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Genesis 50:1-3
Lexham English Bible
Genesis 50:1-3
Lexham English Bible
Jacob’s Funeral and Joseph’s Remaining Time in Egypt
50 Then Joseph fell on the face of his father and wept upon him and kissed him. 2 And Joseph instructed his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel. 3 Forty days were required for it,[a] for thus are the days required for[b] embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days.
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- Genesis 50:3 Literally “were fulfilled for it”
- Genesis 50:3 Literally “fulfilled”
Genesis 50:1-3
New International Version
Genesis 50:1-3
New International Version
50 Joseph threw himself on his father and wept over him and kissed him.(A) 2 Then Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So the physicians embalmed him,(B) 3 taking a full forty days, for that was the time required for embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.(C)
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