Genesis 47:28
26 So Joseph established a law that a fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh, and it is in effect in the land of Egypt to this day. Only the priests’ land does not belong to Pharaoh.
27 Now the Israelites settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and became fruitful and increased greatly in number.
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the length of his life was 147 years.
29 When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise to show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,
30 but when I lie down with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me with them.” Joseph answered, “I will do as you have requested.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the length of his life was 147 years.
- KJV
- And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.
- WEB
- Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were one hundred forty-seven years.
- ASV
- And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were a hundred forty and seven years.
- DARBY
- And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; and the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were a hundred and forty-seven years.
- BLB
- And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seven [and] ten years, and the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were seven years and forty and a hundred years.
- ÅB
- Og Jakob levde i Egypt i sytten år; og Jakobs dager, hans leveår, ble hundre og syv og førti år.
- OTB
- Jakob levde i Egypt i sytten år, og hans levetid var 147 år.
- B1930
- Og Jakob levde i Egyptens land i sytten år; og Jakobs dager, hans leveår, blev hundre og syv og firti år.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 90:10
The length of our days is seventy years— or eighty if we are strong— yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
Read in contextPsalms 119:84
How many days must Your servant wait? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?
Read in contextPsalms 90:12
So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.
Read in contextGenesis 47:8–9
“How many years have you lived?” Pharaoh asked.
Read in contextGenesis 37:2
This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them.
Read in context