Genesis 50 · Verse 24

Genesis 50:24

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.
Genesis 50:24, King James Version

Genesis 50:24 in other translations

BSBThen 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.”
WEBJoseph 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.”
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd 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.'
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEThen 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.
WebsterAnd Joseph said to his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land, to the land which he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

What does Genesis 50:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. Joseph said unto his brethren, I die--The national feelings of the Egyptians would have been opposed to his burial in Canaan; but he gave the strongest proof of the strength of his faith and full assurance of the promises, by "the commandment concerning his bones" [He 11:22].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 Joseph said - I die - That is, I am dying; and God will surely visit you - he will yet again give you, in the time when it shall be essentially necessary, the most signal proof of his unbounded love towards the seed of Jacob. And bring you out of this land - Though ye have here every thing that can render life comfortable, yet this is not the typical land, the land given by covenant, the land which represents the rest that remains for the people of God.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 50:22-26

Joseph having honoured his father, his days were long in the land, which, for the present, God had given him. When he saw his death approaching, he comforted his brethren with the assurance of their return to Canaan in due time. We must comfort others with the same comforts with which we have been comforted of God, and encourage them to rest on the promises which are our support. For a confession of his own faith…

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Genesis 50:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יוֹסֵף֙yo.SefJosephH3130
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אֶחָ֔יו'e.Chavbrothers hisH251
אָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiIH595
מֵ֑תMet[am] about to dieH4191
וֵֽאלֹהִ֞יםve.lo.Himand GodH430
פָּקֹ֧דpa.Kodcertainly <to visit>H6485
יִפְקֹ֣דyif.Kodhe will visitH6485
אֶתְכֶ֗ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
וְהֶעֱלָ֤הve.he.'e.Lahand he will bring upH5927
אֶתְכֶם֙'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
הַזֹּ֔אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
נִשְׁבַּ֛עnish.Ba'he sworeH7650
לְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.Hamto AbrahamH85
לְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.Chakto IsaacH3327
וּֽלְיַעֲקֹֽב\׃u.le.ya.'a.koand to JacobH3290

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Cross references for Genesis 50:24

  • Exodus 3:16-17

    Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt: And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.

  • Genesis 35:12

    And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.

  • Genesis 26:3

    Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;

  • Genesis 46:4

    I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.

  • Genesis 28:13

    And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

  • Genesis 48:21

    And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.

  • Genesis 13:17

    Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.

  • Genesis 15:18

    In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

  • Genesis 13:15

    For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

  • Genesis 15:14-16

    And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

  • Genesis 15:7

    And he said unto him, I am the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.

  • Genesis 12:7

    And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I die.
5; 3:19; Job 30:23; Ec 12:5,7; Ro 5:12; Heb 9:27
visit you.
21:1; Ex 4:31
you out.
15:14-16; 26:3; 35:12; 46:4; 48:21; Ex 3:16,17
sware.
12:7; 13:15,17; 15:7,18; 17:8; 26:3; 28:13; 35:12; 46:4; Ex 33:1
Nu 32:11; De 1:8; 6:10

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Context

  • Genesis 50:23

    And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph’s knees.

  • Genesis 50:24

    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.

  • Genesis 50:25

    And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.

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Genesis 50:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y José dijo á sus hermanos: Yo me muero; mas Dios ciertamente os visitará, y os hará subir de aquesta tierra á la tierra que juró á Abraham, á Isaac, y á Jacob.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Joseph dit à ses frères: Je meurs, et Dieu vous visitera certainement, et vous fera monter de ce pays-ci dans le pays qu’il a promis par serment à Abraham, à Isaac et à Jacob.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Joseph sprach zu seinen Brüdern: Ich sterbe; und Gott wird euch gewißlich heimsuchen und euch aus diesem Lande hinaufführen in das Land, das er Abraham, Isaak und Jakob zugeschworen hat.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cumque adjurasset eos atque dixisset: Deus visitabit vos, asportate ossa mea vobiscum de loco isto: