1 A nd Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.

¶ Then Joseph fell upon his father’s face and wept upon him and kissed him.

2 A nd Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.

And Joseph commanded his slaves, the physicians, to embalm his father; and the physicians embalmed Israel.

3 A nd 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.

And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those who are embalmed; and the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

4 A nd when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,

And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spoke unto those of the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,

5 M y father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.

My father made me swear, saying, Behold, I die; in my grave which I have dug for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee and bury my father, and I will come again.

6 A nd Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.

And Pharaoh said, Go up and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.

7 A nd Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,

¶ Then Joseph went up to bury his father, and with him went up all the slaves of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,

8 A nd all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.

and all the house of Joseph and his brethren and his father’s house; only their little ones and their sheep and their cows, they left in the land of Goshen.

9 A nd there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company.

And both chariots and horsemen went up with him, and it was a very great company.

10 A nd they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.

And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation; and Joseph made a mourning for his father seven days.

11 A nd when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abelmizraim, which is beyond Jordan.

And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a great mourning of the Egyptians; therefore the name of it was called Abelmizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.

12 A nd his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:

And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them;

13 F or his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.

for his sons carried him into the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace from Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.

14 A nd Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.

And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.

15 A nd when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.

¶ And when Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.

16 A nd they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,

And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,

17 S o shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.

So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren and their sin, for they did unto thee evil; and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the slaves of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spoke unto him.

18 A nd his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.

And his brethren also went and fell down before his face, and they said, Behold, we are thy slaves.

19 A nd Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?

And Joseph said unto them, Fear not; for am I in the place of God?

20 B ut as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God thought it out unto good, to bring to pass that which we see this day, to give life to many people.

21 N ow therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.

Now therefore fear ye not; I will nourish you and your little ones. Thus he comforted them and spoke to their heart.

22 A nd Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years.

¶ And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father’s house: and Joseph lived one hundred and ten years.

23 A nd Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph's knees.

And Joseph saw Ephraim’s sons unto the third generation; the sons also of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were brought up upon Joseph’s knees.

24 A nd Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die; but God will surely visit you and bring you out of this land unto the land which he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

25 A nd Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.

And Joseph took an oath of the sons of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from here.

26 S o Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.

So Joseph died, being one hundred and ten years old; and they embalmed him, and he was put in an ark in Egypt.