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Genesis 50:6 Explained in Context
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Verse 6. 6And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.
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Quick Meaning
Pharaoh authorizes Joseph to bury his father according to the oath. The ruler's permission honors both Jacob and Joseph's sworn obligation in this moment.
Read It With
- Genesis 49:29–50:14
Read verses 4–6. Joseph's mediated request and stated return lead directly to Pharaoh's approval.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Pharaoh's approval converts the private oath into an authorized burial journey.
Read Genesis 50:4–6 together
Why these verses belong together: Joseph's mediated request, oath explanation, return promise, and Pharaoh's authorization form one court exchange.
Verse 4. 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,
Verse 5. 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.
Verse 6. 6 And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.
What Remains True
Authority can make room for solemn family and religious obligations without treating them as disloyalty.
How It Can Shape Life
- Where you hold authority, handle bereavement requests promptly and fairly while setting only necessary operational conditions.
Continue in Context
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Read Genesis 49:29–50:14 — Jacob Dies and Is Buried in CanaanSources used for this Verse Lens
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
Open source ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible — Genesis with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, Digital edition accessed 2026
Supports: KJV idiom, embalming, tomb verb, Jordan viewpoint, Atad, and Abel-mizraim alternatives.
Exact location: NET Genesis 49:29–50:14 translator notes, especially 49:33 and 50:2–5, 10–11
Open NET Genesis 49 ↗