Bereshis 50:7

7 And Yosef went up to bury Aviv; and with him went up all the avadim of Pharaoh, the zekenim of his Bais, and all the zekenim of Eretz Mitzrayim,

Bereshis 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.

Bereshis 50:7 In-Context

5 Avi made me swear, saying, Hinei, I die; in my kever which I dug for myself in Eretz Kana’an, there shalt thou bury me. Therefore let me go up, now, and bury Avi, and I will return.

6 And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury Avicha, according as he made thee swear.

7 And Yosef went up to bury Aviv; and with him went up all the avadim of Pharaoh, the zekenim of his Bais, and all the zekenim of Eretz Mitzrayim,

8 And kol Bais Yosef, and his achim, and Bais Aviv; only their little ones, and their tzon, and their bakar (cattle), they left in Eretz Goshen.

9 And there went up with him both merkavot and parashim; and it was a very great machaneh.