Genesis 50:5 — Just before my father died, he made me promise to bury him in his burial cave i… — CEV | maBible

Read Genesis 50:5 (Contemporary English Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Genesis 50.5, Genesis 50v5, Gen. 50:5. Just before my father died, he made me promise to bury him in his burial cave in Canaan. If the king will give me permission to go, I will come back here.”

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5 Just before my father died, he made me promise to bury him in his burial cave in Canaan. If the king will give me permission to go, I will come back here.”

Passage themes

The required oath — My father made me swear
The hour of death — Lo, I die
The grave prepared beforehand — my grave which I have digged for me
Returned to the earth — there shalt thou bury me
A journey with a promised return — let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again

Notes and references

50.5 Gn 47.29-31.

Did you know?

Un nom né d'un combat Le nom « Israël » naît dans la Genèse. Après avoir lutté avec Dieu toute une nuit, Jacob reçoit ce nouveau nom qui signifie « il a lutté avec Dieu » (Genèse 32:28). Un peuple entier portera le nom de cet homme transformé.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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