The Meaning of Genesis 50:12 Explained

Genesis 50:12

KJV: And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:

YLT: And his sons do to him so as he commanded them,

Darby: And his sons did to him according as he had commanded them;

ASV: And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And his sons  did  unto him according as he commanded  them: 

What does Genesis 50:12 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 50:4-14 - Jacob Mourned And Buried
The days of mourning for Jacob were only two less in number than for a king. Three hundred miles were traversed by that splendid funeral cavalcade, which included not only the family of Israel, but the magnates of Egypt. The words, beyond Jordan (Genesis 50:10), indicate that this book was finished on the further side of Jordan, where Moses afterward died.
The evident grief with which the precious remains were laid beside the great dead, reminds us that when God wills to do honor to any servant of His, He can secure it in remarkable ways-and ways which are entirely independent of human methods and reasoning. "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints." At birth He cared for your helpless body; when you die He will see to its sepulcher. The bones of the saints hold the earth for the ultimate reign of Christ! [source]

Chapter Summary: 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

What do the individual words in Genesis 50:12 mean?

So did his sons for him according as what he had commanded them
וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ בָנָ֖יו ל֑וֹ כֵּ֖ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּֽם

וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ  So  did 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
בָנָ֖יו  his  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
ל֑וֹ  for  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
כֵּ֖ן  according  as 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֵּן 
Sense: so, therefore, thus.
צִוָּֽם  he  had  commanded  them 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: צָוָה  
Sense: to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order.

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