Genesis 50:14
12 And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:
13 For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.
And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.
15 And when Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.
16 And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- After Joseph had buried his father, he returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone with him to bury his father.
- KJV
- And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.
- WEB
- Joseph returned into Egypt—he, and his brothers, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.
- ASV
- And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.
- DARBY
- And, after he had buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, he and his brethren, and all that had gone up with him to bury his father.
- BLB
- And Joseph returned to Egypt, he and his brothers, and all who went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.
- ÅB
- Og da Josef hadde begravet sin far, vendte han tilbake til Egypt, både han og hans brødre og alle de som hadde draget opp med ham for å begrave hans far.
- OTB
- Etter å ha begravd sin far, vendte Josef tilbake til Egypt, sammen med sine brødre og alle som hadde dratt opp med ham for å begrave hans far.
- B1930
- Og da Josef hadde begravet sin far, vendte han tilbake til Egypten, både han og hans brødre og alle de som hadde draget op med ham for å begrave hans far.