GEN 47:29 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) and he was getting close to death, so he called for his son Yosef and asked him, “If, please, I have found favour in your eyes, please give me your hand and promise to deal with me in kindness and faithfulness. Please don’t bury me in Egypt.

47:29 Note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

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BrLXX Ἤγγισαν δὲ αἱ ἡμέραι Ἰσραὴλ τοῦ ἀποθανεῖν· καὶ ἐκάλεσε τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ Ἰωσὴφ, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, εἰ εὕρηκα χάριν ἐναντίον σου, ὑπόθες τὴν χεῖρά σου ὑπὸ τὸν μηρόν μου, καὶ ποιήσεις ἐπʼ ἐμὲ ἐλεημοσύνην, καὶ ἀλήθειαν, τοῦ μή με θάψαι ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ·
(Aʸngisan de hai haʸmerai Israaʸl tou apothanein; kai ekalese ton huion autou Yōsaʸf, kai eipen autōi, ei heuraʸka ⱪarin enantion sou, hupothes taʸn ⱪeira sou hupo ton maʸron mou, kai poiaʸseis epʼ eme eleaʸmosunaʸn, kai alaʸtheian, tou maʸ me thapsai en Aiguptōi; )

BrTr And the days of Israel drew nigh for him to die: and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, If I have found favour before thee, put thy hand under my thigh, and thou shalt execute mercy and truth toward me, so as not to bury me in Egypt.

ULT and the days of Israel drew near for him to die. So he called for his son, for Joseph, and said to him, “If, please, I have found favor in your eyes, please put your hand under my thigh, and deal with me in kindness and faithfulness. Please do not bury me in Egypt.

UST When it was almost time for him to die, he summoned his son Joseph and urged him, “Please do this favor for me: Put your hand under my leg, and promise me that after I die, you will be kind and faithful to me. Please promise that you will not bury my body here in the country of Egypt.

BSB § When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise to show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,

OEB When the time drew near for Jacob to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, ‘If now you will do me a favour, put your hand under my thigh and swear that you will act kindly and faithfully with me. Do not bury me, I beg of you, in Egypt;

WEBBE The time came near that Israel must die, and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, “If now I have found favour in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me. Please don’t bury me in Egypt,

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The time for Israel to die approached, so he called for his son Joseph and said to him, “If now I have found favor in your sight, put your hand under my thigh and show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,

LSV And the days of Israel are near to die, and he calls for his son, for Joseph, and says to him, “Now if I have found grace in your eyes, please put your hand under my thigh, and you have done kindness and truth with me; please do not bury me in Egypt,

FBV When the time came for Israel to die, he called for his son Joseph and said to him, “If you think well of me, place your hand under my thigh and promise to treat me with trustworthy love and faithfulness. Don't bury me here in Egypt.

T4T When it was almost time for him to die, he summoned his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have pleased you, make a solemn promise that you will be kind to me and faithfully do what I am now asking you: When I die, do not bury me here in Egypt.

LEB When the time of Israel’s death drew near,[fn] he called to his son, to Joseph. And he said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please put your hand under my thigh, that you might vow to deal kindly[fn] and faithfully with me. Please do not bury me in Egypt,

47:29 Literally “the days of Israel drew near to die”

47:29 Or “loyal love”

BBE And the time of his death came near, and he sent for his son Joseph and said to him, If now I am dear to you, put your hand under my leg and take an oath that you will not put me to rest in Egypt;

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JPS And the time drew near that Israel must die; and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him: 'If now I have found favour 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 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;

DRA And when he saw that the day of his death drew nigh, he called his son Joseph, and said to him: If I have found favour in thy sight, put thy hand under my thigh; and thou shalt shew me this kindness and truth, not to bury me in Egypt:

YLT And the days of Israel are near to die, and he calleth for his son, for Joseph, and saith to him, 'If, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and thou hast done with me kindness and truth; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt,

Drby And the days of Israel approached that he should die. And he called his son Joseph, and said to him, If now I have found favour in thine eyes, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me: bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt;

RV And the time drew near 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:

Wbstr And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said to 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:

KJB-1769 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:
(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/your sight, put, I pray thee/you, thy/your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee/you, in Egypt: )

KJB-1611 [fn]And the time drew nigh that Israel must die, and he called his sonne Ioseph, and said vnto him, If now I haue found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand vnder my thigh, and deale kindly and truely with mee, bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt.
(And the time drew nigh that Israel must die, and he called his son Yoseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy/your sight, put, I pray thee/you, thy/your hand under my thigh, and deale kindly and truly with me, bury me not, I pray thee/you, in Egypt.)

47:29 Chap. 24.2.

Bshps When the tyme drewe nye that Israel must dye, he sent for his sonne Ioseph and sayde vnto him: If I haue founde grace in thy syght, oh put thy hande vnder my thygh, and deale mercifully and truly with me, that thou bury me not in Egypt.
(When the time drew nigh/near that Israel must dye, he sent for his son Yoseph and said unto him: If I have found grace in thy/your syght, oh put thy/your hand under my thygh, and deale mercifully and truly with me, that thou/you bury me not in Egypt.)

Gnva Now when the time drewe neere that Israel must dye, he called his sonne Ioseph, and sayde vnto him, If I haue nowe founde grace in thy sight, put thine hand nowe vnder my thigh, and deale mercifully and truely with me: burie me not, I pray thee, in Egypt.
(Now when the time drew near that Israel must dye, he called his son Yoseph, and said unto him, If I have now found grace in thy/your sight, put thine/your hand now under my thigh, and deale mercifully and truly with me: burie me not, I pray thee/you, in Egypt. )

Cvdl Now whan the tyme came that Israel shulde dye, he called Ioseph his sonne, and sayde vnto him: Yf I haue founde grace in thy sight, then laye thine honde vnder my thye, yt thou shalt shewe mercy and faithfulnes vpon me, and not burye me in Egipte,
(Now when the time came that Israel should dye, he called Yoseph his son, and said unto him: If I have found grace in thy/your sight, then lay thine/your hand under my thye, it thou/you shalt show mercy and faithfulnes upon me, and not burye me in Egypt,)

Wyc And whanne he seiy the dai of deeth nyye, he clepide his sone Joseph, and seide to hym, If Y haue founde grace in thi siyt; putte thin hond vndur myn hipe, and thou schal do merci and treuthe to me, that thou birie not me in Egipt;
(And when he see the day of death nyye, he called his son Yoseph, and said to him, If I have found grace in thy/your siyt; putte thin hand under mine hipe, and thou/you shall do mercy and truth to me, that thou/you birie not me in Egypt;)

Luth Da nun die Zeit herbeikam, daß Israel sterben sollte, rief er seinem Sohn Joseph und sprach zu ihm: Habe ich Gnade vor dir funden, so lege deine Hand unter meine Hüfte, daß du die Liebe und Treue an mir tust und begrabest mich nicht, in Ägypten;
(So now the time herbeikam, that Israel die sollte, shouted he his son Yoseph and spoke to him: goods I Gnade before/in_front_of you/to_you funden, so lege your hand under my Hüfte, that you the love and Treue at to_me tust and begrabest me not, in Egypt;)

ClVg 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:[fn]
(Cumque appropinquare cerneret diem mortis suæ, he_called son his_own Yoseph, and he_said to eum: When/But_if inveni gratiam in in_sight tuo, pone hand tuam under femore meo: and faces to_me misericordiam and words, as not/no sepelias me in Ægypto: )

47.29 Cumque appropinquare cerneret diem mortis suæ, etc. AUG., Quæst. in Gen., tom. 3 Ea filium juratione constringit, etc., usque ad qui in baptismo apparuit fere trigesimo anno.

47.29 Cumque appropinquare cerneret diem mortis suæ, etc. AUG., Quæst. in Gen., tom. 3 Ea son yuratione constringit, etc., until to who in baptismo apparuit fere trigesimo anno.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠יִּקְרְב֣וּ יְמֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֘ל לָ⁠מוּת֒

and,drew_near days_of Yisrael to,die

Consider whether or not it is better in your language to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: “When it was almost time for Israel to die,” or “He knew that it was almost time for him to die, so”

וַ⁠יִּקְרָ֣א לִ⁠בְנ֣⁠וֹ לְ⁠יוֹסֵ֗ף

and=he/it_called to,son,his to,Joseph

Alternate translation: “he asked for his son Joseph to come to him”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אִם נָ֨א מָצָ֤אתִי חֵן֙ בְּ⁠עֵינֶ֔י⁠ךָ

if now found graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty in/on/at/with,eyes,your

Alternate translation: “Please show your favor toward me and” or “Please, if you truly love me,”

Note 2 topic: translate-symaction

שִֽׂים נָ֥א יָדְ⁠ךָ֖ תַּ֣חַת יְרֵכִ֑⁠י

put now hand,your below/instead_of thigh,my

See how you translated this clause in Gen 24:2, and see the note about this custom there. Alternate translation: “put your hand under my leg to show that you will do what I ask,” or “make a vow by putting your hand under my leg,”

וְ⁠עָשִׂ֤יתָ עִמָּדִ⁠י֙ חֶ֣סֶד וֶ⁠אֱמֶ֔ת

and,deal with=me kindness and,faithfulness

Consider again how you translated kindness in Gen 19:19; 20:13; 21:23; 24:12, 14, 27, 49; 32:10; 39:21; 40:14; 47:29, and how you translated faithfulness in Gen 24:27, 48, 49; 32:10; 42:16; 47:29.

אַל נָ֥א תִקְבְּרֵ֖⁠נִי

not now bury,me

Make sure your translation of bury me does not sound like Israel would still be alive when he was buried. Alternate translation: “Please promise that you will not bury my bones”

בְּ⁠מִצְרָֽיִם

in/on/at/with,Egypt

Alternate translation: “here in the land of Egypt.”

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