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Genesis 50:2
2Then Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So the physicians embalmed him,
Genesis 50:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then Joseph told the physicians who served him to embalm his father’s body; so Jacob was embalmed.
Context of Genesis 50:2
1Joseph threw himself on his father and wept over him and kissed him. Then Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So the physicians embalmed him, 3taking a full forty days, for that was the time required for embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days. 4When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court, “If I have found favor in your eyes, speak to Pharaoh for me. Tell him,
Read all of Genesis 50Genesis 50:2 word by word
וַיְצַ֨ו יוֹסֵ֤ף אֶת־עֲבָדָיו֙ אֶת־הָרֹ֣פְאִ֔ים לַחֲנֹ֖ט אֶת־אָבִ֑יו וַיַּחַנְט֥וּ הָרֹפְאִ֖ים אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Genesis 50:2
- Genesis 50:26So Joseph died at the age of a hundred and ten. And after they embalmed him, he was placed in a coffin in Egypt.
- 2 Chronicles 16:14They buried him in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier covered with spices and various blended perfumes, and they made a huge fire in his honor.
- Matthew 26:12When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.
- Mark 14:8She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial.
- Mark 16:1When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body.
- Luke 24:1On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb.
- John 12:7“Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial.
- John 19:39He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
Commentaries on Genesis 50:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The physicians - רפאים ropheim, the healers, those whose business it was to heal or restore the body from sickness by the administration of proper medicines; and when death took place, to heal or preserve it from dissolution by embalming, and thus give it a sort of immortality or everlasting duration. The original word חנט chanat, which we translate to embalm, has undoubtedly the same meaning with the Arabic hanata, which also signifies to embalm, or to…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. 2Jacob’s body was embalmed for burial in typical Egyptian fashion. Embalming is the process of preserving a body after death.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father, &c.--In ancient Egypt the embalmers were a class by themselves. The process of embalmment consisted in infusing a great quantity of resinous substances into the cavities of the body, after the intestines had been removed, and then a regulated degree of heat was applied to dry up the humors, as well as decompose the tarry materials which had been previously introduced. Thirty days were…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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