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 Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried. There Isaac and his wife, Rebekah, are buried. And there I buried Leah. 32It is the plot of land and the cave that my grandfather Abraham bought from the Hittites.” When Jacob had finished this charge to his sons, he drew his feet into the bed, breathed his last, and joined his ancestors in death.

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 49:1Then Jacob called together all his sons and said, “Gather around me, and I will tell you what will happen to each of you in the days to come.
• Joshua 24:27Joshua said to all the people, “This stone has heard everything the Lord said to us. It will be a witness to testify against you if you go back on your word to God.”
• Hebrews 11:22It was by faith that Joseph, when he was about to die, said confidently that the people of Israel would leave Egypt. He even commanded them to take his bones with them when they left.
• Genesis 49:29Then Jacob instructed them, “Soon I will die and join my ancestors. Bury me with my father and grandfather in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.
• Genesis 15:5Then the Lord took Abram outside and said to him, “Look up into the sky and count the stars if you can. That’s how many descendants you will have!”
• Genesis 25:8and he died at a ripe old age, having lived a long and satisfying life. He breathed his last and joined his ancestors in death.
• Genesis 35:29Then he breathed his last and died at a ripe old age, joining his ancestors in death. And his sons, Esau and Jacob, buried him.
• Job 5:26You will go to the grave at a ripe old age, like a sheaf of grain harvested at the proper time!
• Job 14:10“But when people die, their strength is gone. They breathe their last, and then where are they?
• Job 30:23And I know you are sending me to my death— the destination of all who live.
• Ecclesiastes 12:7For then the dust will return to the earth, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.
• Isaiah 57:1Good people pass away; the godly often die before their time. But no one seems to care or wonder why. No one seems to understand that God is protecting them from the evil to come.
• Luke 2:29“Sovereign Lord, now let your servant die in peace, as you have promised.
• Hebrews 11:13All these people died still believing what God had promised them. They did not receive what was promised, but they saw it all from a distance and welcomed it. They agreed that they were foreigners and nomads here on earth.
• Hebrews 12:23You have come to the assembly of God’s firstborn children, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God himself, who is the judge over all things. You have come to the spirits of the righteous ones in heaven who have now 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

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• Jacob, Israel
• Bed
• Blood
• Devour
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• Ghost
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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