Gênesis 47:27-31

O Último Desejo de Jacó

27 Os israelitas se estabeleceram no Egito, na região de Gósen. Lá adquiriram propriedades, foram prolíferos e multiplicaram-se muito.

28 Jacó viveu dezessete anos no Egito, e os anos da sua vida chegaram a cento e quarenta e sete.

29 Aproximando-se a hora da sua morte, Israel chamou seu filho José e lhe disse: “Se quer agradar-me, ponha a mão debaixo da minha coxa e prometa que será bondoso e fiel comigo: Não me sepulte no Egito.

30 Quando eu descansar com meus pais, leve-me daqui do Egito e sepulte-me junto a eles”.José respondeu: “Farei como o senhor me pede”.

31 Mas Jacó insistiu: “Jure-me”. E José lhe jurou, e Israel curvou-se apoiado em seu bordão.^[a]

Gênesis 47:27-31 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 47

This chapter gives an account of the presentation of five of Joseph's brethren, and then of his father, to Pharaoh, and of what passed between them, Ge 47:1-10; of Joseph's settlement of them, according to the direction of Pharaoh, in the land of Rameses in Goshen, and of his provision for them there, Ge 47:11,12; of his getting into his hands, for Pharaoh, the money, cattle, and lands, of the Egyptians, excepting the lands belonging to the priests, for corn he had supplied them with, Ge 47:13-22; of his giving them seed to sow with, on condition of Pharaoh's having a fifth part of the produce, Ge 47:23-26, of the increase of Jacob's substance in Egypt, and that of his children; of the time of his living there, and his approaching death, when he called Joseph to him, and obliged him by an oath to bury him in the burying place of his fathers, Ge 47:27-31.

Footnotes

• [a]. Conforme a Septuaginta. O Texto Massorético diz "curvou-se à cabeceira de sua cama."