Mourning and Burial for Jacob 1 ULT Then Joseph fell on the face of his father, and he wept over him and kissed him. BSB BSB: Then Joseph fell upon his father’s face, wept over him, and kissed him.
2 ULT Then Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel, BSB BSB: And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him,
3 ULT and they completed forty days for him, for so they complete the days of embalmings. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days. BSB BSB: taking the forty days required to complete the embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.
4 ULT And the days of his mourning passed, then Joseph spoke to the house of Pharaoh, saying,“Please, if I have found favor in your eyes, please speak in the ears of Pharaoh, saying, BSB BSB: 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
5 ULT ‘My father made me swear, saying,“Behold, I am dying. In my grave that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan, there you must bury me.” So now, please let me go up{ there} and bury my father, then I will return.’” BSB BSB: 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.”
6 ULT And Pharaoh said,“Go up and bury your father just as he made you swear.” BSB BSB: Pharaoh replied, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.”
7 ULT So Joseph went up to bury his father, and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house and all elders of the land of Egypt BSB BSB: 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—
8 ULT and all of the house of Joseph and his brothers and the house of his father. Only their little ones and their flock{ s} and their herd{ s} they left in the land of Goshen. BSB BSB: 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.
9 ULT And with him went up both chariot{ s} and horsemen, and the company was very great. BSB BSB: Chariots and horsemen alike went up with him, and it was an exceedingly large procession.
10 ULT Then they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which{ is} beyond the Jordan, and they lamented there{ with} a very great and heavy lamentation. And he did seven days{ of} mourning for his father. BSB BSB: 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.
11 ULT And the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, and they said,“This{ is} a heavy mourning for the Egyptians!” For that{ reason} they called its name Abel Mizraim, which{ is} beyond the Jordan. BSB BSB: 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.
12 ULT And his sons did for him just as he had commanded them: BSB BSB: So Jacob’s sons did as he had charged them.
13 ULT And his sons carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham had bought with the field as property for a burial place from Ephron the Hittite, in front of Mamre. BSB BSB: 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.
14 ULT Then after he buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, he and his brothers and all who had gone up with him to bury his father. BSB BSB: After Joseph had buried his father, he returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone with him to bury his father.
Joseph Comforts His Brothers 15 ULT And the brothers of Joseph saw that their father was dead, and they said,“What if Joseph hates us? Then he will surely repay us{ for} all the evil that we did to him!” BSB BSB: 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.”
16 ULT Then they ordered{ a messenger to go} to Joseph, saying,“Your father commanded before his death, saying, BSB BSB: So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Before he died, your father commanded,
17 ULT ‘This you must say to Joseph:“I beg{ you}, please forgive the crime of your brothers and their sin, because they did evil to you.”’ So now, please forgive the crime of the servants of your father’ s God.” And Joseph cried when they spoke to him. BSB BSB: ‘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.
18 ULT Then his brothers also came and fell before him and said,“Behold us,{ we belong} to you as slaves!” BSB BSB: His brothers also came to him, bowed down before him, and said, “We are your slaves!”
19 ULT But Joseph said to them,“Do not be afraid. For{ am} I in place of God? BSB BSB: But Joseph replied, “Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God?
21 ULT So now, do not be afraid. I will support you and your little ones.” So he comforted them, and he spoke to their heart{ s}. BSB BSB: Therefore do not be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones.” So Joseph reassured his brothers and spoke kindly to them.
The Death of Joseph 22 ULT Then Joseph stayed in Egypt, he and the house of his father. And Joseph lived 110 years. BSB BSB: Now Joseph and his father’s household remained in Egypt, and Joseph lived to the age of 110.
23 ULT And Joseph saw Ephraim’ s sons{ to} the third{ generation}. Also, the sons of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were born on the knees of Joseph. BSB BSB: 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.
24 ULT Then Joseph said to his brothers,“I am dying, and God will surely visit you and take you up from this land to the land that he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.” BSB BSB: 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.”
25 ULT Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear{ an oath}, saying,“Surely God will visit you, and you must take my bones up from this{ place}.” BSB BSB: 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.”
26 ULT Then Joseph died, a son of 110 years. Then they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt. BSB BSB: So Joseph died at the age of 110. And they embalmed his body and placed it in a coffin in Egypt.