Genesis 50:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.”

Genesis 50:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 50:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Genesis 50:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Pharaoh said, “Go up, and bury your father, just like he made you swear.””

Genesis 50:6 — World English Bible

Genesis 50:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear. ”

Genesis 50:6 — American Standard Version

Genesis 50:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and Pharaoh saith, `Go up and bury thy father, as he caused thee to swear.'”

Genesis 50:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 50:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Pharaoh said, Go up and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear. ”

Genesis 50:6 — Darby Translation

Genesis 50:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then Pharaoh said, Goe vp and bury thy father, as he made thee to sweare.”

Genesis 50:6 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 50:6 in Context — Genesis 50

4 And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,

5 My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.

6 And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.

7 And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,

8 And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father’s house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.

Read the full chapter: Genesis 50 — The Death of Joseph →

What Does Genesis 50:6 Mean?

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