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Genesis 50:12 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 12. 12And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:
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Role in This Section
Jacob's sons do exactly as he commanded concerning his burial.
Read It With
- Genesis 49:29–50:14
Read verses 12–13 with 49:29–32. Verse 12 summarizes obedience; verse 13 names the transport, Canaan, Machpelah, and Abraham's purchase.
Why It Needs Context
The summary does not tell how every son divided the work or imply that no Egyptian or household servant assisted the journey.
Read Genesis 50:12–14 together
Why these verses belong together: The sons obey, bury Jacob at Machpelah, and the full company returns to Egypt.
Verse 12. 12 And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:
Verse 13. 13 For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.
Verse 14. 14 And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.
Continue in Context
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Read Genesis 49:29–50:14 — Jacob Dies and Is Buried in CanaanSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Displayed wording, burial property, Rachel's separate grave, oath fulfillment, grief, embalming, procession, burial, return, and later bones horizon.
Exact location: Genesis 49:29–50:14 with Genesis 23; 35:16–20, 27–29; 47:27–31; 50:15–26; Exodus 13:19; and Joshua 24:32 in the pinned standardized 1769 KJV
Open source ↗hebrew text morphology and lemma data
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible — Genesis
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project
Open Scriptures, Version 2.2 released 2021; repository inspected 2026
Supports: Death and gathering formulas, embalming, tomb wording, geography, name wordplay, and narrative sequence.
Exact location: WLC Genesis 49:29–50:14, especially ne'esaf el-ammav, vayigva, vayyahantu, kariti, be'ever hayyarden, and avel mitsrayim
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