Genesis 50:12

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“So Jacob’s sons did as he had charged them.”

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BSBPD

“So Jacob’s sons did as he had charged them.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And his sons do to him so as he commanded them,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 50:12 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 47:29When 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,
  2. Genesis 49:29Then Jacob instructed them, “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.
  3. Exodus 20:12Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
  4. Acts 7:16Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.
  5. Ephesians 6:1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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