Genesis

Genesis 47:29

²⁹When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise to show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the time	יְמֵֽי־	yə·mê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
drew near	וַיִּקְרְב֣וּ	way·yiq·rə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7126 come near, approach
for Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֘ל	yiś·rå̄·ʾēl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
to die	לָמוּת֒	lā·mūṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H4191 die
he called	וַיִּקְרָ֣א׀	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
his son	לִבְנ֣וֹ	liḇ·nōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
Joseph	לְיוֹסֵ֗ף	lə·yō·w·sêp̄	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
and said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to him	לוֹ֙	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I have found	מָצָ֤אתִי	mā·ṣā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H4672 attain to, find
favor	חֵן֙	ḥên	Noun - masculine singular	H2580 favour, grace
in your eyes	בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ	bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular	H5869 eye
put	שִֽׂים־	śîm-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
your hand	יָדְךָ֖	yā·ḏə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
under	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
my thigh	יְרֵכִ֑י	yə·rê·ḵî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3409 thigh, loin, side, base
and promise to show	וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ	wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
me	עִמָּדִי֙	‘im·mā·ḏî	Preposition; first person common singular	H5978 along with
kindness	חֶ֣סֶד	ḥe·seḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
and faithfulness	וֶאֱמֶ֔ת	we·’ĕ·meṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
bury me	תִקְבְּרֵ֖נִי	ṯiq·bə·rê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H6912 bury
in Egypt	בְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃	bə·miṣ·rā·yim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

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Genesis 24:49 · Genesis 24:2 · Deuteronomy 31:14 · 1 Kings 2:1 · Genesis 50:24–25 · Acts 7:15–16

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