Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 50

1Then Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307uponעַל־'al-H5921his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440,weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058over himעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921,and kissedוַיִּשַּׁק־vai.yi.shak-H5401him.

2And Josephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130אֶת־'et-H853directedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680the physiciansהָרֹ֣פְאִ֔יםha.Ro.fe.'ImH7495in his serviceעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650אֶת־'et-H853to embalmלַחֲנֹ֖טla.cha.NotH2590אֶת־'et-H853his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.So theyהָרֹפְאִ֖יםha.ro.fe.'ImH7495אֶת־'et-H853embalmed himוַיַּחַנְט֥וּvai.ya.chan.TuH2590,

3taking the fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117required to completeוַיִּמְלְאוּ־vai.yim.le.'u-H4390כִּ֛יkiH3588כֵּ֥ןkenH3651יִמְלְא֖וּyim.le.'UH4390יְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117the embalmingהַחֲנֻטִ֑יםha.cha.nu.TimH2590.And the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713mournedוַיִּבְכּ֥וּvai.yiv.KuH1058אֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853for him seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

4When the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of mourningבְכִית֔וֹve.khi.ToH1068had passedוַיַּֽעַבְרוּ֙vai.ya.'av.RuH5674,Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑רpar.'Oh le.MorH6547 H559courtבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004, “Ifאִם־'im-H518I have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580in your eyesבְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.KhemH5869,pleaseנָ֨אna'H4994tellדַּבְּרוּ־ נָ֕א בְּאָזְנֵ֥יda.be.ru- na' be.'a.ze.NeiH1696 H4994 H241Pharaoh thatפַרְעֹ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃far.'Oh le.MorH6547 H559

5my fatherאָבִ֞י'a.ViH1made me swear an oathהִשְׁבִּיעַ֣נִיhish.bi.'A.niH7650when he saidלֵאמֹ֗ר הִנֵּ֣הle.Mor hi.NehH559 H2009, ‘Iאָנֹכִי֮'a.no.KhiH595am about to dieמֵת֒metH4191.You must bury meשָׁ֖מָּה תִּקְבְּרֵ֑נִיSha.mah tik.be.Re.niH6912 H8033in the tombבְּקִבְרִ֗יbe.kiv.RiH6913thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I dugכָּרִ֤יתִיka.Ri.tiH3738for myself in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667.’Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258let me goאֶֽעֱלֶה־ נָּ֛א'e.'e.leh- na'H5927 H4994and buryוְאֶקְבְּרָ֥הve.'ek.be.RahH6912אֶת־'et-H853my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1,and then returnוְאָשֽׁוּבָה׃ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725.”

6Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Go upעֲלֵ֛ה'a.LehH5927and buryוּקְבֹ֥רu.ke.VorH6912אֶת־'et-H853your fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834he made you swearהִשְׁבִּיעֶֽךָ׃hish.bi.'E.khaH7650to do.”

7Then Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130wentוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927to buryלִקְבֹּ֣רlik.BorH6912אֶת־'et-H853his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650of Pharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547accompaniedוַיַּֽעֲל֨וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927himאִתּ֜וֹ'i.ToH854—the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Pharaoh’s householdבֵית֔וֹvei.ToH1004and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714—

8along with allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605of Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and his brothersוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251,and his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1householdוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004.Onlyרַ֗קRakH7535their childrenטַפָּם֙ta.PamH2945and flocksוְצֹאנָ֣םve.tzo.NamH6629and herdsוּבְקָרָ֔םu.ve.ka.RamH1241were leftעָזְב֖וּ'a.ze.VuH5800in Goshenבְּאֶ֥רֶץ גֹּֽשֶׁן׃be.'E.retz Go.shenH776 H1657.

9Chariotsרֶ֖כֶבRe.khevH7393andגַּם־gam-H1571horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571alikeגַּם־gam-H1571went upוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927with himעִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973,and it wasוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961an exceedinglyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966largeכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515processionהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

10When they reachedוַיָּבֹ֜אוּ עַד־vai.ya.Vo.'u 'ad-H935 H5704the threshing floorגֹּ֣רֶןGo.renH1637of Atadהָאָטָ֗דha.'a.TadH329,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834is acrossבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,they lamentedוַיִּ֨סְפְּדוּ־ שָׁ֔םvai.Yis.pe.du- ShamH5594 H8033and wailedמִסְפֵּ֛דmis.PedH4553loudlyגָּד֥וֹל וְכָבֵ֖ד מְאֹ֑דga.Dol ve.kha.Ved me.'OdH1419 H3515 H3966,and Joseph mournedוַיַּ֧עַשׂ אֵ֖בֶלvai.Ya.'as 'E.velH6213 H60for his fatherלְאָבִ֛יוle.'a.VivH1sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

11When the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֜יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669אֶת־'et-H853of the landיוֹשֵׁב֩ הָאָ֨רֶץyo.Shev ha.'A.retzH3427 H776sawוַיַּ֡רְאvai.Yar'H7200the mourningהָאֵ֗בֶל בְּגֹ֙רֶן֙ha.'E.vel be.Go.renH60 H1637at the threshing floor of Atadהָֽאָטָ֔דha.'a.TadH329,they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Thisזֶ֖הzehH2088is a solemnכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515ceremony of mourningאֵֽבֶל־'e.vel-H60by the Egyptiansלְמִצְרָ֑יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.”Thusעַל־ כֵּ֞ן'al- kenH5921 H3651the placeאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834acrossבְּעֵ֥בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383is calledקָרָ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙ka.Ra' she.MahH7121 H8034Abel-mizraimH67.

12So Jacob’s sonsבָנָ֖יוva.NavH1121כֵּ֖ןkenH3651didוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834he had charged themצִוָּֽם׃tzi.VamH6680.

13Theyבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121carriedוַיִּשְׂא֨וּvai.yis.'UH5375himאֹת֤וֹ'o.ToH853to the landאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667and buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֣וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912himאֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853in the caveבִּמְעָרַ֖תbim.'a.RatH4631at Machpelahהַמַּכְפֵּלָ֑הha.makh.pe.LahH4375in the fieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704nearעַל־ פְּנֵ֥י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440Mamreמַמְרֵֽא׃mam.Re'H4471,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֨ם'av.ra.HamH85אֶת־'et-H853הַשָּׂדֶ֜הha.sa.DehH7704had purchasedקָנָה֩ka.NahH7069from Ephronעֶפְרֹ֥ן'ef.RonH6085the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850as a burialקֶ֗בֶר מֵאֵ֛תKe.ver me.'EtH6913 H854siteלַאֲחֻזַּת־la.'a.chu.zat-H272.

14Afterלִקְבֹּ֣ר אַחֲרֵ֖יlik.Bor 'a.cha.ReiH310 H6912אֶת־'et-H853Josephיוֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3130had buriedקָבְר֥וֹka.ve.RoH6912אֶת־'et-H853his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,he returnedוַיָּ֨שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to Egyptמִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙ ה֣וּאmitz.Ray.mah hu'H4714 H1931with his brothersוְאֶחָ֔יוve.'e.ChavH251and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605who had goneהָעֹלִ֥יםha.'o.LimH5927with himאִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854to bury his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

Joseph Comforts His Brothers

15When Joseph’sיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130brothersאֲחֵֽי־'a.chei-H251sawוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200thatכִּי־ki-H3588their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “What ifל֥וּluH3863Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130bears a grudgeיִשְׂטְמֵ֖נוּyis.te.Me.nuH7852?Then he will surely repayH7725usאֵ֚ת'etH853for allכָּל־kol-H3605the evilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834we didגָּמַ֖לְנוּga.Mal.nuH1580to himאֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853.”

16So they sent wordוַיְצַוּ֕וּvay.tza.VuH6680toאֶל־'el-H413Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440he diedמוֹת֖וֹ לֵאמֹֽר׃mo.To le.MorH4194 H559,your fatherאָבִ֣יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1commandedצִוָּ֔הtzi.VahH6680,

17‘This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541you are to sayתֹאמְר֣וּto.me.RuH559to Josephלְיוֹסֵ֗ףle.yo.SefH3130:I beg youאָ֣נָּ֡א'a.Na'H577,pleaseנָ֠אna'H4994forgiveשָׂ֣אsa'H5375the transgressionפֶּ֣שַׁעPe.sha'H6588and sinוְחַטָּאתָם֙ve.cha.ta.TamH2403of your brothersאַחֶ֤יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251,forכִּי־ki-H3588they didגְמָל֔וּךָge.ma.Lu.khaH1580you wrongרָעָ֣הra.'AhH7451.’So nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258, Joseph,pleaseנָ֔אNa'H4994forgiveשָׂ֣אsa'H5375the transgressionלְפֶ֥שַׁעle.Fe.sha'H6588of the servantsעַבְדֵ֖י'av.DeiH5650of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1.”When their messageבְּדַבְּרָ֥םbe.da.be.RamH1696came to himאֵלָֽיו׃'e.LavH413,Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058.

18His brothersאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251alsoגַּם־gam-H1571came to himוַיֵּלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980,bowed downוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307before himלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ הִנֶּ֥נּֽוּvai.Yo.me.Ru hi.Ne.nuH559 H2009, “We are your slavesלַעֲבָדִֽים׃la.'a.va.DimH5650!”

19But Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130repliedוַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֛םvai.Yo.mer 'a.le.HemH559 H413, “Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֑אוּ כִּ֛יti.Ra.'u kiH3372 H3588.Am Iאָֽנִי׃'A.niH589in the place ofהֲתַ֥חַתha.Ta.chatH8478Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430?

20As for youוְאַתֶּ֕םve.'a.TemH859,what you intendedחֲשַׁבְתֶּ֥םcha.shav.TemH2803against meעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921for evilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430intendedחֲשָׁבָ֣הּcha.sha.VahH2803for goodלְטֹבָ֔הle.to.VahH2896,in order toלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616accomplishעֲשֹׂ֛ה'a.SohH6213a dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117like thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088—to preserve the livesלְהַחֲיֹ֥תle.ha.cha.YotH2421of manyרָֽב׃RavH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971.

21Thereforeוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֔אוּti.Ra.'uH3372.Iאָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiH595will provide forאֲכַלְכֵּ֥ל'a.khal.KelH3557youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853וְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH853and your little onesטַפְּכֶ֑םta.pe.KhemH2945.”So Joseph reassuredוַיְנַחֵ֣םvay.na.ChemH5162his brothersאוֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853and spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֖רvay.da.BerH1696kindly to themעַל־ לִבָּֽם׃'al- li.BamH5921 H3820.

The Death of Joseph

22Now Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130and his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1householdוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004remainedוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִם ה֖וּאbe.mitz.Ra.yim hu'H4714 H1931,and Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130livedוַיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421to the ageשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141of 110מֵאָ֥ה וָעֶ֖שֶׂרme.'Ah va.'E.serH3967 H6235.

23Heיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200Ephraim’sלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121to the third generationשִׁלֵּשִׁ֑יםshi.le.ShimH8029,and indeedגַּ֗םGamH1571the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Machirמָכִיר֙ma.KhirH4353sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519were brought upיֻלְּד֖וּyu.le.DuH3205onעַל־'al-H5921Joseph’sיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130kneesבִּרְכֵּ֥יbir.KeiH1290.

24Then Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his brothersאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251, “Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595am about to dieמֵ֑תMetH4191,but Godוֵֽאלֹהִ֞יםve.lo.HimH430will surely visitH6485youאֶתְכֶ֗ם'et.KhemH853and bring you upוְהֶעֱלָ֤הve.he.'e.LahH5927אֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853fromמִן־min-H4480thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776toאֶל־'el-H413the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He promised on oathנִשְׁבַּ֛עnish.Ba'H7650to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃u.le.ya.'a.koH3290.”

25And Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130אֶת־'et-H853made the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478take an oathוַיַּשְׁבַּ֣עvai.yash.Ba'H7650and saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430will surely attend toH6485youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853,and then you must carryוְהַעֲלִתֶ֥םve.ha.'a.li.TemH5927my bonesעַצְמֹתַ֖י'atz.mo.TaiH6106אֶת־'et-H853up from this placeמִזֶּֽה׃mi.ZehH2088.”

26So Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191at the ageבֶּן־ben-H1121of 110מֵאָ֥ה וָעֶ֖שֶׂר שָׁנִ֑יםme.'Ah va.'E.ser sha.NimH3967 H6235 H8141.And they embalmedוַיַּחַנְט֣וּvai.ya.chan.TuH2590his bodyאֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853and placed itוַיִּ֥ישֶׂםvai.Yi.semH3455in a coffinבָּאָר֖וֹןba.'a.RonH727in Egyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

Joseph Comforts His Brothers

The Death of Joseph

Commentaries on Genesis 50