Genesis 50:1
Joseph fell on his father’s face, wept on him, and kissed him.
World English Bible Catholic
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 you into Egypt. I will also surely bring you up again. Joseph’s hand will close your eyes.”
2 Kings 13:14Now Elisha became sick with the illness of which he died; and Joash the king of Israel came down to him, and wept over him, and said, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!”
John 11:35Jesus wept.
Ephesians 6:4You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
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 →