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Genesis 50:5

What does Genesis 50:5 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 50:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

My father made me take an oath, saying, When I am dead, put me to rest in the place I have made ready for myself in the land of Canaan. So now let me go and put my father in his last resting-place, and I will come back again.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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;'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

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.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

My father made me swear, saying, Behold, I die; in my grave which I have dug myself in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. And now, let me go up, I pray thee, that I may bury my father; and I will come again.

Context

v.4And when the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found favor in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,

v.5This passage

v.6And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 48:21

    And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God will be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.

  • Deuteronomy 4:22

    but I must die in this land, I must not go over the Jordan; but ye shall go over, and possess that good land.

  • 2 Chronicles 16:14

    And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had hewn out for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odors and divers kinds of spices prepared by the perfumers’ art: and they made a very great burning for him.

  • Matthew 8:21

    And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

  • Genesis 49:29

    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,

  • Ecclesiastes 12:7

    and the dust returneth to the earth as it was, and the spirit returneth unto God who gave it.

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