| New International Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Joseph threw himself on his father and wept over him and kissed him. | 1Then Joseph fell upon his father’s face, wept over him, and kissed him. |
| 2Then Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So the physicians embalmed him, | 2And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him, |
| 3taking a full forty days, for that was the time required for embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days. | 3taking the forty days required to complete the 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, | 4When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please tell Pharaoh that |
| 5My father made me swear an oath and said, "I am about to die; bury me in the tomb I dug for myself in the land of Canaan." Now let me go up and bury my father; then I will return.'" | 5my father made me swear an oath when he said, ‘I am about to die. You must bury me in the tomb that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.’ Now let me go and bury my father, and then return.” |
| 6Pharaoh said, "Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do." | 6Pharaoh replied, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.” |
| 7So Joseph went up to bury his father. All Pharaoh's officials accompanied him--the dignitaries of his court and all the dignitaries of Egypt-- | 7Then Joseph went to bury his father, and all the servants of Pharaoh accompanied him—the elders of Pharaoh’s household and all the elders of the land of Egypt— |
| 8besides all the members of Joseph's household and his brothers and those belonging to his father's household. Only their children and their flocks and herds were left in Goshen. | 8along with all of Joseph’s household, and his brothers, and his father’s household. Only their children and flocks and herds were left in Goshen. |
| 9Chariots and horsemen also went up with him. It was a very large company. | 9Chariots and horsemen alike went up with him, and it was an exceedingly large procession. |
| 10When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, near the Jordan, they lamented loudly and bitterly; and there Joseph observed a seven-day period of mourning for his father. | 10When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, which is across the Jordan, they lamented and wailed loudly, and Joseph mourned for his father seven days. |
| 11When the Canaanites who lived there saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, "The Egyptians are holding a solemn ceremony of mourning." That is why that place near the Jordan is called Abel Mizraim. | 11When the Canaanites of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a solemn ceremony of mourning by the Egyptians.” Thus the place across the Jordan is called Abel-mizraim. |
| 12So Jacob's sons did as he had commanded them: | 12So Jacob’s sons did as he had charged them. |
| 13They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre, which Abraham had bought along with the field as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite. | 13They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near Mamre, which Abraham had purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site. |
| 14After burying his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, together with his brothers and all the others who had gone with him to bury his father. | 14After Joseph had buried his father, he returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone with him to bury his father. |
| 15When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, "What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and pays us back for all the wrongs we did to him?" | 15When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph bears a grudge? Then he will surely repay us for all the evil that we did to him.” |
| 16So they sent word to Joseph, saying, "Your father left these instructions before he died: | 16So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Before he died, your father commanded, |
| 17This is what you are to say to Joseph: I ask you to forgive your brothers the sins and the wrongs they committed in treating you so badly.' Now please forgive the sins of the servants of the God of your father." When their message came to him, Joseph wept. | 17‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I beg you, please forgive the transgression and sin of your brothers, for they did you wrong.’ So now, Joseph, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to him, Joseph wept. |
| 18His brothers then came and threw themselves down before him. "We are your slaves," they said. | 18His brothers also came to him, bowed down before him, and said, “We are your slaves!” |
| 19But Joseph said to them, "Don't be afraid. Am I in the place of God? | 19But Joseph replied, “Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God? |
| 20You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. | 20As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people. |
| 21So then, don't be afraid. I will provide for you and your children." And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them. | 21Therefore do not be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones.” So Joseph reassured his brothers and spoke kindly to them. |
| 22Joseph stayed in Egypt, along with all his father's family. He lived a hundred and ten years | 22Now Joseph and his father’s household remained in Egypt, and Joseph lived to the age of 110. |
| 23and saw the third generation of Ephraim's children. Also the children of Makir son of Manasseh were placed at birth on Joseph's knees. | 23He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation, and indeed the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph’s knees. |
| 24Then Joseph said to his brothers, "I am about to die. But God will surely come to your aid and take you up out of this land to the land he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob." | 24Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” |
| 25And Joseph made the Israelites swear an oath and said, "God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up from this place." | 25And Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath and said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.” |
| 26So Joseph died at the age of a hundred and ten. And after they embalmed him, he was placed in a coffin in Egypt. | 26So Joseph died at the age of 110. And they embalmed his body and placed it in a coffin in Egypt. |
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