Genesis 50:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
My fatherאָבִ֞י
(a·vi)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
made me swear,הִשְׁבִּיעַ֣נִי
(hish·bi·'a·ni)
7650: to sweardenominative verb from sheba
saying,לֵאמֹ֗ר
(le·mor)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Behold,הִנֵּ֣ה
(hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
I am about to die;מֵת֒
(met)
4191: to diea prim. root
in my graveבְּקִבְרִ֗י
(be·kiv·ri)
6913: a grave, sepulcherfrom qabar
whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
I dugכָּרִ֤יתִי
(ka·ri·ti)
3738a: to diga prim. root
for myself in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץ
(be·'e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
of Canaan,כְּנַ֔עַן
(ke·na·'an,)
3667a: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land W. of the Jordanfrom kana
thereשָׁ֖מָּה
(sham·mah)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
you shall buryתִּקְבְּרֵ֑נִי
(tik·be·re·ni;)
6912: to burya prim. root
me." Nowוְעַתָּ֗ה
(ve·'at·tah)
6258: nowprobably from anah
therefore, pleaseנָּ֛א
(na)
4994: I (we) pray, nowa prim. particle of entreaty or exhortation
let me goאֶֽעֱלֶה־
(e·'e·leh-)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
up and buryוְאֶקְבְּרָ֥ה
(ve·'ek·be·rah)
6912: to burya prim. root
my father;אָבִ֖י
(a·vi)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
then I will return.'"וְאָשֽׁוּבָה׃
(ve·'a·shu·vah.)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
My father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
made me swear
shaba`  (shaw-bah')
propr. to be complete; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
saying
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Lo
hinneh  (hin-nay')
lo! -- behold, lo, see.
I die
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
in my grave
qeber,  (keh'-ber)
a sepulchre -- burying place, grave, sepulchre.
which I have digged
karah  (kaw-raw')
to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or open -- dig, make (a banquet), open.
for me in the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
of Canaan
Kna`an  (ken-ah'-an)
humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him -- Canaan, merchant, traffick.
there shalt thou bury me
qabar  (kaw-bar')
to inter -- in any wise, bury(-ier).
Now therefore let me go up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
I pray thee and bury
qabar  (kaw-bar')
to inter -- in any wise, bury(-ier).
my father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
and I will come again
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'My father made me swear, saying, "Behold, I am about to die; in my grave which I dug for myself in the land of Canaan, there you shall bury me." Now therefore, please let me go up and bury my father; then I will return.'"

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
my father made me take an oath, saying, 'I am about to die. You must bury me there in the tomb that I made for myself in the land of Canaan.' Now let me go and bury my father. Then I will return."

International Standard Version
My father told me, "Look! I'm about to die. Bury me in my grave that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan." So please let me travel to bury my father. I'll be right back.'"

NET Bible
My father made me swear an oath. He said, "I am about to die. Bury me in my tomb that I dug for myself there in the land of Canaan." Now let me go and bury my father; then I will return.'"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
'My father made me swear an oath. He said, "I'm about to die. Bury me in the tomb I bought for myself in Canaan." Please let me go there and bury my father; then I'll come back.'"

King James 2000 Bible
My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have dug for me in the land of Canaan, there shall you bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray you, and bury my father, and I will come again.
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