Genesis 50 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Jacob Is Buried

1 Then Joseph ^H3130 fell ^H5307 on his father’s ^H1 face ^H6440, and wept ^H1058 over ^H5921 him and kissed ^H5401 him.

2 Joseph ^H3130 commanded ^H6680 his servants ^H5650 the physicians ^H7495 to embalm ^H2590 his father ^H1. So the physicians ^H7495 embalmed ^H2590 Israel ^H3478. 3 Now forty ^H705 days ^H3117 were [fn]required ^H4390 for [fn]it, for [fn]such ^H3651 is the period ^H3117 required ^H4390 for embalming ^H2590. And the Egyptians ^H4714 wept ^H1058 for him seventy ^H7657 days ^H3117.

4 When the days ^H3117 of [fn]mourning ^H1068 for him were ^H5674 past ^H5674, Joseph ^H3130 spoke ^H1696 to the household ^H1004 of Pharaoh ^H6547, saying ^H559, “If ^H518 now ^H4994 I have found ^H4672 favor ^H2580 in your sight ^H5869, please ^H4994 speak ^H1696 [fn]to Pharaoh ^H6547, saying ^H559, 5 ‘My father ^H1 made me swear ^H7650, saying ^H559, “Behold ^H2009, I am about to die ^H4191; in my grave ^H6913 which ^H834 I dug ^H3738 for myself in the land ^H776 of Canaan ^H3667, there ^H8033 you shall bury ^H6912 me.” Now ^H6258 then, please ^H4994 let me go ^H5927 up ^H5927 and bury ^H6912 my father ^H1; then I will return ^H7725.’” 6 Pharaoh ^H6547 said ^H559, “Go ^H5927 up ^H5927 and bury ^H6912 your father ^H1, as he made you swear ^H7650.”

7 So Joseph ^H3130 went ^H5927 up ^H5927 to bury ^H6912 his father ^H1, and with him went ^H5927 up ^H5927 all ^H3605 the servants ^H5650 of Pharaoh ^H6547, the elders ^H2205 of his household ^H1004 and all ^H3605 the elders ^H2205 of the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714, 8 and all ^H3605 the household ^H1004 of Joseph ^H3130 and his brothers ^H251 and his father’s ^H1 household ^H1004; they left ^H5800 only ^H7534 their little ^H2945 ones ^H2945 and their flocks ^H6629 and their herds ^H1241 in the land ^H776 of Goshen ^H1657. 9 Chariots ^H7393 with teams ^H6571 of ^H6571 horses ^H6571 also went ^H5927 up ^H5927 with him; and it was a very ^H3966 great ^H3515 company ^H4264. 10 When they came ^H935 to the [fn]threshing ^H1637 floor ^H1637 of Atad ^H329, which ^H834 is beyond ^H5676 the Jordan ^H3383, they mourned ^H5594 there ^H8033 with a very ^H3966 great ^H1419 and [fn]sorrowful ^H3515 lamentation ^H4553; and he [fn]observed ^H6213 seven ^H7651 days ^H3117 of mourning ^H60 for his father ^H1. 11 Now when the inhabitants ^H3427 of the land ^H776, the Canaanites ^H3669, saw ^H7200 the mourning ^H60 at [fn]the threshing ^H1637 floor ^H1637 of Atad ^H329, they said ^H559, “This ^H2088 is a [fn]grievous ^H3515 [fn]mourning ^H60 for the Egyptians ^H4714.” Therefore ^H5921 H3651 it was named ^H7121 H8034 [fn]Abel-mizraim ^H67, which ^H834 is beyond ^H5676 the Jordan ^H3383.

Burial at Machpelah

12 And so his sons ^H1121 did ^H6213 for him as he had commanded ^H6680 them; 13 for his sons ^H1121 carried ^H5375 him to the land ^H776 of Canaan ^H3667 and buried ^H6912 him in the cave ^H4631 of the field ^H7704 of Machpelah ^H4375 opposite ^H5921 H6440 Mamre ^H4471, which ^H834 Abraham ^H85 had bought ^H7069 along with the field ^H7704 as a [fn]burial ^H6913 site ^H272 from Ephron ^H6085 the Hittite ^H2850. 14 And after ^H310 he had buried ^H6912 his father ^H1, Joseph ^H3130 returned ^H7725 to Egypt ^H4714, he and his brothers ^H251, and all ^H3605 who had gone ^H5927 up ^H5927 with him to bury ^H6912 his father ^H1.

15 When Joseph’s ^H3130 brothers ^H251 had seen ^H7200 that their father ^H1 was dead ^H4191, they said ^H559, “What if Joseph ^H3130 holds ^H7852 a ^H7852 grudge ^H7852 against ^H7852 us and pays ^H7725 us back ^H7725 in ^H7725 full ^H7725 for all ^H3605 the wrong ^H7451 which ^H834 we did ^H1580 to him!” 16 So they sent ^H6680 instructions ^H6680 to Joseph ^H3130, saying ^H559, “Your father ^H1 commanded ^H6680 us before ^H6440 he died ^H4194, saying ^H559, 17 ‘This ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 you shall say ^H559 to Joseph ^H3130: “Please ^H4994 forgive ^H5375, I beg ^H577 you, the offense ^H6588 of your brothers ^H251 and their sin ^H2403, for they did ^H1580 you wrong ^H7451.”’ And now ^H6258, please ^H4994 forgive ^H5375 the offense ^H6588 of the servants ^H5650 of the God ^H430 of your father ^H1.” And Joseph ^H3130 wept ^H1058 when they spoke ^H1696 to him. 18 Then his brothers ^H251 also ^H1571 came ^H1980 and fell ^H5307 down ^H5307 before ^H6440 him and said ^H559, “Behold ^H2009, we are your servants ^H5650.” 19 But Joseph ^H3130 said ^H559 to them, “Do not be ^H3372 afraid ^H3372, for am I in ^H8478 God’s ^H430 place ^H8478? 20 As for you, you meant ^H2803 evil ^H7451 against ^H5921 me, but God ^H430 meant ^H2803 it for good ^H2896 in ^H4616 order ^H4616 to ^H4616 bring ^H6213 about ^H6213 [fn]this ^H2088 present ^H3117 result, to keep ^H2421 many ^H7227 people ^H5971 alive ^H2421. 21 So ^H6258 therefore, do not be ^H3372 afraid ^H3372; I will provide ^H3557 for you and your little ^H2945 ones ^H2945.” So he comforted ^H5162 them and spoke ^H1696 [fn]kindly ^H3820 to them.

Death of Joseph

22 Now Joseph ^H3130 stayed ^H3427 in Egypt ^H4714, he and his father’s ^H1 household ^H1004, and Joseph ^H3130 lived ^H2421 110 ^H3967 H6235 years ^H8141.

23 Joseph ^H3130 saw ^H7200 the third ^H8029 generation of Ephraim’s ^H669 sons ^H1121; also ^H1571 the sons ^H1121 of Machir ^H4353, the son ^H1121 of Manasseh ^H4519, were born ^H3205 on Joseph’s ^H3130 knees ^H1290. 24 Joseph ^H3130 said ^H559 to his brothers ^H251, “I am about to die ^H4191, but God ^H430 will assuredly ^H6485 [fn]take ^H6485 care ^H6485 of ^H6485 you and bring ^H5927 you up ^H5927 from this ^H2088 land ^H776 to the land ^H776 which ^H834 He [fn]promised ^H7650 on ^H7650 oath ^H7650 to Abraham ^H85, to Isaac ^H3327, and to Jacob ^H3290.” 25 Then Joseph ^H3130 made the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 swear ^H7650, saying ^H559, “God ^H430 will assuredly ^H6485 [fn]take ^H6485 care ^H6485 of ^H6485 you, and you shall carry ^H5927 my bones ^H6106 up ^H5927 from here ^H2088.” 26 So Joseph ^H3130 died ^H4191 at the age ^H1121 of 110 ^H3967 H6235 years ^H8141; and they embalmed ^H2590 him and placed ^H7760 him in a coffin ^H727 in Egypt ^H4714.