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Genesis 50:2
2Then Joseph told the physicians who served him to embalm his father’s body; so Jacob was embalmed.
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.
- New International Version (NIV)Then Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So the physicians embalmed him,
- 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.
Context of Genesis 50:2
1Joseph threw himself on his father and wept over him and kissed him. Then Joseph told the physicians who served him to embalm his father’s body; so Jacob was embalmed. 3The embalming process took the usual forty days. And the Egyptians mourned his death for seventy days. 4When the period of mourning was over, Joseph approached Pharaoh’s advisers and said, “Please do me this favor and speak to Pharaoh on my behalf.
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 110. The Egyptians embalmed him, and his body was placed in a coffin in Egypt.
- 2 Chronicles 16:14He was buried in the tomb he had carved out for himself in the City of David. He was laid on a bed perfumed with sweet spices and fragrant ointments, and the people built a huge funeral fire in his honor.
- Matthew 26:12She has poured this perfume on me to prepare my body for burial.
- Mark 14:8She has done what she could and has anointed my body for burial ahead of time.
- Mark 16:1Saturday evening, when the Sabbath ended, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome went out and purchased burial spices so they could anoint Jesus’ body.
- Luke 24:1But very early on Sunday morning the women went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared.
- John 12:7Jesus replied, “Leave her alone. She did this in preparation for my burial.
- John 19:39With him came Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus at night. He brought about seventy-five pounds of perfumed ointment made from myrrh and aloes.
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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