Genesis 50:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים
(ar·ba·'im)
705: fortyfrom the same as arba
daysיֹ֔ום
(yo·vm,)
3117: daya prim. root
were requiredוַיִּמְלְאוּ־
(vai·yim·le·'u-)
4390: to be full, to filla prim. root
for it, for suchכֵּ֥ן
(ken)
3651: so, thusa prim. adverb
is the periodיְמֵ֣י
(ye·mei)
3117: daya prim. root
requiredיִמְלְא֖וּ
(yim·le·'u)
4390: to be full, to filla prim. root
for embalming. 
 
2591b: an embalmingfrom chanat
And the Egyptians 
 
4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation
weptוַיִּבְכּ֥וּ
(vai·yiv·ku)
1058: to weep, bewaila prim. root
for him seventyשִׁבְעִ֥ים
(shiv·'im)
7657: seventy (a card. number)from sheba
days.יֹֽום׃
(yo·vm.)
3117: daya prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And forty
'arba`iym  (ar-baw-eem')
forty -- forty.
days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
were fulfilled
male'  (maw-lay')
a primitive root, to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
for him for so are fulfilled
male'  (maw-lay')
a primitive root, to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
the days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of those which are embalmed
chanat  (khaw-nat')
to spice; by implication, to embalm; also to ripen -- embalm, put forth.
and the Egyptians
Mitsrayim  (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
mourned
bakah  (baw-kaw')
to weep; generally to bemoan -- at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, more, mourn, sore, with tears, weep.
for him threescore and ten
shib`iym.  (shib-eem')
seventy -- seventy, threescore and ten (+ -teen).
days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now forty days were required for it, for such is the period required for embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They took 40 days to complete this, for embalming takes that long, and the Egyptians mourned for him 70 days.

International Standard Version
It took 40 days to complete the process, the normal period required for embalming. Meanwhile, the Egyptians mourned for him for 70 days.

NET Bible
They took forty days, for that is the full time needed for embalming. The Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The embalming was completed in the usual time-40 days. The Egyptians mourned for him 70 days.

King James 2000 Bible
And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those who are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him three score and ten days.
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