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Genesis 50:2

IsraelJoseph

1 Then Joseph fell upon his father’s face, wept over him, and kissed him.

And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him,

3 taking the forty days required to complete the embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

4 When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please tell Pharaoh that

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BSB
And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him,
KJV
And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.
WEB
Joseph commanded his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father; and the physicians embalmed Israel.
ASV
And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.
DARBY
And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. And the physicians embalmed Israel.
BLB
And Joseph commanded his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father. And the physicians embalmed Israel.
ÅB
Og Josef befalte legene som han hadde i sin tjeneste, å balsamere hans far; og legene balsamerte Israel.
OTB
Josef instruerte legene i sin tjeneste om å balsamere hans far Israel. Så legene balsamerte ham.
B1930
Og Josef bød lægene som han hadde i sin tjeneste, å balsamere hans far; og lægene balsamerte Israel.

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Cross references

  • 2 Chronicles 16:14

    And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.

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  • Genesis 50:26

    So Joseph died at the age of 110. And they embalmed his body and placed it in a coffin in Egypt.

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  • John 19:39–40

    Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.

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  • Mark 16:1

    When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus.

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  • Matthew 26:12

    By pouring this perfume on Me, she has prepared My body for burial.

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  • John 12:7

    “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “She has kept this perfume in preparation for the day of My burial.

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  • Mark 14:8

    She has done what she could to anoint My body in advance of My burial.

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  • Luke 24:1

    On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.

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