Chapter 50

And Joseph fell⁴ upon his father's face, and wept⁴ upon him, and kissed⁴ him.

And Joseph commanded¹⁷ his servants the physicians⁶ to embalm² his father: and the physicians⁶ embalmed⁴ Israel.

And forty days were fulfilled⁴ for him; for so are fulfilled⁴ the days of those which are embalmed:⁷ and the Egyptians mourned⁴ for him threescore and ten days.

And when the days of his mourning were past,⁴ Joseph spake¹⁷ unto the house of Pharaoh, saying,² If now I have found¹ grace in your eyes, speak,¹⁶ I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,²

My father made me swear,⁵² saying,² Lo, I die:⁵ in my grave which I have digged¹ for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury⁴ me. Now therefore let me go up,⁴ I pray thee, and bury⁴ my father, and I will come again.⁴

And Pharaoh said,⁴ Go up,³ and bury³ thy father, according as he made thee swear.⁵²

And Joseph went up⁴ to bury² his father: and with him went up⁴ all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,

And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left¹ in the land of Goshen.

And there went up⁴ with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company.

And they came⁴ to the threshingfloor of Atad, which [is] beyond Jordan, and there they mourned⁴ with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made⁴ a mourning for his father seven days.

And when the inhabitants⁶ of the land, the Canaanites, saw⁴ the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said,⁴ This [is] a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called¹ Abelmizraim, which [is] beyond Jordan.

And his sons did⁴ unto him according as he commanded¹⁴ them:

For his sons carried⁴ him into the land of Canaan, and buried⁴ him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought¹ with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.

And Joseph returned⁴ into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up⁶ with him to bury² his father, after he had buried² his father.

And when Joseph's brethren saw⁴ that their father was dead,¹ they said,⁴ Joseph will peradventure hate⁴ us, and will certainly⁵³ requite⁵⁵ us all the evil which we did¹ unto him.

And they sent a messenger¹⁷ unto Joseph, saying,² Thy father did command¹⁴ before he died, saying,²

So shall ye say⁴ unto Joseph, Forgive,³ I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did¹ unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive³ the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept⁴ when they spake¹⁵ unto him.

And his brethren also went⁴ and fell down⁴ before his face; and they said,⁴ Behold, we [be] thy servants.

And Joseph said⁴ unto them, Fear⁴ not: for [am] I in the place of God?

But as for you, ye thought¹ evil against me; [but] God meant it¹ unto good, to bring to pass,² as [it is] this day, to save much people alive.⁵³

Now therefore fear⁴ ye not: I will nourish⁴⁶ you, and your little ones. And he comforted¹⁷ them, and spake¹⁷ kindly unto them.

And Joseph dwelt⁴ in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived⁴ an hundred and ten years.

And Joseph saw⁴ Ephraim's children of the third [generation]: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up²⁷ upon Joseph's knees.

And Joseph said⁴ unto his brethren, I die:⁵ and God will surely² visit⁴ you, and bring⁵² you out of this land unto the land which he sware⁸ to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

And Joseph took an oath⁵⁵ of the children of Israel, saying,² God will surely² visit⁴ you, and ye shall carry up⁵² my bones from hence.

So Joseph died,⁴ [being] an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed⁴ him, and he was put⁴ in a coffin in Egypt.