Genesis

Genesis 50:5

⁵my 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.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
my father	אָבִ֞י	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
made me swear an oath	הִשְׁבִּיעַ֣נִי	hiš·bî·‘a·nî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7650 swear
when he said	לֵאמֹ֗ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
I	אָנֹכִי֮	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am about to die	מֵת֒	mêṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4191 die
You must bury me	תִּקְבְּרֵ֑נִי	tiq·bə·rê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H6912 bury
in the tomb	בְּקִבְרִ֗י	bə·qiḇ·rî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6913 grave, sepulchre
that	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I dug	כָּרִ֤יתִי	kā·rî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3738 dig
for myself in the land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Canaan	כְּנַ֔עַן	kə·na·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan
Now	וְעַתָּ֗ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
let me go	אֶֽעֱלֶה־	’e·‘ĕ·leh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
and bury	וְאֶקְבְּרָ֥ה	wə·’eq·bə·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H6912 bury
my father	אָבִ֖י	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
and then return	וְאָשֽׁוּבָה׃	wə·’ā·šū·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return

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Isaiah 22:16 · 2 Chronicles 16:14 · Matthew 27:60 · Genesis 47:29–31

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.