac were buried (<a href="/genesis/49-29.htm">Genesis 49:29-32</a>), highlights the significance of the Promised Land. This burial site, purchased by Abraham (<a href="/genesis/23-17.htm">Genesis 23:17-20</a>), symbolizes the permanence of God's covenant. It also serves as a physical reminder of God's promises and the hope of future fulfillment.<p><b>Joseph answered,</b><br>Joseph's response to his father's request demonstrates his respect and obedience, reflecting the biblical principle of honoring one's parents (<a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12</a>). Joseph, as a type of Christ, shows compassion and faithfulness, mirroring Jesus' obedience to the Father (<a href="/john/6-38.htm">John 6:38</a>).<p><b>“I will do as you have requested.”</b><br>Joseph's commitment to fulfill Jacob's request underscores the importance of oath-keeping and integrity. It also illustrates the theme of faithfulness to family and God's promises. Joseph's assurance can be seen as a parallel to Christ's promise to fulfill the Father's will and secure the inheritance for His people (<a href="/hebrews/9-15.htm">Hebrews 9:15</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob (Israel)</a></b><br>The patriarch of the Israelites, who is nearing the end of his life and makes a request concerning his burial.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/joseph.htm">Joseph</a></b><br>Jacob's son, who holds a high position in Egypt and is entrusted with fulfilling his father's burial wishes.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where Jacob and his family have settled during a time of famine, but not their promised land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The land promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, where Jacob desires to be buried with his ancestors.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_patriarchs'_burial_site.htm">The Patriarchs' Burial Site</a></b><br>The cave of Machpelah in Canaan, where Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah, and Leah are buried.<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>Jacob's request to be buried in Canaan reflects his unwavering faith in God's promises to his forefathers. Believers are encouraged to hold fast to God's promises, even when circumstances seem contrary.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_legacy.htm">The Importance of Legacy</a></b><br>Jacob's desire to be buried with his fathers underscores the significance of family legacy and heritage. Christians are reminded to consider the spiritual legacy they leave for future generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_earthly_dwelling.htm">The Temporary Nature of Earthly Dwelling</a></b><br>Jacob's insistence on being buried in Canaan, despite living in Egypt, serves as a reminder that our ultimate home is not in this world. Believers are called to live with an eternal perspective.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/honoring_parental_wishes.htm">Honoring Parental Wishes</a></b><br>Joseph's commitment to fulfilling his father's request highlights the importance of honoring and respecting the wishes of our parents, as long as they align with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership_in_family.htm">The Role of Leadership in Family</a></b><br>Joseph's role in ensuring his father's burial wishes are met demonstrates the responsibility of leadership within the family. Christian leaders are encouraged to serve their families with integrity and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_47.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 47</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_plot_of_chosen_generation.htm">Why was Joseph imprisoned in Egypt?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_non-biblical_record_of_gen_47.htm">Why is there no clear non-biblical documentation of both a severe seven-year famine and the Hebrews thriving in Egypt (Genesis 47)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_proof_of_joseph's_high_rank_in_egypt.htm">Is there archaeological proof that Joseph was elevated to such a high rank in Egypt as described in Genesis 47:1-6?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_tribe_of_joseph_important.htm">What is the significance of the Tribe of Joseph?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/47.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 30.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burying-place.</span> The request of the venerable patriarch, while due in some respect to the deeply-seated instinct of human nature which makes men, almost universally, long to be buried in ancestral graves, was inspired by the clear faith that Canaan was the true inheritance of Israel, and that, though now obtaining a temporary refuge in Egypt, his descendants would eventually return to the land of promise as their permanent abode. <span class="cmt_word">And he</span> (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> Joseph) said, I will do as thou hast said - literally, <span class="accented">according to thy word</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/47-30.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">but when I lie down</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָֽׁכַבְתִּי֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·ḵaḇ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">עִם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my fathers,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבֹתַ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇō·ṯay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">carry me</span><br /><span class="heb">וּנְשָׂאתַ֙נִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·nə·śā·ṯa·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">out of Egypt</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם</span> <span class="translit">(mim·miṣ·ra·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and bury me</span><br /><span class="heb">וּקְבַרְתַּ֖נִי</span> <span class="translit">(ū·qə·ḇar·ta·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6912.htm">Strong's 6912: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with them.”</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּקְבֻרָתָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(biq·ḇu·rā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6900.htm">Strong's 6900: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sepulture, a sepulchre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Joseph answered,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּאמַ֕ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<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">“I</span><br /><span class="heb">אָנֹכִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will do</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’e·‘ĕ·śeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as you have requested.”</span><br /><span class="heb">כִדְבָרֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḵiḏ·ḇā·re·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/47-30.htm">Genesis 47:30 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/47-30.htm">Genesis 47:30 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/47-30.htm">Genesis 47:30 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/47-30.htm">Genesis 47:30 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/47-30.htm">Genesis 47:30 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/47-30.htm">Genesis 47:30 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/47-30.htm">Genesis 47:30 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/47-30.htm">Genesis 47:30 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/47-30.htm">Genesis 47:30 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/47-30.htm">Genesis 47:30 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/47-30.htm">OT Law: Genesis 47:30 But when I sleep with my fathers (Gen. 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