Genesis

Genesis 50:1–6

¹Then Joseph fell upon his father’s face, wept over him, and kissed him.

²And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him, ³taking the forty days required to complete the embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

⁴When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please tell Pharaoh that ⁵my father made me swear an oath when he said, ‘I am about to die. You must bury me in the tomb that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.’ Now let me go and bury my father, and then return.”

⁶Pharaoh replied, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.”

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Genesis 50:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Joseph	יוֹסֵ֖ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
fell	וַיִּפֹּ֥ל	way·yip·pōl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
upon	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his father’s	אָבִ֑יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
face	פְּנֵ֣י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
wept	וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ	way·yê·ḇək	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1058 weep, bewail
over him	עָלָ֖יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
and kissed	וַיִּשַּׁק־	way·yiš·šaq-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5401 kiss
him	לֽוֹ׃	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

Genesis 50:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Joseph	יוֹסֵ֤ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
directed	וַיְצַ֨ו	way·ṣaw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
the physicians	הָרֹ֣פְאִ֔ים	hā·rō·p̄ə·’îm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7495 heal
in his service	עֲבָדָיו֙	‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
to embalm	לַחֲנֹ֖ט	la·ḥă·nōṭ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2590 spice, make spicy, embalm
his father	אָבִ֑יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
So they	הָרֹפְאִ֖ים	hā·rō·p̄ə·’îm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7495 heal
embalmed him	וַיַּחַנְט֥וּ	way·ya·ḥan·ṭū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2590 spice, make spicy, embalm

Genesis 50:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
taking the forty	אַרְבָּעִ֣ים	’ar·bā·‘îm	Number - common plural	H705 forty
days	י֔וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
required to complete	וַיִּמְלְאוּ־	way·yim·lə·’ū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4390 be full, fill
the embalming	הַחֲנֻטִ֑ים	ha·ḥă·nu·ṭîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H2590 spice, make spicy, embalm
And the Egyptians	מִצְרַ֖יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4713 Mitsrite
mourned	וַיִּבְכּ֥וּ	way·yiḇ·kū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1058 weep, bewail
for him seventy	שִׁבְעִ֥ים	šiḇ·‘îm	Number - common plural	H7657 seventy
days	יֽוֹם׃	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day

Genesis 50:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the days	יְמֵ֣י	yə·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of mourning	בְכִית֔וֹ	ḇə·ḵî·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1068 weeping
had passed	וַיַּֽעַבְרוּ֙	way·ya·‘aḇ·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
Joseph	יוֹסֵ֔ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
said	וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר	way·ḏab·bêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Pharaoh’s	פַּרְעֹ֖ה	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
court	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I have found	מָצָ֤אתִי	mā·ṣā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H4672 attain to, find
favor	חֵן֙	ḥên	Noun - masculine singular	H2580 favour, grace
in your eyes	בְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔ם	bə·‘ê·nê·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine plural	H5869 eye
please	נָ֨א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
tell	דַּבְּרוּ־	dab·bə·rū-	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H1696 speak
Pharaoh that	פַרְעֹ֖ה	p̄ar·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh

Genesis 50:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
my father	אָבִ֞י	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
made me swear an oath	הִשְׁבִּיעַ֣נִי	hiš·bî·‘a·nî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7650 swear
when he said	לֵאמֹ֗ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
I	אָנֹכִי֮	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am about to die	מֵת֒	mêṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4191 die
You must bury me	תִּקְבְּרֵ֑נִי	tiq·bə·rê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H6912 bury
in the tomb	בְּקִבְרִ֗י	bə·qiḇ·rî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6913 grave, sepulchre
that	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I dug	כָּרִ֤יתִי	kā·rî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3738 dig
for myself in the land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Canaan	כְּנַ֔עַן	kə·na·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan
Now	וְעַתָּ֗ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
let me go	אֶֽעֱלֶה־	’e·‘ĕ·leh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
and bury	וְאֶקְבְּרָ֥ה	wə·’eq·bə·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H6912 bury
my father	אָבִ֖י	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
and then return	וְאָשֽׁוּבָה׃	wə·’ā·šū·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return

Genesis 50:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹ֑ה	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
replied	וַיֹּ֖אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Go up	עֲלֵ֛ה	‘ă·lêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
and bury	וּקְבֹ֥ר	ū·qə·ḇōr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6912 bury
your father	אָבִ֖יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he made you swear	הִשְׁבִּיעֶֽךָ׃	hiš·bî·‘e·ḵā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H7650 swear