Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So Jacob’s sons did as he had commanded them: New Living Translation So Jacob’s sons did as he had commanded them. English Standard Version Thus his sons did for him as he had commanded them, Berean Standard Bible So Jacob’s sons did as he had charged them. King James Bible And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them: New King James Version So his sons did for him just as he had commanded them. New American Standard Bible And so his sons did for him as he had commanded them; NASB 1995 Thus his sons did for him as he had charged them; NASB 1977 And thus his sons did for him as he had charged them; Legacy Standard Bible Thus his sons did for him as he had commanded them. Amplified Bible So Jacob’s sons did for him as he had commanded them; Christian Standard Bible So Jacob’s sons did for him what he had commanded them. Holman Christian Standard Bible So Jacob’s sons did for him what he had commanded them. American Standard Version And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them: Contemporary English Version So Jacob's sons did just as their father had instructed. English Revised Version And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them: GOD'S WORD® Translation Jacob's sons did for him what he had told them to do. Good News Translation So Jacob's sons did as he had commanded them; International Standard Version And so Israel's sons did what he had instructed them to do: Majority Standard Bible So Jacob?s sons did as he had charged them. NET Bible So the sons of Jacob did for him just as he had instructed them. New Heart English Bible So his sons did to him just as he commanded them, Webster's Bible Translation And his sons did to him according as he commanded them: World English Bible His sons did to him just as he commanded them, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd his sons do to him so as he commanded them, Young's Literal Translation And his sons do to him so as he commanded them, Smith's Literal Translation And his sons will do to him thus according to what he commanded them. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleSo the sons of Jacob did as he had commanded them. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, the sons of Jacob did just as he had instructed them. New American Bible Thus Jacob’s sons did for him as he had instructed them. New Revised Standard Version Thus his sons did for him as he had instructed them. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd his sons did to Jacob just as he had commanded them; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And his sons did to him just as he commanded them OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them. Brenton Septuagint Translation And thus his sons did to him. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Mourning and Burial for Jacob…11When the Canaanites of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a solemn ceremony of mourning by the Egyptians.” Thus the place across the Jordan is called Abel-mizraim. 12So Jacob’s sons did as he had charged them. 13They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near Mamre, which Abraham had purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.… Cross References Genesis 47:29-31 When 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, / but when I lie down with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me with them.” Joseph answered, “I will do as you have requested.” / “Swear to me,” Jacob said. So Joseph swore to him, and Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed. Genesis 49:29-33 Then Jacob instructed them, “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite. / The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, in the land of Canaan. This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site. / There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried, and there I buried Leah. ... Exodus 13:19 Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear a solemn oath when he said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones with you from this place.” Joshua 24:32 And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. So it became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants. Acts 7:15-16 So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died. / Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver. Hebrews 11:22 By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones. Genesis 23:16-20 Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the standard of the merchants. / So Ephron’s field at Machpelah near Mamre, the cave that was in it, and all the trees within the boundaries of the field were deeded over / to Abraham’s possession in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city. ... Genesis 25:9-10 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite. / This was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah. Genesis 35:29 Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. 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. Genesis 15:13-16 Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. / But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions. / You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age. ... Genesis 46:4 I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.” Genesis 28:13-15 And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. / Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. / 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 I have promised you.” Genesis 12:7 Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him. Genesis 17:8 And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.” Treasury of Scripture And his sons did to him according as he commanded them: Genesis 47:29-31 And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt: … Genesis 49:29-32 And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, … Exodus 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. Jump to Previous Charged Commanded Jacob's OrdersJump to Next Charged Commanded Jacob's OrdersGenesis 50 1. The mourning for Jacob.4. Joseph gets leave of Pharaoh to go to bury him. 7. The funeral. 15. Joseph comforts his brothers, who crave his pardon. 22. His age. 23. He sees the third generation of his sons. 24. He prophesies unto his brothers of their return. 25. He takes an oath of them concerning his bones. 26. He dies, and is put into a coffin. So his sons This phrase refers to the sons of Jacob, also known as Israel. The sons of Jacob are the patriarchs of the twelve tribes of Israel, and their actions here are significant in fulfilling the last wishes of their father. The Hebrew word for "sons" is "בָּנִים" (banim), which not only denotes biological offspring but also carries the connotation of building or establishing a legacy. In this context, the sons are not just fulfilling a duty but are participating in the continuation of the covenantal promise given to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. did as he had commanded them Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So Jacob’s sonsבָנָ֖יו (ḇā·nāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son did וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ (way·ya·‘ă·śū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6213: To do, make as כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that he had charged them. צִוָּֽם׃ (ṣiw·wām) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order Links Genesis 50:12 NIVGenesis 50:12 NLT Genesis 50:12 ESV Genesis 50:12 NASB Genesis 50:12 KJV Genesis 50:12 BibleApps.com Genesis 50:12 Biblia Paralela Genesis 50:12 Chinese Bible Genesis 50:12 French Bible Genesis 50:12 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 50:12 His sons did to him just as (Gen. Ge Gn) |