Genesi 50:1-8

1 Allora Giuseppe si gettò sulla faccia di suo padre, pianse su lui, e lo baciò.
2 Poi Giuseppe ordinò ai medici ch’erano al suo servizio, d’imbalsamare suo padre; e i medici imbalsamarono Israele.
3 Ci vollero quaranta giorni; perché tanto è il tempo che s’impiega ad imbalsamare; e gli Egiziani lo piansero settanta giorni.
4 E quando i giorni del lutto fatto per lui furon passati, Giuseppe parlò alla casa di Faraone, dicendo: "Se ora ho trovato grazia agli occhi vostri, fate giungere agli orecchi di Faraone queste parole:
5 Mio padre m’ha fatto giurare e m’ha detto: Ecco, io mi muoio; seppelliscimi nel mio sepolcro, che mi sono scavato nel paese di Canaan. Ora dunque, permetti ch’io salga e seppellisca mio padre; poi tornerò".
6 E Faraone rispose: "Sali, e seppellisci tuo padre come t’ha fatto giurare".
7 Allora Giuseppe salì a seppellire suo padre; e con lui salirono tutti i servitori di Faraone, gli Anziani della sua casa e tutti gli Anziani del paese d’Egitto,
8 e tutta la casa di Giuseppe e i suoi fratelli e la casa di suo padre. Non lasciarono nel paese di Goscen che i loro bambini, i loro greggi e i loro armenti.

Genesi 50:1-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 50

This chapter contains a short account of what happened from the death of Jacob to the death of Joseph, and is chiefly concerned with the funeral of Jacob; it first gives an account how Joseph was affected with his father's death, of his orders to the physicians to embalm him, and of the time of their embalming him, and of the Egyptians mourning for him, Ge 50:1-3, next of his request to Pharaoh to give him leave to go and bury his father in Canaan, and his grant of it, Ge 50:4-6 and then of the grand funeral procession thither, the mourning made for Jacob, and his interment according to his orders, Ge 50:7-13 upon the return of Joseph and his brethren to Egypt, they fearing his resentment of their former usage of him, entreat him to forgive them; which they said they did at the direction of their father, to which Joseph readily agreed, and comforted them, and spoke kindly to them, and bid them not fear any hurt from him, for whatever were their intention, God meant it, and had overruled it for good, Ge 50:14-21 and the chapter is concluded with an account of Joseph's age and death, and of his posterity he saw before his death, and of the charge he gave to his brethren to carry his bones with them, when they should depart from Egypt, Ge 50:22-26.

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