Genesis 50:24-26
New English Translation
24 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die. But God will surely come to you[a] and lead you up from this land to the land he swore on oath to give[b] to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” 25 Joseph made the sons of Israel swear an oath. He said, “God will surely come to you. Then you must carry my bones up from this place.” 26 So Joseph died at the age of 110. After[c] they embalmed him, his body[d] was placed in a coffin in Egypt.
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- Genesis 50:24 tn The verb פָּקַד (paqad) means “to visit,” i.e., to intervene for blessing or cursing; here Joseph announces that God would come to fulfill the promises by delivering them from Egypt. The statement is emphasized by the use of the infinitive absolute with the verb: “God will surely visit you.”
- Genesis 50:24 tn The words “to give” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
- Genesis 50:26 tn Heb “son of a hundred and ten years.”
- Genesis 50:26 tn Heb “he.”
Genesis 50:24-26
King James Version
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.
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.
26 So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.
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Genesis 50:24-26
New International Version
24 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die.(A) But God will surely come to your aid(B) and take you up out of this land to the land(C) he promised on oath to Abraham,(D) Isaac(E) and Jacob.”(F) 25 And Joseph made the Israelites swear an oath(G) and said, “God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones(H) up from this place.”(I)
26 So Joseph died(J) at the age of a hundred and ten.(K) And after they embalmed him,(L) he was placed in a coffin in Egypt.
Genesis 50:24-26
New King James Version
24 And Joseph said to his brethren, “I am dying; but (A)God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land to the land (B)of which He swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.” 25 Then (C)Joseph took an oath from the children of Israel, saying, “God will surely [a]visit you, and (D)you shall carry up my (E)bones from here.” 26 So Joseph died, being one hundred and ten years old; and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.
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Genesis 50:24-26
English Standard Version
24 And Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but (A)God will visit you and bring you up out of this land to the land (B)that he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.” 25 Then (C)Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here.” 26 So Joseph died, being 110 years old. They (D)embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.
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