Genesis 50:1

And Joseph fell upon the face of his father, and wept upon him and kissed him.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2Then Joseph commanded his servants the physicians, to embalm his father,—so the physicians embalmed Israel.

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Cross References

Genesis 46:4I will go down with thee to Egypt, and I will bring thee up, yea wholly up,—and, Joseph, shall lay his own hand upon thine eyes.

2 Kings 13:14Now, Elisha, had fallen sick of his sickness whereof he was about to die,—so then Joash king of Israel came down unto him, and wept upon his face, and said, My father! my father! The chariots of Israel and the horsemen thereof!

John 11:35Jesus wept.

Ephesians 6:4And ye fathers, be not provoking your children to anger, but be nourishing them up in the discipline and admonition 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 →

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