Genesis 50:1

And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.

In Context

2And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. And the physicians embalmed Israel.

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Cross References

Genesis 46:4I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again; and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.'

2 Kings 13:14Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he was to die; and Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over him, and said: 'My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen thereof!'

Matthew Henry on Genesis 50:1

Here is, I. The preparation for Jacob's funeral, ver. 1-6 . II. The funeral itself, ver. 7-14 . III. The settling of a good understanding between Joseph and his brethren after the death of Jacob, ver. 15-21 . IV. The age and death of Joseph, ver. 22-26 . Thus the book of Genesis, which began with the origin of light and life, ends with nothing but death and darkness; so sad a change has sin made. Read the whole commentary →

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