Genesis 50:3

Genesis 50:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days.
• New International Version (NIV)taking a full forty days, for that was the time required for embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Forty days were required for it, for that is how many are required for embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Forty days were required for him, for such are the days required for those who are embalmed; and the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

Context of Genesis 50:3

1Joseph bent down near his father's face. He wept over him and he kissed him. 2Then Joseph told some of his servants to take Jacob's body. They knew how to put special oil on the body so that it would not become spoiled. Joseph's servants did what he told them to do. The servants took care of the body for 40 days, which is the usual time. The Egyptians wept for 70 days because of Jacob's death. 4The time for them to weep came to an end. Joseph said to Pharaoh's officers, ‘If you agree, speak to Pharaoh for me. Tell him this: 5My father made me make a promise. He said, “I will soon die. Bury me in the grave that I prepared for myself in Canaan.” So please let me go and bury my father there. Then I will return.’

Genesis 50:3 word by word

וַיִּמְלְאוּ־לוֹ֙ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים י֔וֹם כִּ֛י כֵּ֥ן יִמְלְא֖וּ יְמֵ֣י הַחֲנֻטִ֑ים וַיִּבְכּ֥וּ אֹת֛וֹ מִצְרַ֖יִם שִׁבְעִ֥ים יֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• were fulfilledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• of those which are embalmedחֲנֻטִיםchânaţ · embalmingH2590
• and the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• mournedבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058
• for him threescore and tenשִׁבְעִיםshib‛îym · seventyH7657

Cross-references for Genesis 50:3

• Numbers 20:29The Israelites wept for 30 days because Aaron died.
• Deuteronomy 21:13She must change the clothes that she was wearing when you found her. Let her live in your house and weep for her parents for a whole month. Then you may have sex with her. You will be her husband and she will be your wife.
• Deuteronomy 34:8The Israelites wept for 30 days because of Moses' death. They wept in Moab's desert land until the time for them to be sad came to an end.

Commentaries on Genesis 50:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Forty days - The body it appears required this number of days to complete the process of embalming; afterwards it lay in natron thirty days more, making in the whole seventy days, according to the preceding accounts, during which the mourning was continued.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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The Egyptians mourned Jacob for 70 days, just two days less than they would for a pharaoh. This showed their great respect for Joseph.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. the Egyptians mourned, &c. It was made a period of public mourning, as on the death of a royal personage.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 50:3

• Children
• Egyptians
• Embalming
• Forty
• Jacob
• Joseph
• Mourning
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Embalming
• Joseph
• Mourn
• Egypt
• Genesis
• Number
• Mourning

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