Genesis · Bereshit

Genesis 47:29

וַיִּקְרְבוּ יְמֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לָמוּת
King James Version (KJV)

When the time drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, "If now I have found favor in your sight, put your hand under my thigh and promise to deal kindly and truly with me."

Modern English

The time came near that Israel must die, and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, “If now I have found favor in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me. Please don’t bury me in Egypt,

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