The Meaning of Genesis 50:6 Explained

Genesis 50:6

KJV: And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.

YLT: and Pharaoh saith, 'Go up and bury thy father, as he caused thee to swear.'

Darby: And Pharaoh said, Go up and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.

ASV: And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.

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What is the context of Genesis 50:6?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Genesis 50:6 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 50:6 mean?

And said Pharaoh go up and bury - your father as he made you swear

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֑ה עֲלֵ֛ה וּקְבֹ֥ר אֶת־ אָבִ֖יךָ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הִשְׁבִּיעֶֽךָ

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
פַּרְעֹ֑ה	Pharaoh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: פַּרְעֹה Sense: the common title of the king of Egypt.
עֲלֵ֛ה	go up
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: סָלַק Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
וּקְבֹ֥ר	and bury
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: קָבַר Sense: to bury.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
אָבִ֖יךָ	your father
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: אָב Sense: father of an individual.
הִשְׁבִּיעֶֽךָ	he made you swear
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular, second person masculine singular Root: שָׁבַע Sense: to swear, adjure.

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