Genesis 46:30
And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
Genesis 46:30 in other translations
| BSB | Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!” |
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| WEB | Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive.” |
| ASV | And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, that thou art yet alive. |
| YLT | and Israel saith unto Joseph, ‘Let me die this time, after my seeing thy face, for thou art yet alive.' |
| DARBY | And Israel said to Joseph, Now let me die, after I have seen thy face, since thou still livest. |
| BBE | And Israel said to Joseph, Now that I have seen you living again, I am ready for death. |
| Webster | And Israel said to Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive. |
What does Genesis 46:30 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 46:29-30
29-30. Joseph made ready his chariot--The difference between chariot and wagon was not only in the lighter and more elegant construction of the former, but in the one being drawn by horses and the other by oxen. Being a public man in Egypt, Joseph was required to appear everywhere in an equipage suitable to his dignity; and, therefore, it was not owing either to pride or ostentatious parade that he drove his…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 46:28-34
It was justice to Pharaoh to let him know that such a family was come to settle in his dominions. If others put confidence in us, we must not be so base as to abuse it by imposing upon them. But how shall Joseph dispose of his brethren? Time was, when they were contriving to be rid of him; now he is contriving to settle them to their advantage; this is rendering good for evil. He would have them live by themselves…
Genesis 46:30 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 46:30
- Luke 2:29-30
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
- Genesis 45:28
And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.
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Context
- Genesis 46:29
And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
- Genesis 46:30
And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
- Genesis 46:31
And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father’s house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father’s house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;
Genesis 46:30 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces Israel dijo á José: Muera yo ahora, ya que he visto tu rostro, pues aun vives. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Israël dit à Joseph: Que je meure à présent, après que j’ai vu ton visage, puisque tu vis encore. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Israel sprach zu Joseph: Nunmehr mag ich sterben, nachdem ich dein Angesicht gesehen habe, daß du noch lebst! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixitque pater ad Joseph: Jam lætus moriar, quia vidi faciem tuam, et superstitem te relinquo. |