Genesis 50 - New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995)

The Death of Israel

50 Then Joseph fell on his father’s face, and wept over him and kissed him. 2 Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians (A)embalmed Israel. 3 Now forty days were [a]required for [b]it, for [c]such is the period required for embalming. And the Egyptians (B)wept for him seventy days.

4 When the days of [d]mourning for him were past, Joseph spoke to the household of Pharaoh, saying, “If now I have found favor in your sight, please speak [e]to Pharaoh, saying, 5 (C)My father made me swear, saying, “Behold, I am about to die; in my grave (D)which I dug for myself in the land of Canaan, there you shall bury me.” Now therefore, please let me go up and bury my father; then I will return.’” 6 Pharaoh said, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear.”

7 So Joseph went up to bury his father, and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his household and all the elders of the land of Egypt, 8 and all the household of Joseph and his brothers and his father’s household; they left only their little ones and their flocks and their herds in the land of Goshen. 9 There also went up with him both chariots and horsemen; and it was a very great company. 10 When they came to the [f]threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, they (E)lamented there with a very great and [g]sorrowful lamentation; and he [h]observed seven days mourning for his father. 11 Now when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning at [i]the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a [j]grievous [k]mourning for the Egyptians.” Therefore it was named [l]Abel-mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.

Burial at Machpelah

12 Thus his sons did for him as he had charged them; 13 for his sons carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in (F)the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre, which Abraham had bought along with the field for a [m]burial site from Ephron the Hittite. 14 After he had buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, he and his brothers, and all who had gone up with him to bury his father.

15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “(G)What if Joseph bears a grudge against us and pays us back in full for all the wrong which we did to him!” 16 So they [n]sent a message to Joseph, saying, “Your father charged before he died, saying, 17 ‘Thus you shall say to Joseph, “Please forgive, I beg you, the transgression of your brothers and their sin, for they did you wrong.”’ And now, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” And Joseph wept when they spoke to him. 18 Then his brothers also came and (H)fell down before him and said, “Behold, we are your servants.” 19 But Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in God’s place? 20 As for you, (I)you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about [o]this present result, to preserve many people alive. 21 So therefore, do not be afraid; (J)I will provide for you and your little ones.” So he comforted them and spoke [p]kindly to them.

Death of Joseph

22 Now Joseph stayed in Egypt, he and his father’s household, and Joseph lived one hundred and ten years. 23 Joseph saw the third generation of Ephraim’s sons; also the sons of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were (K)born on Joseph’s knees. 24 Joseph said to his brothers, “(L)I am about to die, but God will surely [q]take care of you and bring you up from this land to the land which He [r]promised on oath to (M)Abraham, to (N)Isaac and to (O)Jacob.” 25 Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, “God will surely [s]take care of you, and (P)you shall carry my bones up from here.” 26 So Joseph died at the age of one hundred and ten years; and [t]he was (Q)embalmed and placed in a coffin in Egypt.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 50:3 Lit fulfilled
  2. Genesis 50:3 Or him
  3. Genesis 50:3 Lit so are fulfilled the days of embalming
  4. Genesis 50:4 Lit weeping
  5. Genesis 50:4 Lit In the ears of
  6. Genesis 50:10 Heb Goren ha-Atad
  7. Genesis 50:10 Lit heavy
  8. Genesis 50:10 Lit made a mourning for seven days
  9. Genesis 50:11 Heb Goren ha-Atad
  10. Genesis 50:11 Lit heavy
  11. Genesis 50:11 Heb ebel
  12. Genesis 50:11 I.e. the meadow (or mourning) of Egypt
  13. Genesis 50:13 Lit possession of a burial place
  14. Genesis 50:16 Lit commanded
  15. Genesis 50:20 Lit as it is this day
  16. Genesis 50:21 Lit to their heart
  17. Genesis 50:24 Or visit
  18. Genesis 50:24 Lit swore
  19. Genesis 50:25 Or visit
  20. Genesis 50:26 Lit they embalmed him

Cross references

  1. Genesis 50:2 : Gen 50:26; 2 Chr 16:14; Matt 26:12; Mark 16:1; John 19:39, 40
  2. Genesis 50:3 : Gen 50:10; Num 20:29; Deut 34:8
  3. Genesis 50:5 : Gen 47:29-31
  4. Genesis 50:5 : 2 Chr 16:14; Is 22:16; Matt 27:60
  5. Genesis 50:10 : Acts 8:2
  6. Genesis 50:13 : Gen 23:16-20; Acts 7:16
  7. Genesis 50:15 : Gen 37:28; 42:21, 22
  8. Genesis 50:18 : Gen 37:8-10; 41:43
  9. Genesis 50:20 : Gen 37:26, 27; 45:5, 7
  10. Genesis 50:21 : Gen 45:11; 47:12
  11. Genesis 50:23 : Gen 30:3
  12. Genesis 50:24 : Gen 48:21; Ex 3:16, 17; Heb 11:22
  13. Genesis 50:24 : Gen 13:15, 17; 15:7, 8, 18
  14. Genesis 50:24 : Gen 26:3
  15. Genesis 50:24 : Gen 28:13; 35:12
  16. Genesis 50:25 : Gen 47:29, 30; Ex 13:19; Josh 24:32; Heb 11:22
  17. Genesis 50:26 : Gen 50:2

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