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Genesis 50:4

JosephPharaoh

2 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.

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

5 my father made me swear an oath when he said, ‘I am about to die. You must bury me in the tomb that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.’ Now let me go and bury my father, and then return.”

6 Pharaoh replied, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.”

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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
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
KJV
And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,
WEB
When the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph spoke to Pharaoh’s staff, saying, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, please speak in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,
ASV
And when the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found favor in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,
DARBY
And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spoke to the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found favour in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,
BLB
And the days of his weeping passed, and Joseph spoke to the house of Pharaoh, saying, “If now I have found favor in your⁺ eyes, speak, please, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying:
ÅB
Da sørgedagene over ham var til ende, talte Josef til Faraos husfolk og sa: Dersom jeg har funnet nåde for deres øyne, så tal for meg til Farao og si:
OTB
Da sørgedagene var fullført, talte Josef til faraos husstand og sa: "Hvis jeg har funnet nåde i deres øyne, vær så snill å tale til farao på mine vegne og si,
B1930
Da sørgedagene over ham var til ende, talte Josef til Faraos husfolk og sa: Dersom jeg har funnet nåde for eders øine, så tal for mig til Farao og si:

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Cross references

  • Genesis 18:3

    “My lord,” said Abraham, “if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by.

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  • Esther 4:2

    But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering that gate.

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