Genesis 50:1
And Yosef fell upon the face of Aviv, and wept over him, and kissed him.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
And Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 46:4I will go down with thee to Mitzrayim; and I will also surely bring thee up again; and Yosef shall put his yad upon thine eyes.
2 Kings 13:14Now Elishah was fallen ill of his illness whereof he would die. And Yoash Melech Yisroel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O Avi, Avi, the merkavah of Yisroel, and the parashim thereof.
John 11:35Yehoshua wept.
Ephesians 6:4And, Avot, do not provoke your yeladim to ka'as, but nurture them in the musar of Hashem and His tokhechah (reproof). + 6:4 Gn 18:19; Dt 6:7; Prov 13:24; 22:6
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 →