Genesis 49:33

Genesis 49:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.
• New International Version (NIV)When Jacob had finished giving instructions to his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed, breathed his last and was gathered to his people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When Jacob finished commanding his sons, he drew up his feet into the bed and breathed his last and was gathered to his people.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when Jacob had finished commanding his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed and breathed his last, and was gathered to his people.

Context of Genesis 49:33

31There they buried Abraham and his wife Sarah; there they buried Isaac and his wife Rebekah; and there I buried Leah. 32The field and the cave in it were acquired from the sons of Heth.” When Jacob finished giving these instructions to his sons, he pulled his feet up onto the bed, breathed his last breath, and went to his people.

Genesis 49:33 word by word

וַיְכַ֤ל יַעֲקֹב֙ לְצַוֹּ֣ת אֶת־בָּנָ֔יו וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף רַגְלָ֖יו אֶל־הַמִּטָּ֑ה וַיִּגְוַ֖ע וַיֵּאָ֥סֶף אֶל־עַמָּֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• had made an endכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: finishH3615
• of commandingצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• he gathered upאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• his feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• into the bedמִטָּהmiţţâh · bedH4296
• and yielded up the ghostגָּוַעgâva‛ · to dieH1478
• unto his peopleעַם‛am · kinsmanH5971

Cross-references for Genesis 49:33

• Genesis 49:1Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather together so I can tell you what will happen to you in the future.
• Joshua 24:27Joshua said to all the people, “Look, this stone will be a witness against you, for it has heard everything the Lord said to us. It will be a witness against you if you deny your God.”
• Hebrews 11:22By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, mentioned the exodus of the sons of Israel and gave instructions about his burial.
• Genesis 49:29Then he instructed them, “I am about to go to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.
• Genesis 15:5The Lord took him outside and said, “Gaze into the sky and count the stars – if you are able to count them!” Then he said to him, “So will your descendants be.”
• Genesis 25:8Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man who had lived a full life. He joined his ancestors.
• Genesis 35:29Then Isaac breathed his last and joined his ancestors. He died an old man who had lived a full life. His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
• Job 5:26You will come to your grave in a full age, As stacks of grain are harvested in their season.
• Job 14:10But man dies and is powerless; he expires – and where is he?
• Job 30:23I know that you are bringing me to death, to the meeting place for all the living.
• Ecclesiastes 12:7and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the life’s breath returns to God who gave it.
• Isaiah 57:1The godly perish, but no one cares. Honest people disappear, when no one minds that the godly disappear because of evil.
• Luke 2:29“Now, according to your word, Sovereign Lord, permit your servant to depart in peace.
• Hebrews 11:13These all died in faith without receiving the things promised, but they saw them in the distance and welcomed them and acknowledged that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth.
• Hebrews 12:23and congregation of the firstborn, who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous, who have been made perfect,

Commentaries on Genesis 49:33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33He gathered up his feet into the bed - It is very probable that while delivering these prophetic blessings Jacob sat upon the side of his bed, leaning upon his staff; and having finished, he lifted up his feet into the bed, stretched himself upon it, and expired! And was gathered unto his people - The testimony that this place bears to the immortality of the soul, and to its existence separate from the body, should not be lightly regarded. In the same…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-33Verses 1-33 - Jacob Blesses His Sons 5. מכרה mekêrāh “weapon;” related: כיר kārar or כרה kārāh dig. “Device, design?” related: מכר mākar “sell,” in Arabic “take counsel. Habitation.” 10. מחקק mechoqēq “lawgiver, judge, dispenser of laws.” This word occurs in six other places - Numbers 21:18; Deuteronomy 33:21; Jud. Deuteronomy 5:14; Psalm 60:9; Psalm 108:9; Isaiah 33:22; in five of which it clearly denotes ruler, or judge. The meaning “sceptre” is…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-33Verses 28-33 Jacob blessed every one according to the blessings God in after-times intended to bestow upon them. He spoke about his burial-place, from a principle of faith in the promise of God, that Canaan should be the inheritance of his seed in due time. When he had finished both his blessing and his charge, and so had finished his testimony, he addressed himself to his dying work. He gathered up his feet into the bed, not only as one patiently…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33Jacob died at the age of 147 (47:28), bringing his life of struggle and sorrow to an end. Jacob had always had a strong desire for God's blessing. He had a deep devotion and consistently relied on God no matter what happened. In the end, he died with genuine faith. He learned where true blessings come from. Through his faith, he would be able to pass these blessings on to his sons (Hebrews 11:21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3333. when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons--It is probable that he was supernaturally strengthened for this last momentous office of the patriarch, and that when the divine afflatus ceased, his exhausted powers giving way, he yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 49:33

• Death
• Jacob

In the dictionaries

• Jacob
• Jacob, Israel
• Bed
• Blood
• Devour
• Fierce
• Ghost
• Raven
• Rouse
• Shoot

Commentaries on Genesis 49

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings