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Genesis 50

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1 Joseph fell across his father's body, wept over him, and kissed him.

2 Joseph then ordered the physicians in his service to embalm his father, and the physicians embalmed Israel.

3 They mourned for him forty days because that is the period required for embalming. Then the Egyptians mourned him for seventy days.

4 After the period of mourning had passed, Joseph spoke to Pharaoh's household: "If you approve my request, give Pharaoh this message:

5 My father made me promise, telling me, ‘I'm about to die. You must bury me in the tomb I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.' Now, let me leave and let me bury my father, and then I will return."

6 Pharaoh replied, "Go, bury your father as you promised."

7 So Joseph left to bury his father. All of Pharaoh's servants went with him, together with the elder statesmen in his household and all of the elder statesmen in the land of Egypt,

8 Joseph's entire household, his brothers, and his father's household. Only the children, flocks, and cattle remained in the land of Goshen.

9 Even chariots and horsemen went with him; it was a huge collection of people.

10 When they arrived at the threshing floor of Atad on the other side of the Jordan River, they observed a solemn, deeply sorrowful period of mourning. He grieved seven days for his father.

11 When the Canaanites who lived in the land saw the observance of grief on Atad's threshing floor, they said, "This is a solemn observance of grief by the Egyptians." Therefore, its name is Abel-mizraim. It is on the other side of the Jordan River.

12 Israel's sons did for him just as he had ordered.

13 His sons carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, which Abraham had purchased as burial property from Ephron the Hittite.

14 Then Joseph returned to Egypt, he, his brothers, and everyone who left with him to bury his father.

15 When Joseph's brothers realized that their father was now dead, they said, "What if Joseph bears a grudge against us, and wants to pay us back seriously for all of the terrible things we did to him?"

16 So they approached Joseph and said, "Your father gave orders before he died, telling us,

17 ‘This is what you should say to Joseph. 'Please, forgive your brothers' sins and misdeeds, for they did terrible things to you. Now, please forgive the sins of the servants of your father's God.''" Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

18 His brothers wept too, fell down in front of him, and said, "We're here as your slaves."

19 But Joseph said to them, "Don't be afraid. Am I God?

20 You planned something bad for me, but God produced something good from it, in order to save the lives of many people, just as he's doing today.

21 Now, don't be afraid. I will take care of you and your children." So he put them at ease and spoke reassuringly to them.

22 Thus Joseph lived in Egypt, he and his father's household. Joseph lived 110 years

23 and saw Ephraim's grandchildren. The children of Machir, Manasseh's son, were also born on Joseph's knees.

24 Joseph said to his brothers, "I'm about to die. God will certainly take care of you and bring you out of this land to the land he promised to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob."

25 Joseph made Israel's sons promise, "When God takes care of you, you must bring up my bones out of here."

26 Joseph died when he was 110 years old. They embalmed him and placed him in a coffin in Egypt.

The Message Bible MSG

1 Joseph threw himself on his father, wept over him, and kissed him.

2 Joseph then instructed the physicians in his employ to embalm his father. The physicians embalmed Israel.

3 The embalming took forty days, the period required for embalming. There was public mourning by the Egyptians for seventy days.

4 When the period of mourning was completed, Joseph petitioned Pharaoh's court:

5 "If you have reason to think kindly of me, present Pharaoh with my request: My father made me swear, saying, 'I am ready to die. Bury me in the grave plot that I prepared for myself in the land of Canaan.' Please give me leave to go up and bury my father. Then I'll come back."

6 Pharaoh said, "Certainly. Go and bury your father as he made you promise under oath."

7 So Joseph left to bury his father. And all the high-ranking officials from Pharaoh's court went with him, all the dignitaries of Egypt,

8 joining Joseph's family - his brothers and his father's family. Their children and flocks and herds were left in Goshen.

9 Chariots and horsemen accompanied them. It was a huge funeral procession.

10 Arriving at the Atad Threshing Floor just across the Jordan River, they stopped for a period of mourning, letting their grief out in loud and lengthy lament. For seven days, Joseph engaged in these funeral rites for his father.

11 When the Canaanites who lived in that area saw the grief being poured out at the Atad Threshing Floor, they said, "Look how deeply the Egyptians are mourning." That is how the site at the Jordan got the name Abel Mizraim (Egyptian Lament).

12 Jacob's sons continued to carry out his instructions to the letter.

13 They took him on into Canaan and buried him in the cave in the field of Machpelah facing Mamre, the field that Abraham had bought as a burial plot from Ephron the Hittite.

14 After burying his father, Joseph went back to Egypt. All his brothers who had come with him to bury his father returned with him.

15 After the funeral, Joseph's brothers talked among themselves: "What if Joseph is carrying a grudge and decides to pay us back for all the wrong we did him?"

16 So they sent Joseph a message, "Before his death, your father gave this command:

17 Tell Joseph, 'Forgive your brothers' sin - all that wrongdoing. They did treat you very badly.' Will you do it? Will you forgive the sins of the servants of your father's God?" When Joseph received their message, he wept.

18 Then the brothers went in person to him, threw themselves on the ground before him and said, "We'll be your slaves."

19 Joseph replied, "Don't be afraid. Do I act for God?

20 Don't you see, you planned evil against me but God used those same plans for my good, as you see all around you right now - life for many people.

21 Easy now, you have nothing to fear; I'll take care of you and your children." He reassured them, speaking with them heart-to-heart.

22 Joseph continued to live in Egypt with his father's family. Joseph lived 110 years.

23 He lived to see Ephraim's sons into the third generation. The sons of Makir, Manasseh's son, were also recognized as Joseph's.

24 At the end, Joseph said to his brothers, "I am ready to die. God will most certainly pay you a visit and take you out of this land and back to the land he so solemnly promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."

25 Then Joseph made the sons of Israel promise under oath, "When God makes his visitation, make sure you take my bones with you as you leave here."

26 Joseph died at the age of 110 years. They embalmed him and placed him in a coffin in Egypt.