Verse 29

And the time drew near that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, If now I have found favor in your sight, put, I pray you, your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; do not bury me, I pray you, in Egypt:

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da tiden nærmet seg for Israel å dø, kalte han til seg sin sønn Josef og sa til ham: 'Om jeg har funnet nåde for dine øyne, legg din hånd under hoften min og lov meg å vise meg velvilje og troskap. Ikke grav meg i Egypt.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da tiden nærmet seg for Israel at han skulle dø, kalte han til seg sin sønn Josef og sa: Om jeg har funnet nåde i dine øyne, legg da din hånd under min hofte, og vis meg godhet og trofasthet: Jeg ber deg, begrav meg ikke i Egypt.

• Norsk King James

  Og tiden kom for Israel å dø; han kalte på sin sønn Josef og sa til ham: "Hvis jeg nå har funnet nåde for dine øyne, legg hånden din under min lår og lov meg at du vil handle godt mot meg og tale sant med meg; grav meg ikke i Egypt."

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da Israels dager nærmet seg slutten, kalte han på sin sønn Josef og sa til ham: Kjære, hvis jeg har funnet nåde hos deg, legg hånden din under låret mitt og vis meg godhet og troskap, så du ikke begraver meg i Egypt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da Israel nærmet seg sin død, kalte han til seg sin sønn Josef og sa: "Hvis jeg har funnet nåde i dine øyne, legg da hånden under låret mitt og vis at du vil vise meg kjærlighet og sannhet, og ikke begrave meg i Egypt."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da tiden nærmet seg for Israel å dø, kalte han sin sønn Josef til seg og sa: Hvis jeg har funnet nåde i dine øyne, legg hånden din under mitt lår og lov å vise meg trofasthet og godhet; begrav meg ikke i Egypt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da tiden nærmet seg at Israel måtte dø, kalte han sin sønn Josef og sa til ham: «Om jeg nå har funnet nåde i dine øyne, legg da, jeg ber deg, hånden under mitt lår og vis meg godhet og sannhet; begrav meg ikke i Egypt.»

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Da tiden nærmet seg for Israel å dø, kalte han sin sønn Josef til seg og sa: Hvis jeg har funnet nåde i dine øyne, legg hånden din under mitt lår og lov å vise meg trofasthet og godhet; begrav meg ikke i Egypt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da tiden for Israels død nærmet seg, kalte han til seg sin sønn Josef og sa: "Hvis jeg har funnet nåde i dine øyne, legg nå hånden din under hoften min og vis meg kjærlighet og sannhet; la meg ikke bli begravet i Egypt.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When the time of Israel’s death drew near, he called for 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 steadfast love and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da tiden nærmet seg for Israel å dø, kalte han på sin sønn Josef og sa til ham: 'Om jeg har funnet nåde i dine øyne, legg hånden under mitt lår og lov meg å vise meg kjærlighet og troskap. Ikke la meg bli gravlagt i Egypt.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Israels Dage kom nær, at han skulde døe, og han kaldte ad sin Søn Joseph og sagde til ham: Kjære, dersom jeg haver fundet Naade for dig, da læg, Kjære, din Haand under min Lænd og beviis Miskundhed og Troskab mod mig, at du, Kjære, ikke begraver mig i Ægypten.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da nærmet tiden seg for Israels død, og han kalte sin sønn Josef til seg og sa: Hvis jeg har funnet nåde for dine øyne, legg da din hånd under mitt lår og vis meg troskap og godhet: Ikke gravlegg meg i Egypt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da tiden nærmet seg for Israel å dø, kalte han til seg sin sønn Josef og sa til ham: "Om jeg nå har funnet nåde i dine øyne, legg hånden under mitt lår og vis meg kjærlighet og troskap. Ikke begrav meg i Egypt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og Israels dager nærmet seg slutten, og han kalte sin sønn Josef og sa til ham: 'Hvis jeg nå har funnet nåde for dine øyne, legg hånden din under hoften min, og vis meg den godhet og troskap at du ikke begraver meg i Egypt.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da tiden nærmet seg for Israel til å dø, kalte han til seg sin sønn Josef og sa til ham: Hvis jeg har funnet nåde i dine øyne, legg din hånd under mitt lår, og gjør mot meg noe godt og sant; begrav meg ikke i Egypt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da nærmet tiden for hans død seg, og han sendte bud etter sin sønn Josef og sa til ham: Hvis jeg nå er kjær for deg, legg hånden din under låret mitt og sverg at du ikke vil gravlegge meg i Egypt,

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  When the tyme drewe nye that Israel must dye: he sent for his sonne Ioseph and sayde vnto him: Yf I haue founde grace in thy syghte put thy hande vnder my thye and deale mercifully ad truely with me that thou burie me not in Egipte:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Now whan the tyme came that Israel shulde dye, he called Ioseph his sonne, and sayde vnto him: Yf I haue founde grace in thy sight, then laye thine honde vnder my thye, yt thou shalt shewe mercy and faithfulnes vpon me, and not burye me in Egipte,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Now when the time drewe neere that Israel must dye, he called his sonne Ioseph, and sayde vnto him, If I haue nowe founde grace in thy sight, put thine hand nowe vnder my thigh, and deale mercifully & truely with me: burie me not, I pray thee, in Egypt.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  When the tyme drewe nye that Israel must dye, he sent for his sonne Ioseph and sayde vnto him: If I haue founde grace in thy syght, oh put thy hande vnder my thygh, and deale mercifully and truly with me, that thou bury me not in Egypt.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The time drew near that Israel must die, and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, "If now I have found favor in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me. Please don't bury me in Egypt,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the days of Israel are near to die, and he calleth for his son, for Joseph, and saith to him, `If, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and thou hast done with me kindness and truth; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the time drew near that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found favor 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;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the time of his death came near, and he sent for his son Joseph and said to him, If now I am dear to you, put your hand under my leg and take an oath that you will not put me to rest in Egypt;

• World English Bible (2000)

  The time drew near that Israel must die, and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, "If now I have found favor in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me. Please don't bury me in Egypt,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The time 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 thigh and show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,

Referenced Verses

• Gen 24:2 : 2 And Abraham said to his oldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, "Please, put your hand under my thigh,
• Gen 24:49 : 49 Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left."
• Deut 31:14 : 14 And the LORD said to Moses, Behold, your days approach that you must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.
• 1 Kgs 2:1 : 1 Now the days of David grew near that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
• Gen 50:24-25 : 24 And Joseph said unto his brothers, I die, and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. 25 And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here.
• Gen 3:19 : 19 In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you shall return.
• Gen 47:9 : 9 And Jacob said to Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are one hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
• 2 Sam 7:12 : 12 And when your days are fulfilled, and you shall rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, which shall come out of your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
• 2 Sam 14:14 : 14 For we must die, and are as water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither does God take away life, but he devises means, so that his banished are not expelled from him.
• Job 7:1 : 1 Is there not an appointed time for man on earth? Are not his days also like the days of a hired worker?
• Job 14:14 : 14 If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my appointed time I will wait, till my change comes.
• Job 30:23 : 23 For I know that You will bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.
• Ps 6:5 : 5 For in death there is no remembrance of You: in the grave, who shall give You thanks?
• Ps 49:7 : 7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
• Ps 49:9 : 9 That he should still live forever, and not see corruption.
• Ps 89:48 : 48 What man can live and not see death? Shall he deliver his soul from the power of the grave? Selah.
• Acts 7:15-16 : 15 So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he and our fathers, 16 And were carried over into Shechem, and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem.
• Heb 9:27 : 27 And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,
• Heb 11:22 : 22 By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones.