Genesis 5050GenesisJosephLXX2012 U. S. English

LXX2012 U. S. EnglishBerean Standard Bible

1. Mourning and Burial for Jacob

2. 1ENGLXX20And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept on him, and kissed him.BSBBSB: Then Joseph fell upon his father’s face, wept over him, and kissed him.
3. 2ENGLXX20And Joseph commanded his servants the embalmers to embalm his father; and the embalmers embalmed Israel.BSBBSB: And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him,
4. 3ENGLXX20And they fulfilled forty days for him, for so are the days of embalming numbered; and Egypt mourned for him seventy days.BSBBSB: taking the forty days required to complete the embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.
5. 4ENGLXX20And when the days of mourning were past, Joseph spoke to the princes of Pharao, saying, If I have found favor in your sight, speak concerning me in the ears of Pharao, saying,BSBBSB: When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please tell Pharaoh that
6. 5ENGLXX20My father adjured me, saying, In the sepulchre which I dug for myself in the land of Chanaan, there you shall bury me; now then I will go up and bury my father, and return again.BSBBSB: my father made me swear an oath when he said, ‘I am about to die. You must bury me in the tomb that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.’ Now let me go and bury my father, and then return.”
7. 6ENGLXX20And Pharao said to Joseph, Go up, bury your father, as he constrained you to swear.BSBBSB: Pharaoh replied, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.”
8. 7ENGLXX20So Joseph went up to bury his father; and all the servants of Pharao went up with him, and the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt.BSBBSB: Then Joseph went to bury his father, and all the servants of Pharaoh accompanied him—the elders of Pharaoh’s household and all the elders of the land of Egypt—
9. 8ENGLXX20And all the household of Joseph, and his brethren, and all the house of his father, and his kindred; and they left behind the sheep and the oxen in the land of Gesem.BSBBSB: along with all of Joseph’s household, and his brothers, and his father’s household. Only their children and flocks and herds were left in Goshen.
10. 9ENGLXX20And there went up with him also chariots and horsemen; and there was a very great company.BSBBSB: Chariots and horsemen alike went up with him, and it was an exceedingly large procession.
11. 10ENGLXX20And they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan; and they bewailed him with a great and very sore lamentation; and he made a mourning for his father seven days.BSBBSB: When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, which is across the Jordan, they lamented and wailed loudly, and Joseph mourned for his father seven days.
12. 11ENGLXX20And the inhabitants of the land of Chanaan saw the mourning at the floor of Atad, and said, This is a great mourning to the Egyptians; therefore he called its name, The mourning of Egypt, which is beyond Jordan.BSBBSB: When the Canaanites of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a solemn ceremony of mourning by the Egyptians.” Thus the place across the Jordan is called Abel-mizraim.
13. 12ENGLXX20And thus his sons did to him.BSBBSB: So Jacob’s sons did as he had charged them.
14. 13ENGLXX20So his sons carried him up into the land of Chanaan, and buried him in the double cave, which cave Abraam bought for possession of a burying place, of Ephrom the Chettite, before Mambre.BSBBSB: They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near Mamre, which Abraham had purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.
15. 14ENGLXX20And Joseph returned to Egypt, he and his brethren, and those that had gone up with him to bury his father.BSBBSB: After Joseph had buried his father, he returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone with him to bury his father.

16. Joseph Comforts His Brothers

17. 15ENGLXX20And when the brethren of Joseph saw that their father was dead, they said, Let us take heed, lest at any time Joseph remember evil against us, and recompense to us all the evils which we have done against him.BSBBSB: When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph bears a grudge? Then he will surely repay us for all the evil that we did to him.”
18. 16ENGLXX20And they came to Joseph, and said, Your father adjured us before his death, saying,BSBBSB: So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Before he died, your father commanded,
19. 17ENGLXX20Thus say you⌃ to Joseph, Forgive them their injustice and their sin, forasmuch as they have done you evil; and now pardon the injustice of the servants of the God of your father. And Joseph wept while they spoke to him.BSBBSB: ‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I beg you, please forgive the transgression and sin of your brothers, for they did you wrong.’ So now, Joseph, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to him, Joseph wept.
20. 18ENGLXX20And they came to him and said, We, these persons, are your servants.BSBBSB: His brothers also came to him, bowed down before him, and said, “We are your slaves!”
21. 19ENGLXX20And Joseph said to them, Fear not, for I am God's.BSBBSB: But Joseph replied, “Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God?
22. 20ENGLXX20You⌃ took counsel against me for evil, but God took counsel for me for good, that the matter might be as it is today, and much people might be fed.BSBBSB: As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.
23. 21ENGLXX20And he said to them, Fear not, I will maintain you, and your families: and he comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.BSBBSB: Therefore do not be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones.” So Joseph reassured his brothers and spoke kindly to them.

24. The Death of Joseph

25. 22ENGLXX20And Joseph lived in Egypt, he and his brethren, and all the family of his father; and Joseph lived one hundred and ten years.BSBBSB: Now Joseph and his father’s household remained in Egypt, and Joseph lived to the age of 110.
26. 23ENGLXX20And Joseph saw the children of Ephraim to the third generation; and the sons of Machir the son of Manasse were borne on the sides of Joseph.BSBBSB: He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation, and indeed the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph’s knees.
27. 24ENGLXX20And Joseph spoke to his brethren, saying, I die, and God will surely visit you, and will bring you out of this land to the land concerning which God swore to our fathers, Abraam, Isaac, and Jacob.BSBBSB: Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
28. 25ENGLXX20And Joseph adjured the sons of Israel, saying, At the visitation with which God shall visit you, then you⌃ shall carry up my bones hence with you.BSBBSB: And Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath and said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”
29. 26ENGLXX20And Joseph died, aged one hundred and ten years; and they prepared his corpse, and put him in a coffin in Egypt.BSBBSB: So Joseph died at the age of 110. And they embalmed his body and placed it in a coffin in Egypt.