Study it in the app“The days of Israel drew near to die, and he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please put your hand under my thigh, and deal with me in loyal love and faithfulness: please do not bury me in Egypt.”
The daysיְמֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלdrew nearוַיִּקְרְבוּto die,לָמוּתand he calledוַיִּקְרָאhis sonלִבְנוֹJosephלְיוֹסֵףand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“Ifאִם נָאI have foundמָצָאתִיfavorחֵןin your eyes,בְּעֵינֶיךָplease putשִׂים נָאyour handיָדְךָunderתַּחַתmy thigh,יְרֵכִיand dealוְעָשִׂיתָwith meעִמָּדִיin loyal loveחֶסֶדand faithfulness:וֶאֱמֶתplease do notאַל נָאbury meתִקְבְּרֵנִיin Egypt.בְּמִצְרָיִם
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yeme” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearscome near
To come near to someone or something.
Where else “yikrvu” appearsdie
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “mut” appearscall
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appearsJoseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsfind favor
To find favor: to be well regarded by someone with power to give.
Where else “matsati” appearsfavor
Someone's goodwill toward another: looking on them kindly.
Where else “chen” appearssight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appearsput
To put something somewhere.
Where else “sim” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appearsthigh
The part of the leg near the hip, where the sword is strapped and an oath is sworn.
Where else “yerechi” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asita” appearswith me
With me, beside me.
Where else “imadi” appearsfaithfulness
Loyal love between people, faithfulness and kindness.
Where else “chesed” appearsfaithfulness
That one can rely on him because he keeps his word.
Where else “emet” appearsbury
Bury.
Where else “tikbre” appearsEgypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appearsPutting the hand under the thigh accompanied a solemn oath (24:2, 9).
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
28Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; and the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were a hundred forty-seven years.
29 · This verse (above)
30When I lie down with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place.” He said, “I will do as you have said.”
1. What it says
What did Joseph do for his family and for Egypt during the famine (vv. 11-12, 14-26)?
2. What it means
How does Jacob describe his years to Pharaoh, and what does he do when he arrives and when he leaves (vv. 7-10)?
3. How I live it
How can you help someone in need with what you have?
