Genesis 50:1

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

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2and Joseph commandeth his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father, and the physicians embalm Israel;

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Cross References

Genesis 46:4I — I go down with thee to Egypt, and I — I also certainly bring thee up, and Joseph doth put his hand on thine eyes.'

2 Kings 13:14And Elisha hath been sick with his sickness in which he dieth, and come down unto him doth Joash king of Israel, and weepeth on his face, and saith, 'My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and its horsemen.'

John 11:35Jesus wept.

Ephesians 6:4And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction 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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