1 T hen Joseph fell on his father’s face, and wept over him, and kissed him.

And Joseph falleth on his father's face, and weepeth over him, and kisseth him;

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

and Joseph commandeth his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father, and the physicians embalm Israel;

3 F orty days were required for him, for such are the days required for those who are embalmed; and the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

and they fulfil for him forty days, for so they fulfil the days of the embalmed, and the Egyptians weep for him seventy days.

4 N ow when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spoke to the household of Pharaoh, saying, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, please speak in the hearing of Pharaoh, saying,

And the days of his weeping pass away, and Joseph speaketh unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, `If, I pray you, I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,

5 ‘ My father made me swear, saying, “Behold, I am dying; in my grave which I dug for myself in the land of Canaan, there you shall bury me.” Now therefore, please let me go up and bury my father, and I will come back.’”

My father caused me to swear, saying, Lo, I am dying; in my burying-place which I have prepared for myself in the land of Canaan, there dost thou bury me; and now, let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and return;'

6 A nd Pharaoh said, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear.”

and Pharaoh saith, `Go up and bury thy father, as he caused thee to swear.'

7 S o 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,

And Joseph goeth up to bury his father, and go up with him do all the servants of Pharaoh, elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,

8 a s well as all the house of Joseph, his brothers, and his father’s house. Only their little ones, their flocks, and their herds they left in the land of Goshen.

and all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and the house of his father; only their infants, and their flock, and their herd, have 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 gathering.

and there go up with him both chariot and horsemen, and the camp is very great.

10 T hen they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and they mourned there with a great and very solemn lamentation. He observed seven days of mourning for his father.

And they come unto the threshing-floor of Atad, which beyond the Jordan, and they lament there, a lamentation great and very grievous; and he maketh for his father a mourning seven days,

11 A nd when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a deep mourning of the Egyptians.” Therefore its name was called Abel Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.

and the inhabitant of the land, the Canaanite, see the mourning in the threshing-floor of Atad, and say, `A grievous mourning this to the Egyptians;' therefore hath called its name `The mourning of the Egyptians,' which beyond the Jordan.

12 S o his sons did for him just as he had commanded them.

And his sons do to him so as he commanded them,

13 F or his sons carried him to the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before Mamre, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite as property for a burial place.

and his sons bear him away to the land of Canaan, and bury him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a burying-place, from Ephron the Hittite, on the front of Mamre.

14 A nd after he had buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, he and his brothers and all who went up with him to bury his father. Joseph Reassures His Brothers

And Joseph turneth back to Egypt, he and his brethren, and all who are going up with him to bury his father, after his burying his father.

15 W hen Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “Perhaps Joseph will hate us, and may actually repay us for all the evil which we did to him.”

And the brethren of Joseph see that their father is dead, and say, `Peradventure Joseph doth hate us, and doth certainly return to us all the evil which we did with him.'

16 S o they sent messengers to Joseph, saying, “Before your father died he commanded, saying,

And they give a charge for Joseph, saying, `Thy father commanded before his death, saying,

17 ‘ Thus you shall say to Joseph: “I beg you, please forgive the trespass of your brothers and their sin; for they did evil to you.”’ Now, please, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of your father.” And Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

Thus ye do say to Joseph, I pray thee, bear, I pray thee, with the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin, for they have done thee evil; and now, bear, we pray thee, with the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father;' and Joseph weepeth in their speaking unto him.

18 T hen his brothers also went and fell down before his face, and they said, “Behold, we are your servants.”

And his brethren also go and fall before him, and say, `Lo, we to thee for servants.'

19 J oseph said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God?

And Joseph saith unto them, `Fear not, for I in the place of God?

20 B ut as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.

As for you, ye devised against me evil -- God devised it for good, in order to do as this day, to keep alive a numerous people;

21 N ow therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones.” And he comforted them and spoke kindly to them. Death of Joseph

and now, fear not: I do nourish you and your infants;' and he comforteth them, and speaketh unto their heart.

22 S o Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he and his father’s household. And Joseph lived one hundred and ten years.

And Joseph dwelleth in Egypt, he and the house of his father, and Joseph liveth a hundred and ten years,

23 J oseph saw Ephraim’s children to the third generation. The children of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were also brought up on Joseph’s knees.

and Joseph looketh on Ephraim's sons of the third; sons also of Machir, son of Manasseh, have been born on the knees of Joseph.

24 A nd Joseph said to his brethren, “I am dying; but God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land to the land of which He swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”

And Joseph saith unto his brethren, `I am dying, and God doth certainly inspect you, and hath caused you to go up from this land, unto the land which He hath sworn to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.'

25 T hen Joseph took an oath from the children of Israel, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here.”

And Joseph causeth the sons of Israel to swear, saying, `God doth certainly inspect you, and ye have brought up my bones from this.'

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

And Joseph dieth, a son of an hundred and ten years, and they embalm him, and he is put into a coffin in Egypt.