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Genesis 48-50
New American Standard Bible
Genesis 48-50
New American Standard Bible
Israel’s Last Days
48 Now it came about after these things that [a]Joseph was told, “Behold, your father is sick.” So he took his two sons (A)Manasseh and Ephraim with him. 2 When [b]it was told to Jacob, “Behold, your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel [c]collected his strength and sat [d]up in the bed. 3 Then Jacob said to Joseph, “[e](B)God Almighty appeared to me at (C)Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me, 4 and He said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and numerous, and I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your [f]descendants after you as (D)an everlasting possession.’ 5 Now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; (E)Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, as (F)Reuben and Simeon are. 6 But your children that you have fathered after them shall be yours; they shall be called by the [g]names of their brothers in their inheritance. 7 Now as for me, when I came from (G)Paddan, (H)Rachel died, [h]to my sorrow, in the land of Canaan on the journey, when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath. I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).”
8 When Israel (I)saw Joseph’s sons, he said, “Who are these?” 9 And Joseph said to his father, “(J)They are my sons, whom God has given me here.” So he said, “Bring them to me, please, so that (K)I may bless them.” 10 Now (L)the eyes of Israel were so [i]dim from age that he could not see. And [j]Joseph brought them close to him, and he (M)kissed them and embraced them. 11 And Israel said to Joseph, “I never [k]expected to see your face, and behold, God has let me see your [l]children as well!” 12 Then Joseph [m]took them from his knees, and (N)bowed with his face to the ground. 13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim with his right hand toward Israel’s left, and Manasseh with his left hand toward Israel’s right, and brought them close to him. 14 But Israel reached out his right hand and placed it on the head of Ephraim, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh’s head, crossing his hands, although (O)Manasseh was the firstborn. 15 And he blessed Joseph, and said,
“(P)The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,
(Q)The God who has been my shepherd [n]all my life to this day,
16 (R)The angel who has redeemed me from all evil,
(S)Bless the boys;
And may my name [o]live on in them,
And the [p]names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
And (T)may they grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”
17 When Joseph saw that his father (U)placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, it displeased him; and he grasped his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head. 18 And Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this one is the firstborn. Place your right hand on his head.” 19 But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know; he also will become a people and he also will be great. However, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and (V)his [q]descendants shall become [r]a multitude of nations.” 20 So (W)he blessed them that day, saying,
“By you Israel will pronounce blessing, saying,
‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh!’”
And so he put Ephraim before Manasseh. 21 Then Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am about to die, but (X)God will be with you, and (Y)bring you back to the land of your fathers. 22 And I give you one [s]portion more than your brothers, (Z)which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow.”
Jacob’s Prophecy concerning His Sons
49 Then Jacob summoned his sons and said, “Assemble yourselves, so that I may tell you what will happen to you (AA)in the [t]days to come.
2 Gather together and listen, sons of Jacob;
Yes, (AB)listen to Israel your father.
3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn,
My might and (AC)the beginning of my strength,
Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.
4 [u]Uncontrollable as water, you shall not have preeminence,
(AD)Because you went up to your father’s bed;
Then you defiled it—he went up to my couch.
5 “(AE)Simeon and Levi are brothers;
Their [v]swords are implements of violence.
6 (AF)May my soul not enter into their council;
May my glory not be united with their assembly;
For in their anger they killed [w]men,
And in their self-will they lamed [x]oxen.
7 Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce;
And their wrath, for it is cruel.
(AG)I will scatter them in Jacob,
And disperse them among Israel.
8 “As for you, Judah, your brothers shall praise you;
Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
(AH)Your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
9 Judah is a (AI)lion’s cub;
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
(AJ)He [y]crouches, he lies down as a lion,
And as a [z]lion, who [aa]dares to stir him up?
10 (AK)The scepter will not depart from Judah,
Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
[ab]Until Shiloh comes,
And (AL)to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
11 (AM)He ties his foal to the vine,
And his donkey’s colt to the choice vine;
(AN)He washes his garments in wine,
And his robes in the blood of grapes.
12 His eyes are [ac]dull from wine,
And his teeth [ad]white from milk.
13 “(AO)Zebulun will reside at the seashore;
And he shall be [ae]a harbor for ships,
And his flank shall be toward Sidon.
14 “Issachar is a [af]strong donkey,
(AP)Lying down between the sheepfolds.
15 When he saw that a resting place was good
And that the land was pleasant,
He bowed his shoulder to carry burdens,
And became a slave at forced labor.
16 “(AQ)Dan shall (AR)judge his people,
As one of the tribes of Israel.
17 Dan shall be a serpent in the way,
A horned viper in the path,
That bites the horse’s heels,
So that its rider falls backward.
18 (AS)For Your salvation I wait, Lord.
21 “(AW)Naphtali is a doe let loose;
He utters beautiful words.
22 “(AX)Joseph is a fruitful [ak]branch,
A fruitful [al]branch by a spring;
Its [am]branches hang over a wall.
23 The archers provoked him,
And shot at him and were hostile toward him;
24 But his (AY)bow remained [an]firm,
And [ao](AZ)his arms were agile,
From the hands of the (BA)Mighty One of Jacob
(From there is (BB)the Shepherd, (BC)the Stone of Israel),
25 From (BD)the God of your father who helps you,
And [ap](BE)by the [aq]Almighty who blesses you
With (BF)blessings of heaven above,
Blessings of the deep that lies beneath,
Blessings of the breasts and of the womb.
26 The blessings of your father
Have surpassed the blessings of my ancestors
Up to the [ar]furthest boundary of (BG)the everlasting hills;
May they be on the head of Joseph,
And on the top of the head of the one distinguished among his brothers.
27 “Benjamin is a [as]ravenous wolf;
In the morning he devours the prey,
And in the evening he divides the spoils.”
28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them [at]when he blessed them. He blessed them, every one [au]with the blessing appropriate to him.
Jacob Dies
29 Then he commanded them and said to them, “I am about to be (BH)gathered to my people; (BI)bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in (BJ)the field of Ephron the Hittite, 30 in the (BK)cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is opposite Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field from Ephron the Hittite as a [av]burial site. 31 There they buried (BL)Abraham and his wife (BM)Sarah, there they buried (BN)Isaac and his wife Rebekah, and there I buried Leah— 32 the field and the cave that is in it, purchased from the sons of Heth.” 33 When Jacob finished commanding his sons, he drew his feet into the bed and (BO)breathed his last, and was (BP)gathered to his people.
Jacob Is Buried
50 Then Joseph fell on his father’s face, and wept over him and kissed him. 2 Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians (BQ)embalmed Israel. 3 Now forty days were [aw]required for [ax]it, for [ay]such is the period required for embalming. And the Egyptians (BR)wept for him seventy days.
4 When the days of [az]mourning for him were past, Joseph spoke to the household of Pharaoh, saying, “If now I have found favor in your sight, please speak [ba]to Pharaoh, saying, 5 ‘(BS)My father made me swear, saying, “Behold, I am about to die; in my grave (BT)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.’” 6 Pharaoh said, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear.”
7 So Joseph went up to bury his father, and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his household and all the elders of the land of Egypt, 8 and all the household of Joseph and his brothers and his father’s household; they left only their little ones and their flocks and their herds in the land of Goshen. 9 Chariots with teams of horses also went up with him; and it was a very great company. 10 When they came to the [bb]threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, they (BU)mourned there with a very great and [bc]sorrowful lamentation; and he [bd]observed seven days of mourning for his father. 11 Now when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning at [be]the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a [bf]grievous [bg]mourning for the Egyptians.” Therefore it was named [bh]Abel-mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.
Burial at Machpelah
12 And so his sons did for him as he had commanded them; 13 for his sons carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in (BV)the cave of the field of Machpelah opposite Mamre, which Abraham had bought along with the field as a [bi]burial site from Ephron the Hittite. 14 And after he had buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, he and his brothers, and all who had gone up with him to bury his father.
15 When Joseph’s brothers had seen that their father was dead, they said, “(BW)What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and pays us back in full for all the wrong which we did to him!” 16 So they sent instructions to Joseph, saying, “Your father commanded us before he died, saying, 17 ‘This is what you shall say to Joseph: “Please forgive, I beg you, the offense of your brothers and their sin, for they did you wrong.”’ And now, please forgive the offense of the servants of the God of your father.” And Joseph wept when they spoke to him. 18 Then his brothers also came and (BX)fell down before him and said, “Behold, we are your servants.” 19 But Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in God’s place? 20 As for you, (BY)you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about [bj]this present result, to keep many people alive. 21 So therefore, do not be afraid; (BZ)I will provide for you and your little ones.” So he comforted them and spoke [bk]kindly to them.
Death of Joseph
22 Now Joseph stayed in Egypt, he and his father’s household, and Joseph lived 110 years. 23 Joseph saw the third generation of Ephraim’s sons; also the sons of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were (CA)born on Joseph’s knees. 24 Joseph said to his brothers, “(CB)I am about to die, but God will assuredly [bl]take care of you and bring you up from this land to the land which He [bm]promised on oath to (CC)Abraham, to (CD)Isaac, and to (CE)Jacob.” 25 Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, “God will assuredly [bn]take care of you, and (CF)you shall carry my bones up from here.” 26 So Joseph died at the age of 110 years; and they (CG)embalmed him and placed him in a coffin in Egypt.
Footnotes
- Genesis 48:1 Lit one said to Joseph
- Genesis 48:2 Lit one told Jacob and said
- Genesis 48:2 Lit strengthened himself
- Genesis 48:2 Lit upon the bed
- Genesis 48:3 Heb El Shaddai
- Genesis 48:4 Lit seed
- Genesis 48:6 Lit name
- Genesis 48:7 Lit upon me
- Genesis 48:10 Lit dull
- Genesis 48:10 Lit he
- Genesis 48:11 Lit assumed
- Genesis 48:11 Lit seed
- Genesis 48:12 Lit made them come out
- Genesis 48:15 Lit from the continuance of me
- Genesis 48:16 Lit be called
- Genesis 48:16 Lit name
- Genesis 48:19 Lit seed
- Genesis 48:19 Lit the fullness
- Genesis 48:22 Or ridge; lit shoulder; Heb Shechem
- Genesis 49:1 Lit end of the days
- Genesis 49:4 Or Gushing over
- Genesis 49:5 Or plans; meaning uncertain
- Genesis 49:6 Lit a man
- Genesis 49:6 Lit an ox
- Genesis 49:9 Lit bows down
- Genesis 49:9 Lit lioness
- Genesis 49:9 Lit shall
- Genesis 49:10 Or Until he comes to Shiloh; or Until he comes to whom it belongs
- Genesis 49:12 Or darker than
- Genesis 49:12 Or whiter than
- Genesis 49:13 Lit a shore of ships
- Genesis 49:14 Lit donkey of bone
- Genesis 49:19 Lit heel
- Genesis 49:20 Lit From
- Genesis 49:20 Or bread
- Genesis 49:20 Lit fat
- Genesis 49:22 Lit son
- Genesis 49:22 Lit son
- Genesis 49:22 Lit daughters
- Genesis 49:24 I.e., in an unyielding position
- Genesis 49:24 Lit the arms of his hands
- Genesis 49:25 Or with
- Genesis 49:25 Heb Shaddai
- Genesis 49:26 Lit limit; or desire
- Genesis 49:27 Lit a wolf that tears
- Genesis 49:28 Lit and
- Genesis 49:28 Lit according to his blessing
- Genesis 49:30 Lit possession of a burial place
- Genesis 50:3 Lit fulfilled
- Genesis 50:3 Or him
- Genesis 50:3 Lit so are fulfilled the days of embalming
- Genesis 50:4 Lit weeping
- Genesis 50:4 Lit In the ears of
- Genesis 50:10 Heb Goren ha-Atad
- Genesis 50:10 Lit heavy
- Genesis 50:10 Lit made a mourning for seven days
- Genesis 50:11 Heb Goren ha-Atad
- Genesis 50:11 Lit heavy
- Genesis 50:11 Heb ebel
- Genesis 50:11 I.e., the meadow (or mourning) of Egypt
- Genesis 50:13 Lit possession of a burial place
- Genesis 50:20 Lit as this day
- Genesis 50:21 Lit to their heart
- Genesis 50:24 Or visit
- Genesis 50:24 Lit swore
- Genesis 50:25 Or visit
Genesis 48-50
New International Version
Genesis 48-50
New International Version
Manasseh and Ephraim
48 Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim(A) along with him. 2 When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel(B) rallied his strength and sat up on the bed.
3 Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty[a](C) appeared to me at Luz(D) in the land of Canaan, and there he blessed me(E) 4 and said to me, ‘I am going to make you fruitful and increase your numbers.(F) I will make you a community of peoples, and I will give this land(G) as an everlasting possession to your descendants after you.’(H)
5 “Now then, your two sons born to you in Egypt(I) before I came to you here will be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine,(J) just as Reuben(K) and Simeon(L) are mine. 6 Any children born to you after them will be yours; in the territory they inherit they will be reckoned under the names of their brothers. 7 As I was returning from Paddan,[b](M) to my sorrow(N) Rachel died in the land of Canaan while we were still on the way, a little distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem).(O)
8 When Israel(P) saw the sons of Joseph,(Q) he asked, “Who are these?”
9 “They are the sons God has given me here,”(R) Joseph said to his father.
Then Israel said, “Bring them to me so I may bless(S) them.”
10 Now Israel’s eyes were failing because of old age, and he could hardly see.(T) So Joseph brought his sons close to him, and his father kissed them(U) and embraced them.(V)
11 Israel(W) said to Joseph, “I never expected to see your face again,(X) and now God has allowed me to see your children too.”(Y)
12 Then Joseph removed them from Israel’s knees(Z) and bowed down with his face to the ground.(AA) 13 And Joseph took both of them, Ephraim on his right toward Israel’s left hand and Manasseh on his left toward Israel’s right hand,(AB) and brought them close to him. 14 But Israel(AC) reached out his right hand and put it on Ephraim’s head,(AD) though he was the younger,(AE) and crossing his arms, he put his left hand on Manasseh’s head, even though Manasseh was the firstborn.(AF)
15 Then he blessed(AG) Joseph and said,
“May the God before whom my fathers
Abraham and Isaac walked faithfully,(AH)
the God who has been my shepherd(AI)
all my life to this day,
16 the Angel(AJ) who has delivered me from all harm(AK)
—may he bless(AL) these boys.(AM)
May they be called by my name
and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac,(AN)
and may they increase greatly
on the earth.”(AO)
17 When Joseph saw his father placing his right hand(AP) on Ephraim’s head(AQ) he was displeased; so he took hold of his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head. 18 Joseph said to him, “No, my father, this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”(AR)
19 But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He too will become a people, and he too will become great.(AS) Nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he,(AT) and his descendants will become a group of nations.(AU)” 20 He blessed(AV) them that day(AW) and said,
“In your[c] name will Israel(AX) pronounce this blessing:(AY)
‘May God make you like Ephraim(AZ) and Manasseh.(BA)’”
So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.
21 Then Israel said to Joseph, “I am about to die, but God will be with you[d](BB) and take you[e] back to the land of your[f] fathers.(BC) 22 And to you I give one more ridge of land[g](BD) than to your brothers,(BE) the ridge I took from the Amorites with my sword(BF) and my bow.”
Jacob Blesses His Sons(BG)
49 Then Jacob called for his sons and said: “Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come.(BH)
3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn,(BK)
my might, the first sign of my strength,(BL)
excelling in honor,(BM) excelling in power.
4 Turbulent as the waters,(BN) you will no longer excel,
for you went up onto your father’s bed,
onto my couch and defiled it.(BO)
5 “Simeon(BP) and Levi(BQ) are brothers—
their swords[h] are weapons of violence.(BR)
6 Let me not enter their council,
let me not join their assembly,(BS)
for they have killed men in their anger(BT)
and hamstrung(BU) oxen as they pleased.
7 Cursed be their anger, so fierce,
and their fury,(BV) so cruel!(BW)
I will scatter them in Jacob
and disperse them in Israel.(BX)
8 “Judah,[i](BY) your brothers will praise you;
your hand will be on the neck(BZ) of your enemies;
your father’s sons will bow down to you.(CA)
9 You are a lion’s(CB) cub,(CC) Judah;(CD)
you return from the prey,(CE) my son.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down,
like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
10 The scepter will not depart from Judah,(CF)
nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,[j]
until he to whom it belongs[k] shall come(CG)
and the obedience of the nations shall be his.(CH)
11 He will tether his donkey(CI) to a vine,
his colt to the choicest branch;(CJ)
he will wash his garments in wine,
his robes in the blood of grapes.(CK)
12 His eyes will be darker than wine,
his teeth whiter than milk.[l](CL)
13 “Zebulun(CM) will live by the seashore
and become a haven for ships;
his border will extend toward Sidon.(CN)
14 “Issachar(CO) is a rawboned[m] donkey
lying down among the sheep pens.[n](CP)
15 When he sees how good is his resting place
and how pleasant is his land,(CQ)
he will bend his shoulder to the burden(CR)
and submit to forced labor.(CS)
16 “Dan[o](CT) will provide justice for his people
as one of the tribes of Israel.(CU)
17 Dan(CV) will be a snake by the roadside,
a viper along the path,(CW)
that bites the horse’s heels(CX)
so that its rider tumbles backward.
22 “Joseph(DH) is a fruitful vine,(DI)
a fruitful vine near a spring,
whose branches(DJ) climb over a wall.[r]
23 With bitterness archers attacked him;(DK)
they shot at him with hostility.(DL)
24 But his bow remained steady,(DM)
his strong arms(DN) stayed[s] limber,
because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob,(DO)
because of the Shepherd,(DP) the Rock of Israel,(DQ)
25 because of your father’s God,(DR) who helps(DS) you,
because of the Almighty,[t](DT) who blesses you
with blessings of the skies above,
blessings of the deep springs below,(DU)
blessings of the breast(DV) and womb.(DW)
26 Your father’s blessings are greater
than the blessings of the ancient mountains,
than[u] the bounty of the age-old hills.(DX)
Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,(DY)
on the brow of the prince among[v] his brothers.(DZ)
27 “Benjamin(EA) is a ravenous wolf;(EB)
in the morning he devours the prey,(EC)
in the evening he divides the plunder.”(ED)
28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel,(EE) and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing(EF) appropriate to him.
The Death of Jacob
29 Then he gave them these instructions:(EG) “I am about to be gathered to my people.(EH) Bury me with my fathers(EI) in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite,(EJ) 30 the cave in the field of Machpelah,(EK) near Mamre(EL) in Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field(EM) as a burial place(EN) from Ephron the Hittite. 31 There Abraham(EO) and his wife Sarah(EP) were buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah(EQ) were buried, and there I buried Leah.(ER) 32 The field and the cave in it were bought from the Hittites.[w](ES)”
33 When Jacob had finished giving instructions to his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed, breathed his last and was gathered to his people.(ET)
50 Joseph threw himself on his father and wept over him and kissed him.(EU) 2 Then Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So the physicians embalmed him,(EV) 3 taking a full forty days, for that was the time required for embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.(EW)
4 When the days of mourning(EX) had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court,(EY) “If I have found favor in your eyes,(EZ) speak to Pharaoh for me. Tell him, 5 ‘My father made me swear an oath(FA) and said, “I am about to die;(FB) bury me in the tomb I dug for myself(FC) in the land of Canaan.”(FD) Now let me go up and bury my father;(FE) then I will return.’”
6 Pharaoh said, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.”
7 So Joseph went up to bury his father. All Pharaoh’s officials(FF) accompanied him—the dignitaries of his court(FG) and all the dignitaries of Egypt— 8 besides all the members of Joseph’s household and his brothers and those belonging to his father’s household.(FH) Only their children and their flocks and herds were left in Goshen.(FI) 9 Chariots(FJ) and horsemen[x] also went up with him. It was a very large company.
10 When they reached the threshing floor(FK) of Atad, near the Jordan, they lamented loudly and bitterly;(FL) and there Joseph observed a seven-day period(FM) of mourning(FN) for his father.(FO) 11 When the Canaanites(FP) who lived there saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “The Egyptians are holding a solemn ceremony of mourning.”(FQ) That is why that place near the Jordan is called Abel Mizraim.[y]
12 So Jacob’s sons did as he had commanded them:(FR) 13 They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave in the field of Machpelah,(FS) near Mamre,(FT) which Abraham had bought along with the field(FU) as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite.(FV) 14 After burying his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, together with his brothers and all the others who had gone with him to bury his father.(FW)
Joseph Reassures His Brothers
15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph holds a grudge(FX) against us and pays us back for all the wrongs we did to him?”(FY) 16 So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Your father left these instructions(FZ) before he died: 17 ‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I ask you to forgive your brothers the sins(GA) and the wrongs they committed in treating you so badly.’(GB) Now please forgive the sins of the servants of the God of your father.(GC)” When their message came to him, Joseph wept.(GD)
18 His brothers then came and threw themselves down before him.(GE) “We are your slaves,”(GF) they said.
19 But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God?(GG) 20 You intended to harm me,(GH) but God intended(GI) it for good(GJ) to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.(GK) 21 So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.(GL)” And he reassured them and spoke kindly(GM) to them.
The Death of Joseph
22 Joseph stayed in Egypt, along with all his father’s family. He lived a hundred and ten years(GN) 23 and saw the third generation(GO) of Ephraim’s(GP) children.(GQ) Also the children of Makir(GR) son of Manasseh(GS) were placed at birth on Joseph’s knees.[z](GT)
24 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die.(GU) But God will surely come to your aid(GV) and take you up out of this land to the land(GW) he promised on oath to Abraham,(GX) Isaac(GY) and Jacob.”(GZ) 25 And Joseph made the Israelites swear an oath(HA) and said, “God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones(HB) up from this place.”(HC)
26 So Joseph died(HD) at the age of a hundred and ten.(HE) And after they embalmed him,(HF) he was placed in a coffin in Egypt.
Footnotes
- Genesis 48:3 Hebrew El-Shaddai
- Genesis 48:7 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
- Genesis 48:20 The Hebrew is singular.
- Genesis 48:21 The Hebrew is plural.
- Genesis 48:21 The Hebrew is plural.
- Genesis 48:21 The Hebrew is plural.
- Genesis 48:22 The Hebrew for ridge of land is identical with the place name Shechem.
- Genesis 49:5 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
- Genesis 49:8 Judah sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for praise.
- Genesis 49:10 Or from his descendants
- Genesis 49:10 Or to whom tribute belongs; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
- Genesis 49:12 Or will be dull from wine, / his teeth white from milk
- Genesis 49:14 Or strong
- Genesis 49:14 Or the campfires; or the saddlebags
- Genesis 49:16 Dan here means he provides justice.
- Genesis 49:19 Gad sounds like the Hebrew for attack and also for band of raiders.
- Genesis 49:21 Or free; / he utters beautiful words
- Genesis 49:22 Or Joseph is a wild colt, / a wild colt near a spring, / a wild donkey on a terraced hill
- Genesis 49:24 Or archers will attack … will shoot … will remain … will stay
- Genesis 49:25 Hebrew Shaddai
- Genesis 49:26 Or of my progenitors, / as great as
- Genesis 49:26 Or of the one separated from
- Genesis 49:32 Or the descendants of Heth
- Genesis 50:9 Or charioteers
- Genesis 50:11 Abel Mizraim means mourning of the Egyptians.
- Genesis 50:23 That is, were counted as his
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