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1 And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept on him, and kissed him. Then Joseph fell on his father’s face and wept over him and kissed him. Joseph threw himself on his father and wept over him and kissed him.
2 And Joseph commanded his servants the embalmers to embalm his father; and the embalmers embalmed Israel. And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel. Then Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So the physicians embalmed him,
3 And they fulfilled forty days for him, for so are the days of embalming numbered; and Egypt mourned for him seventy days. Forty days were required for it, for that is how many are required for embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days. taking a full forty days, for that was the time required for embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.
4 And when the days of mourning were past, Joseph spoke to the princes of Pharao, saying, If I have found favour in your sight, speak concerning me in the ears of Pharao, saying, And when the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph spoke to the household of Pharaoh, saying, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, please speak in the ears of Pharaoh, saying, When 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,
5 My father adjured me, saying, In the sepulchre which I dug for myself in the land of Chanaan, there thou shalt bury me; now then I will go up and bury my father, and return again. ‘My father made me swear, saying, “I am about to die: in my tomb that I hewed out for myself in the land of Canaan, there shall you bury me.” Now therefore, let me please go up and bury my father. Then I will return.’” My 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.’”
6 And Pharao said to Joseph, Go up, bury thy father, as he constrained thee to swear. And Pharaoh answered, “Go up, and bury your father, as he made you swear.” Pharaoh said, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.”
7 So Joseph went up to bury his father; and all the servants of Pharao went up with him, and the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt. So Joseph went up to bury his father. With him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his household, and all the elders of the land of Egypt, So Joseph went up to bury his father. All Pharaoh’s officials accompanied him—the dignitaries of his court and all the dignitaries of Egypt—
8 And all the household of Joseph, and his brethren, and all the house of his father, and his kindred; and they left behind the sheep and the oxen in the land of Gesem. as well as all the household of Joseph, his brothers, and his father’s household. Only their children, their flocks, and their herds were left in the land of Goshen. besides 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.
9 And there went up with him also chariots and horsemen; and there was a very great company. And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen. It was a very great company. Chariots and horsemen also went up with him. It was a very large company.
10 And they came to the threshing-floor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan; and they bewailed him with a great and very sore lamentation; and he made a mourning for his father seven days. When they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, they lamented there with a very great and grievous lamentation, and he made a mourning for his father seven days. When 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.
11 And the inhabitants of the land of Chanaan saw the mourning at the floor of Atad, and said, This is a great mourning to the Egyptians; therefore he called its name, The mourning of Egypt, which is beyond Jordan. When the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning on the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a grievous mourning by the Egyptians.” Therefore the place was named Abel-mizraim; it is beyond the Jordan. When 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.
12 And thus his sons did to him. Thus his sons did for him as he had commanded them, So Jacob’s sons did as he had commanded them:
13 So his sons carried him up into the land of Chanaan, and buried him in the double cave, which cave Abraam bought for possession of a burying place, of Ephrom the Chettite, before Mambre. for his sons carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave of the field at Machpelah, to the east of Mamre, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite to possess as a burying place. They 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.
14 And Joseph returned to Egypt, he and his brethren, and those that had gone up with him to bury his father. After he had buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone up with him to bury his father. After burying his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, together with his brothers and all the others who had gone with him to bury his father.
15 And when the brethren of Joseph saw that their father was dead, they said, Let us take heed , lest at any time Joseph remember evil against us, and recompense to us all the evils which we have done against him. When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for all the evil that we did to him.” When 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?”
16 And they came to Joseph, and said, Thy father adjured us before his death, saying, So they sent a message to Joseph, saying, “Your father gave this command before he died: So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Your father left these instructions before he died:
17 Thus say ye to Joseph, Forgive them their injustice and their sin, forasmuch as they have done thee evil; and now pardon the injustice of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept while they spoke to him. ‘Say to Joseph, “Please forgive the transgression of your brothers and their sin, because they did evil to you.”’ And now, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” Joseph wept when they spoke to him. This 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.
18 And they came to him and said, We, these persons , are thy servants. His brothers also came and fell down before him and said, “Behold, we are your servants.” His brothers then came and threw themselves down before him. “We are your slaves,” they said.
19 And Joseph said to them, Fear not, for I am God's. But Joseph said to them, “Do not fear, for am I in the place of God? But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God?
20 Ye took counsel against me for evil, but God took counsel for me for good, that the matter might be as it is to-day, and much people might be fed. As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.
21 And he said to them, Fear not, I will maintain you, and your families: and he comforted them, and spoke kindly to them. So do not fear; I will provide for you and your little ones.” Thus he comforted them and spoke kindly to them. So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.” And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them.
22 And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he and his brethren, and all the family of his father; and Joseph lived a hundred and ten years. So Joseph remained in Egypt, he and his father’s house. Joseph lived 110 years. Joseph stayed in Egypt, along with all his father’s family. He lived a hundred and ten years
23 And Joseph saw the children of Ephraim to the third generation; and the sons of Machir the son of Manasse were borne on the sides of Joseph. And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation. The children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were counted as Joseph’s own. and saw the third generation of Ephraim’s children. Also the children of Makir son of Manasseh were placed at birth on Joseph’s knees.
24 And Joseph spoke to his brethren, saying, I die, and God will surely visit you, and will bring you out of this land to the land concerning which God sware to our fathers, Abraam, Isaac, and Jacob. And Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will visit you and bring you up out of this land to the land that he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.” Then 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.”
25 And Joseph adjured the sons of Israel, saying, At the visitation with which God shall visit you, then ye shall carry up my bones hence with you. Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here.” And 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.”
26 And Joseph died, aged an hundred and ten years; and they prepared his corpse, and put him in a coffin in Egypt. So Joseph died, being 110 years old. They embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt. So Joseph died at the age of a hundred and ten. And after they embalmed him, he was placed in a coffin in Egypt.
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