Genesis 50:5
“My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
My father made me swear, saying, lo, I die,.... Having reason to believe he should not live long, he sent for Joseph,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 50:1-26
- The Burial of Jacob 10. אטד 'āṭâd Atad, “the buck-thorn.” 11. מצרים אבל 'ābêl-mı̂tsrayı̂m, Abel-Mitsraim,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 50:1-6
Joseph is here paying his last respects to his deceased father. 1. With tears and kisses, and all the tender expressions…
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