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but when I sleep with my fathers, thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burying-place. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

רעמסס ra‘mesês — Ra‘meses “son of the sun.”

מטה mı̂ṭṭāh — “bed.” מטה maṭṭeh

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

But I will lie with my fathers. It appears from this passage that the word “sleep,” whenever it is used for “die,” does not refer to the s…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

But I will lie with my fathers
Abraham and Isaac, whose bodies lay in the land of Canaan, where Jacob desired to be …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

At last the time drew near that Israel must die. Israel, a prince with God, had power over the Angel and prevailed, yet must die. Joseph supplied h…

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