Verse 29

Genesis 47:29

American Standard Version

29 And the time drew near that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found favor 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;
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּקְרְב֣וּ יְמֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֘ל לָ/מוּת֒ וַ/יִּקְרָ֣א לִ/בְנ֣/וֹ לְ/יוֹסֵ֗ף וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר ל/וֹ֙ אִם נָ֨א מָצָ֤אתִי חֵן֙ בְּ/עֵינֶ֔י/ךָ שִֽׂים נָ֥א יָדְ/ךָ֖ תַּ֣חַת יְרֵכִ֑/י וְ/עָשִׂ֤יתָ עִמָּדִ/י֙ חֶ֣סֶד וֶ/אֱמֶ֔ת אַל נָ֥א תִקְבְּרֵ֖/נִי בְּ/מִצְרָֽיִם
English Translation
And the days of Israel approached death, and he called to his son Joseph and said to him, "If now I have found favor in your eyes, please place your hand under my thigh and deal with me in kindness and truth; do not bury me in Egypt."
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Chapter 47 Context
1 Then Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and the... Focus ↗
2 And from among his brethren he took five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh. Focus ↗
3 And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servant... Focus ↗
4 And they said unto Pharaoh, To sojourn in the land are we come; for there is no pasture for thy serv... Focus ↗
5 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee: Focus ↗
6 the land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and thy brethren to dwell;... Focus ↗
7 And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. Focus ↗
8 And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How many are the days of the years of thy life? Focus ↗
9 And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years:... Focus ↗
10 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from the presence of Pharaoh. Focus ↗
11 And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in t... Focus ↗
12 And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father`s household, with bread, accor... Focus ↗
13 And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and... Focus ↗
14 And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan,... Focus ↗
15 And when the money was all spent in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians... Focus ↗
16 And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail. Focus ↗
17 And they brought their cattle unto Joseph; and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses, an... Focus ↗
18 And when that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hid... Focus ↗
19 wherefore should we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and... Focus ↗
20 So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, beca... Focus ↗
21 And as for the people, he removed them to the cities from one end of the border of Egypt even to the... Focus ↗
22 Only the land of the priests bought he not: for the priests had a portion from Pharaoh, and did eat... Focus ↗
23 Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo,... Focus ↗
24 And it shall come to pass at the ingatherings, that ye shall give a fifth unto Pharaoh, and four par... Focus ↗
25 And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be... Focus ↗
26 And Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have th... Focus ↗
27 And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; and they gat them possessions therein,... Focus ↗
28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the days of Jacob, the years of his life, w... Focus ↗
29 And the time drew near that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now...
30 but when I sleep with my fathers, thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burying-pla... Focus ↗
31 And he said, Swear unto me: and he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed`s head. Focus ↗