Genesis 50:24 “Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will sur…”

Genesis 50:24

Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

World English Bible

Joseph said to his brothers, “I am dying, but God will surely visit you, and bring you up out of this land to the land which he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”

American Standard Version

And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die; but God will surely visit you, and bring you up out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Ioseph sayd vnto his brethren, I am ready to dye, and God will surely visite you, and bring you out of this land, vnto ye land which hee sware vnto Abraham, vnto Izhak, and vnto Iaakob.

Darby Translation

And Joseph said to his brethren, I die; and God will certainly visit you, and bring you up out of this land, into the land that he swore unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

Young's Literal Translation

And Joseph saith unto his brethren, 'I am dying, and God doth certainly inspect you, and hath caused you to go up from this land, unto the land which He hath sworn to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.'

Bible in Basic English

Then Joseph said to his brothers, The time of my death has come; but God will keep you in mind and take you out of this land into the land which he gave by his oath to Abraham and Isaac and Jacob.

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Cross references

“I die”

Genesis 50:5 Genesis 3:19 Job 30:23 Ecclesiastes 12:5 Ecclesiastes 12:7 Romans 5:12

Genesis 50:5 · BSB

my father made me swear an oath when he said, ‘I am about to die. You must bury me in the tomb that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.’ Now let me go and bury my father, and then return.”

Genesis 3:19 · BSB

By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground— because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”

Job 30:23 · BSB

Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.

Ecclesiastes 12:5 · BSB

when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels— for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.

Ecclesiastes 12:7 · BSB

before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

Romans 5:12 · BSB

Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.

“visit you”

Genesis 21:1 Exodus 4:31

Genesis 21:1 · BSB

Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised.

Exodus 4:31 · BSB

and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.

“you out”

Genesis 26:3 Genesis 35:12 Genesis 46:4 Genesis 48:21 Genesis 15:14–16 Exodus 3:16

Genesis 26:3 · BSB

Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.

Genesis 35:12 · BSB

The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.”

Genesis 46:4 · BSB

I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.”

Genesis 48:21 · BSB

Then Israel said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers.

Genesis 15:14–16 · BSB

But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.

Exodus 3:16 · BSB

Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: I have surely attended to you and have seen what has been done to yo…

“sware”

Genesis 28:13 Genesis 13:17 Genesis 15:18 Genesis 13:15 Genesis 15:7 Genesis 12:7

Genesis 28:13 · BSB

And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.

Genesis 13:17 · BSB

Get up and walk around the land, through its length and breadth, for I will give it to you.”

Genesis 15:18 · BSB

On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—

Genesis 13:15 · BSB

for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.

Genesis 15:7 · BSB

The LORD also told him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”

Genesis 12:7 · BSB

Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring. ” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.

Also

Hebrews 11:22

Hebrews 11:22 · BSB

By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

23He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation, and indeed the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph’s knees.

25And Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath and said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”

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