Christian Standard Bible
Genesis 50:1
1Then Joseph, leaning over his father’s face, wept and kissed him.
Genesis 50:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.
- New International Version (NIV)Joseph threw himself on his father and wept over him and kissed him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then Joseph fell on his father's face and wept over him and kissed him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Joseph fell on his father’s face, and wept over him, and kissed him.
Context of Genesis 50:1
Then Joseph, leaning over his father’s face, wept and kissed him. 2He commanded his servants who were physicians to embalm his father. So they embalmed Israel. 3They took forty days to complete this, for embalming takes that long, and the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.
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וַיִּפֹּ֥ל יוֹסֵ֖ף עַל־פְּנֵ֣י אָבִ֑יו וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ עָלָ֖יו וַיִּשַּׁק־לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Genesis 50:1
- Genesis 46:4I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you back. Joseph will close your eyes when you die.”
- Deuteronomy 6:7Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
- Ephesians 6:4Fathers, don’t stir up anger in your children, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
- Genesis 23:2Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
- 2 Kings 13:14When Elisha became sick with the illness from which he died, King Jehoash of Israel went down and wept over him and said, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!”
- Mark 5:38They came to the leader’s house, and he saw a commotion — people weeping and wailing loudly.
- John 11:35Jesus wept.
- Acts 8:2Devout men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, concerning those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.
Commentaries on Genesis 50:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Joseph fell upon his father's face - Though this act appears to be suspended by the unnatural division of this verse from the preceding chapter, yet we may rest assured it was the immediate consequence of Jacob's death.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-26Verses 1-26 - The Burial of Jacob 10. אטד 'āṭâd Atad, “the buck-thorn.” 11. מצרים אבל 'ābêl -mı̂tsrayı̂m Abel-Mitsraim, “mourning of Mizraim,” or meadow of Mizraim. This chapter records the burial of Jacob and the death of Joseph, and so completes the history of the chosen family, and the third bible for the instruction of man. Genesis 50:1-3 After the natural outburst of sorrow for his deceased parent, Joseph gave orders to embalm the body…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The mourning for Jacob. (1-6) His funeral. (7-14) Joseph's brethren crave his pardon, He comforts them. (15-21) Joseph's direction concerning his bones, His death. (22-26) Verses 1-6 Though pious relatives and friends have lived to a good old age, and we are confident they are gone to glory, yet we may regret our own loss, and pay respect to their memory by lamenting them. Grace does not destroy, but it purifies, moderates, and regulates natural…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-6Like his father and his grandfather, Jacob’s death marked the end of an important time in Israel’s history.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-261. Joseph fell upon his father's face, &c.--On him, as the principal member of the family, devolved the duty of closing the eyes of his venerable parent (compare Ge 46:4) and imprinting the farewell kiss.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 50
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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