Genesis 50:24 (LSB)

Passage

And Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely take care of you and bring you up from this land to the land which He swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”

Nearby Context

Genesis 50:22 Now Joseph stayed in Egypt, he and his father’s household, and Joseph lived 110 years.

Genesis 50:23 And Joseph saw the third generation of Ephraim’s sons; also the sons of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were born on Joseph’s knees.

Genesis 50:24 And Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely take care of you and bring you up from this land to the land which He swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”

Genesis 50:25 Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, “God will surely take care of you, and you shall carry my bones up from here.”

Genesis 50:26 So Joseph died at the age of 110 years; and they embalmed him, and he was placed in a coffin in Egypt.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "joseph", "said", "brothers", "surely", "take", "care", "bring", and "land". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "joseph" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "And Joseph saw the third generation of..." into verse 25's "Then Joseph made the sons of Israel...", so "joseph" and "said" belong inside that flow. In Genesis context, the local focus is creation, human rebellion, covenant promise, and God's providence.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "joseph" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.