Genesis 50:7

7 So Joseph went up to bury his father. And all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his household, and all the elders of the land of Egypt, went up with him,

Genesis 50:7 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 50:7

And Joseph went up to bury his father
According to his request; having obtained leave of Pharaoh, and being desirous of paying his last respects, and doing his last office to so dear a parent, with all the honour and decency this service could be done with: and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh;
a great number of them, some must be left to wait upon him; who these were the next words explain: the elders of his house:
his senators and counsellors, his courtiers and principal officers of state: and all the elders of the land of Egypt;
governors of provinces and cities, the chief officers, civil and military; all which was done by the orders of Pharaoh, out of respect to Joseph and his family, and to make the funeral procession grand and honourable.

Genesis 50:7 In-Context

5 'My father made me swear, saying, "Behold, I [am about] to die. In the tomb that I have hewed out for myself in the land of Canaan--there you must bury me." So then, please let me go up and let me bury my father; then I will return.'"

6 Then Pharaoh said, "Go up and bury your father as he made you swear."

7 So Joseph went up to bury his father. And all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his household, and all the elders of the land of Egypt, went up with him,

8 with all the household of Joseph, his brothers, and the household of his father. They left only their little children and their flocks and their herds in the land of Goshen.

9 And there also went up with him chariots and horsemen. The company [was] very great.