Genesis 47:29
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:
KJV
Cumque appropinquare cerneret diem mortis suæ, vocavit filium suum Joseph, et dixit ad eum : Si inveni gratiam in conspectu tuo, pone manum tuam sub femore meo : et facies mihi misericordiam et veritatem, ut non sepelias me in Ægypto :
Vulgate
ἤγγισαν δὲ αἱ ἡμέραι Ἰσραὴλ ἀποθανεῖν, καὶ ἐκάλεσεν τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ Ἰωσὴφ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Εἰ εὕρηκα χάριν ἐναντίον σου, ὑπόθες τὴν χεῖρά σου ὑπὸ τὸν μηρόν μου, καὶ ποιήσεις ἐπ’ ἐμὲ ἐλεημοσύνην καὶ ἀλήθειαν τοῦ μή με θάψαι ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ·
LXX
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;
ASV
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
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
24 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Chapter 13.—Reasons for Burying the Bodies of the Saints. Nevertheless the bodies of the dead are not on this account to be despised and left unburied; least of all the bodies of the righteous and faithful, which have been used by the Holy Spirit as His organs and instruments for all good works. For if the dress of a father, or his ring, or anything he wore, be precious to his …
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 2:1 — Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
- 1Kgs 2:1 — Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
- 1Sam 26:10 — David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.
- Acts 7:15 — So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,
- Deut 31:14 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshu
- Eccl 3:2 — A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
- Gen 24:2 — And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
- Gen 24:2 — And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
- Gen 24:49 — And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.
- Gen 24:49 — And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.
- Gen 27:2 — And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:
- Gen 50:5 — 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 w
- Gen 50:24 — And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
- Gen 50:25 — 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.