The Meaning of Genesis 48:7 Explained

Genesis 48:7

KJV: And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.

YLT: And I -- in my coming in from Padan-Aram Rachel hath died by me in the land of Canaan, in the way, while yet a kibrath of land to enter Ephrata, and I bury her there in the way of Ephrata, which is Bethlehem.'

Darby: And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was yet a certain distance to come to Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath, that is, Bethlehem.

ASV: And as for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when there was still some distance to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem).

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What is the context of Genesis 48:7?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet [there was] but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same [is] Bethlehem.

What does Genesis 48:7 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 48:1-7 - Joseph Visits His Dying Father

How inexorable is the must of death! For many years Jacob had exceeded the ordinary span of human life, and now, like the last apple on the tree, he must be gathered. For seventeen years he had been familiar with Egypt's splendid temples, obelisks and pyramids; he had been surrounded with all the comforts that filial love could devise; but nothing could make him forget that distant cave in the land of Canaan. In his judgment Egypt's most splendid pyramid was not to be compared with that humble sepulcher where the mortal remains of Abraham and Sarah, of Isaac and Rebekah, and of the faithful Leah awaited his. On Joseph's second visit he was weaker, and with an effort nerved himself for the interview. The angel-ladder and Rachel's death stood prominently out before the dying eyes. When he returned from this pathetic reverie he turned to the two boys who stood awestruck beside him and adopted them, for their beloved father's sake. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 48

¹ Joseph with his sons visits his sick father
² Jacob strengthens himself to bless them
³ He repeats God's promise
⁵ He takes Ephraim and Manasseh as his own sons
⁷ He tells Joseph of his mother's grave
⁸ He blesses Ephraim and Manasseh
¹⁷ He prefers the younger before the elder
²¹ He prophesies their return to Canaan

What do the individual words in Genesis 48:7 mean?

But I when I came from Padan died beside me Rachel in the land of Canaan on the way when [there was] but a little distance to go to Ephrathah and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath that [is] - Bethlehem

וַאֲנִ֣י ׀ בְּבֹאִ֣י מִפַּדָּ֗ן מֵ֩תָה֩ עָלַ֨י רָחֵ֜ל בְּאֶ֤רֶץ כְּנַ֙עַן֙ בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ בְּע֥וֹד כִּבְרַת־ אֶ֖רֶץ לָבֹ֣א אֶפְרָ֑תָה וָאֶקְבְּרֶ֤הָ שָּׁם֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אֶפְרָ֔ת הִ֖וא בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם

וַאֲנִ֣י ׀	But I
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, first person common singular Root: אֲנִי Sense: I (first pers.
בְּבֹאִ֣י	when I came
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, first person common singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
מִפַּדָּ֗ן	from Padan
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: פַּדָּן Sense: a plain or tableland in northern Mesopotamia in Aram, a region of Syria.
מֵ֩תָה֩	died
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular Root: מוּת Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
עָלַ֨י	beside me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
רָחֵ֜ל	Rachel
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: רָחֵל Sense: daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob, and mother of Joseph and Benjamin.
בְּאֶ֤רֶץ	in the land
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth.
כְּנַ֙עַן֙	of Canaan
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: כְּנַעַן Sense: the 4th son of Ham and the progenitor of the Phoenicians and of the various nations who peopled the seacoast of Palestine.
בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ	on the way
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, common singular Root: דֶּרֶךְ Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
כִּבְרַת־	[there was] but a little
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: כְּבָרָה Sense: distance (undetermined length).
אֶ֖רֶץ	distance
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth.
לָבֹ֣א	to go to
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
אֶפְרָ֑תָה	Ephrathah
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶפְרָת Sense: a place near Bethel where Rachel died and was buried.
וָאֶקְבְּרֶ֤הָ	and I buried her
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular, third person feminine singular Root: קָבַר Sense: to bury.
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ	on the way to
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, common singular construct Root: דֶּרֶךְ Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
אֶפְרָ֔ת	Ephrath
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶפְרָת Sense: a place near Bethel where Rachel died and was buried.
הִ֖וא	that [is]
Parse: Pronoun, third person feminine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.
בֵּ֥ית	-
Parse: Preposition
לָֽחֶם	Bethlehem
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: בֵּית לֶחֶם Sense: a city in Judah, birthplace of David.

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