Genesis 47:29-30

Context
47:29 The time¹ for Israel to die approached, so he called for his son Joseph and said to him, “If now I have found favor in your sight, put your hand under my thigh² and show me kindness and faithfulness.³ Do not bury me in Egypt, 47:30 but when I rest⁴ with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place.” Joseph⁵ said, “I will do as you say.”

[47:29] ¹tn Heb “days.”

[47:29] ²sn On the expression put your hand under my thigh see Gen 24:2.

[47:29] ³tn Or “deal with me in faithful love.”

[47:30] ⁴tn Heb “lie down.” Here the expression “lie down” refers to death.

[47:30] ⁵tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.