Genesis
Genesis 50:2–3
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.
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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 |
Cross-references
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Genesis 50:2 2 Chronicles 16:14 · Genesis 50:26 · John 19:39–40 · Mark 16:1 · Matthew 26:12
Genesis 50:3 Deuteronomy 34:8 · Numbers 20:29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.