Genesis 50:6
New International Version
Pharaoh said, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.”

New Living Translation
Pharaoh agreed to Joseph’s request. “Go and bury your father, as he made you promise,” he said.

English Standard Version
And Pharaoh answered, “Go up, and bury your father, as he made you swear.”

Berean Standard Bible
Pharaoh replied, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.”

King James Bible
And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.

New King James Version
And Pharaoh said, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear.”

New American Standard Bible
Pharaoh said, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear.”

NASB 1995
Pharaoh said, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear.”

NASB 1977
And Pharaoh said, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear.”

Legacy Standard Bible
And Pharaoh said, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear.”

Amplified Bible
And Pharaoh said, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear.”

Christian Standard Bible
So Pharaoh said, “Go and bury your father in keeping with your oath.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So Pharaoh said, “Go and bury your father in keeping with your oath.”

American Standard Version
And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.

Contemporary English Version
The king answered, "Go to Canaan and keep your promise to your father."

English Revised Version
And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Pharaoh replied, "Go and bury your father, as you have promised him."

Good News Translation
The king answered, "Go and bury your father, as you promised you would."

International Standard Version
"Please go," Pharaoh replied. "Bury your father, as he asked you to do."

Majority Standard Bible
Pharaoh replied, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.”

NET Bible
So Pharaoh said, "Go and bury your father, just as he made you swear to do."

New Heart English Bible
And Pharaoh said, "Go up, and bury your father, in keeping with your oath."

Webster's Bible Translation
And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.

World English Bible
Pharaoh said, “Go up, and bury your father, just like he made you swear.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and Pharaoh says, “Go up and bury your father, as he caused you to swear.”

Young's Literal Translation
and Pharaoh saith, 'Go up and bury thy father, as he caused thee to swear.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And Pharaoh will say, Go up and bury thy father, according to what he caused thee to swear.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Pharao said to him: Go up and bury thy father according as he made thee swear.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And Pharaoh said to him, “Go up and bury your father, just as he made you swear.”

New American Bible
Pharaoh replied, “Go and bury your father, as he made you promise on oath.”

New Revised Standard Version
Pharaoh answered, “Go up, and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And Pharaoh said, Go up and bury your father, according as he made you swear.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Pharaoh said to Yoseph, “Go up and bury your father as he made you swear.”
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Pharaoh said: 'Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Pharao said to Joseph, Go up, bury thy father, as he constrained thee to swear.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Mourning and Burial for Jacob
5my father made me swear an oath when he said, ‘I am about to die. You must bury me in the tomb that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.’ Now let me go and bury my father, and then return.” 6Pharaoh replied, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.” 7Then Joseph went to bury his father, and all the servants of Pharaoh accompanied him—the elders of Pharaoh’s household and all the elders of the land of Egypt—…

Cross References
Exodus 3:18
The elders of Israel will listen to what you say, and you must go with them to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’

Exodus 5:1-3
After that, Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may hold a feast to Me in the wilderness.’” / But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.” / “The God of the Hebrews has met with us,” they answered. “Please let us go on a three-day journey into the wilderness to sacrifice to the LORD our God, or He may strike us with plagues or with the sword.”

Exodus 12:31-32
Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Get up, leave my people, both you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested. / Take your flocks and herds as well, just as you have said, and depart! And bless me also.”

Nehemiah 2:5-6
and answered the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city where my fathers are buried, so that I may rebuild it.” / Then the king, with the queen seated beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I set a time.

1 Kings 2:6
So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.

1 Kings 2:9
Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You know what you ought to do to him to bring his gray head down to Sheol in blood.”

2 Samuel 15:7-9
After four years had passed, Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I have made to the LORD. / For your servant made a vow while dwelling in Geshur of Aram, saying: ‘If indeed the LORD brings me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the LORD in Hebron.’” / “Go in peace,” said the king. So Absalom got up and went to Hebron.

Numbers 20:17
Please let us pass through your land. We will not go through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway; we will not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.”

Numbers 21:22
“Let us pass through your land. We will not turn aside into any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.”

Deuteronomy 34:5-6
So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, as the LORD had said. / And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab facing Beth-peor, and no one to this day knows the location of his grave.

Matthew 27:58
He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

Mark 15:43
Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.

Luke 23:52
He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.

John 19:38
Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.

Acts 7:15-16
So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died. / Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.


Treasury of Scripture

And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury your father, according as he made you swear.

as he made.

Genesis 48:21
And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.

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Genesis 50
1. The mourning for Jacob.
4. Joseph gets leave of Pharaoh to go to bury him.
7. The funeral.
15. Joseph comforts his brothers, who crave his pardon.
22. His age.
23. He sees the third generation of his sons.
24. He prophesies unto his brothers of their return.
25. He takes an oath of them concerning his bones.
26. He dies, and is put into a coffin.














Pharaoh replied
The mention of "Pharaoh" here is significant, as it highlights the relationship between Joseph and the Egyptian ruler. Pharaoh, the most powerful man in Egypt, shows respect and trust towards Joseph, which is a testament to Joseph's integrity and the favor he found in the eyes of God and man. Historically, this reflects the period of the Hyksos or possibly the early New Kingdom, where Semitic peoples like Joseph could rise to high positions in Egypt.

Go up
The phrase "go up" is often used in the Bible to describe a journey to the land of Canaan, which is geographically higher in elevation compared to Egypt. This phrase also carries a spiritual connotation, as Canaan is the Promised Land, a place of divine promise and fulfillment. The directive to "go up" signifies not just a physical journey, but a return to the land of covenant and heritage.

and bury your father
The act of burial is deeply significant in Hebrew culture, reflecting respect for the deceased and adherence to familial and cultural traditions. Jacob's burial in Canaan, as opposed to Egypt, underscores the importance of the Promised Land and the continuation of God's covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is a reaffirmation of faith in God's promises and a physical act of returning to the land given by God.

as he made you swear to do
This phrase emphasizes the solemnity and binding nature of oaths in ancient times. Joseph's promise to his father Jacob was not merely a personal commitment but a sacred duty. In the Hebrew context, swearing an oath was a serious matter, often invoking God's name as a witness. This reflects the deep sense of honor and responsibility that Joseph felt towards his father and his heritage, highlighting the importance of faithfulness and integrity in fulfilling one's promises.

Verse 6. - And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear. Pharaoh's answer would, of course, be conveyed through the courtiers.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Pharaoh
פַּרְעֹ֑ה (par·‘ōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings

replied,
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Go up
עֲלֵ֛ה (‘ă·lêh)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

and bury
וּקְבֹ֥ר (ū·qə·ḇōr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 6912: To inter

your father,
אָבִ֖יךָ (’ā·ḇî·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1: Father

as
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

he made you swear [to do].”
הִשְׁבִּיעֶֽךָ׃ (hiš·bî·‘e·ḵā)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear


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