Genesis 48:21 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 48:21

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.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Behold, I die - With what composure is this most awful word expressed! Surely of Jacob it might be now said, “He turns his sight undaunted on the tomb;” for though it is not said that he was full of days, as were Abraham and Isaac, yet he is perfectly willing to bid adieu to earthly things, and lay his body in the grave. Could any person act as the patriarchs did in their last moments, who had no hopes of eternal life, no belief in the immortality of the soul? Impossible!

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Accordingly, Joseph, when he died, left it with his brethren, ch. l. This assurance was given them, and carefully preserved among them, that they might neither love Egypt too much when it favoured them, nor fear it too much when it frowned upon them.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die--The patriarch could speak of death with composure, but he wished to prepare Joseph and the rest of the family for the shock. but God shall be with you--Jacob, in all probability, was not authorized to speak of their bondage--he dwelt only on the certainty of their restoration to Canaan.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
יוֹסֵ֔ף	yo.Sef	Joseph	H3130 →
הִנֵּ֥ה	hi.Neh	here!	H2009 →
אָנֹכִ֖י	'a.no.Khi	I	H595 →
מֵ֑ת	Met	[am] about to die	H4191 →
וְהָיָ֤ה	ve.ha.Yah	and he will be	H1961 →
אֱלֹהִים֙	'E.lo.Him	God	H430 →
עִמָּכֶ֔ם	'i.ma.Khem	with you	H5973 →
וְהֵשִׁ֣יב	ve.he.Shiv	and he will bring back	H7725 →
אֶתְכֶ֔ם	'et.Khem	<obj.> you	H853 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
אֶ֖רֶץ	'E.retz	[the] land of	H776 →
אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃	'a.vo.tei.Khem	fathers your	H1 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 28:15
Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what…
leads to
- Joshua 1:5
  No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
- Isaiah 41:10
  Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Jeremiah 1:19
  They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 31:6
  Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- Genesis 26:24
  and that night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your…
Through
Genesis 26:3
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…
leads to
- Genesis 28:15
  Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 105:9
  the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
Through
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,…
leads to
- Exodus 3:16–17
  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…