Genesis 50:5 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NLT

Tell him that my father made me swear an oath. He said to me, ‘Listen, I am about to die. Take my body back to the land of Canaan, and bury me in the tomb I prepared for myself.’ So please allow me to go and bury my father. After his burial, I will return without delay.”

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

אטד 'āṭâd Atad, “the buck-thorn.”
מצרים אבל 'ābêl - mı̂tsrayı̂m, Ab…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

My father made me swear, saying, lo, I die
Having reason to believe he should not live long, he sent for Joseph and …

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Though pious relatives and friends have lived to a good old age, and we are confident they have gone to glory, yet we may regret our own loss and p…