Genesis 50:5
‘My father made me swear, saying, “Behold, I am dying. Bury me in my grave which I have dug for myself in the land of Canaan.” Now therefore, please let me go up and bury my father, and I will come again.’”Genesis 50:5 · WEB
This verse in other languages
- ગુજરાતી — ઉત્પત્તિ ૫૦:૫
- ‘મારા પિતાએ મને સમ આપીને કહ્યું હતું કે, “હું મૃત્યુ પામવાનો છું. મેં મારા માટે કનાન દેશમાં કબર ખોદાવેલી છે, ત્યાં મને દફનાવજો.” તો હવે ફારુન મારા પિતાને દફનાવવા માટે મને જવા દે. એ વિધિ પૂરી કર્યા પછી હું પાછો આવીશ.’
- हिन्दी — उत्पत्ति ५०:५
- मेरे पिता ने यह कहकर, ‘देख मैं मरने पर हूँ,’ मुझे यह शपथ खिलाई, ‘जो कब्र मैंने अपने लिये कनान देश में खुदवाई है उसी में तू मुझे मिट्टी देगा।’ इसलिए अब मुझे वहाँ जाकर अपने पिता को मिट्टी देने की आज्ञा दे, तत्पश्चात् मैं लौट आऊँगा।”
In context
3Forty days were used for him, for that is how many days it takes to embalm. The Egyptians wept for Israel for seventy days.
4When the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph spoke to Pharaoh’s staff, saying, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, please speak in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,
5‘My father made me swear, saying, “Behold, I am dying. Bury me in my grave which I have dug for myself in the land of Canaan.” Now therefore, please let me go up and bury my father, and I will come again.’”
6Pharaoh said, “Go up, and bury your father, just like he made you swear.”
7Joseph went up to bury his father; and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, all the elders of the land of Egypt,
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