Genesis 49 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Genesis 50

¹Joseph fell on his father’s face, wept on him, and kissed him.

KJVAnd Joseph^H3130 fell^H5307^(H8799) upon his father's^H1 face^H6440, and wept^H1058^(H8799) upon him, and kissed^H5401^(H8799) him.

² Joseph commanded his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father; and the physicians embalmed Israel.

KJVAnd Joseph^H3130 commanded^H6680^(H8762) his servants^H5650 the physicians^H7495^(H8802) to embalm^H2590^(H8800) his father^H1: and the physicians^H7495^(H8802) embalmed^H2590^(H8799) Israel^H3478.

³ Forty days were used for him, for that is how many days it takes to embalm. The Egyptians wept for Israel for seventy days.

KJVAnd forty^H705 days^H3117 were fulfilled^H4390^(H8799) for him; for so are fulfilled^H4390^(H8799) the days^H3117 of those which are embalmed^H2590^(H8803): and the Egyptians^H4714 mourned^H1058^(H8799) for him threescore and ten^H7657 days^H3117.

⁴ 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,

KJVAnd when the days^H3117 of his mourning^H1068 were past^H5674^(H8799), Joseph^H3130 spake^H1696^(H8762) unto the house^H1004 of Pharaoh^H6547, saying^H559^(H8800), If now I have found^H4672^(H8804) grace^H2580 in your eyes^H5869, speak^H1696^(H8761), I pray you, in the ears^H241 of Pharaoh^H6547, saying^H559^(H8800),

⁵ ‘My father made me swear, saying, “Behold, I am dying. Bury me in my grave which I have dug for myself in the land of Canaan.” Now therefore, please let me go up and bury my father, and I will come again.’”

KJVMy father^H1 made me swear^H7650^(H8689), saying^H559^(H8800), Lo^H2009, I die^H4191^(H8801): in my grave^H6913 which I have digged^H3738^(H8804) for me in the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667, there shalt thou bury me^H6912^(H8799). Now therefore let me go up^H5927^(H8799), I pray thee, and bury^H6912^(H8799) my father^H1, and I will come again^H7725^(H8799).

⁶ Pharaoh said, “Go up, and bury your father, just like he made you swear.”

KJVAnd Pharaoh^H6547 said^H559^(H8799), Go up^H5927^(H8798), and bury^H6912^(H8798) thy father^H1, according as he made thee swear^H7650^(H8689).

⁷ Joseph went up to bury his father; and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, all the elders of the land of Egypt,

KJVAnd Joseph^H3130 went up^H5927^(H8799) to bury^H6912^(H8800) his father^H1: and with him went up^H5927^(H8799) all the servants^H5650 of Pharaoh^H6547, the elders^H2205 of his house^H1004, and all the elders^H2205 of the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714,

⁸ all the house of Joseph, his brothers, and his father’s house. Only their little ones, their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.

KJVAnd all the house^H1004 of Joseph^H3130, and his brethren^H251, and his father's^H1 house^H1004: only their little ones^H2945, and their flocks^H6629, and their herds^H1241, they left^H5800^(H8804) in the land^H776 of Goshen^H1657.

⁹ Both chariots and horsemen went up with him. It was a very great company.

KJVAnd there went up^H5927^(H8799) with him both chariots^H7393 and horsemen^H6571: and it was a very^H3966 great^H3515 company^H4264.

¹⁰ They came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and there they lamented with a very great and severe lamentation. He mourned for his father seven days.

KJVAnd they came^H935^(H8799) to the threshingfloor^H1637 of Atad^H329, which is beyond^H5676 Jordan^H3383, and there they mourned^H5594^(H8799) with a great^H1419 and very^H3966 sore^H3515 lamentation^H4553: and he made^H6213^(H8799) a mourning^H60 for his father^H1 seven^H7651 days^H3117.

¹¹ When the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, “This is a grievous mourning by the Egyptians.” Therefore its name was called Abel Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.

KJVAnd when the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of the land^H776, the Canaanites^H3669, saw^H7200^(H8799) the mourning^H60 in the floor^H1637 of Atad^H329, they said^H559^(H8799), This is a grievous^H3515 mourning^H60 to the Egyptians^H4714: wherefore the name of it^H8034 was called^H7121^(H8804) Abelmizraim^H67, which is beyond^H5676 Jordan^H3383.

¹² His sons did to him just as he commanded them,

KJVAnd his sons^H1121 did^H6213^(H8799) unto him according as he commanded^H6680^(H8765) 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, as a possession for a burial site, from Ephron the Hittite, near Mamre.

KJVFor his sons^H1121 carried^H5375^(H8799) him into the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667, and buried^H6912^(H8799) him in the cave^H4631 of the field^H7704 of Machpelah^H4375, which Abraham^H85 bought^H7069^(H8804) with the field^H7704 for a possession^H272 of a buryingplace^H6913 of Ephron^H6085 the Hittite^H2850, before^H6440 Mamre^H4471.

¹⁴ 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.

KJVAnd Joseph^H3130 returned^H7725^(H8799) into Egypt^H4714, he, and his brethren^H251, and all that went up^H5927^(H8802) with him to bury^H6912^(H8800) his father^H1, after^H310 he had buried^H6912^(H8800) his father^H1.

¹⁵ When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will hate us, and will fully pay us back for all the evil which we did to him.”

KJVAnd when Joseph's^H3130 brethren^H251 saw^H7200^(H8799) that their father^H1 was dead^H4191^(H8804), they said^H559^(H8799), Joseph^H3130 will peradventure^H3863 hate us^H7852^(H8799), and will certainly^H7725^(H8687) requite^H7725^(H8686) us all the evil^H7451 which we did^H1580^(H8804) unto him.

¹⁶ They sent a message to Joseph, saying, “Your father commanded before he died, saying,

KJVAnd they sent a messenger^H6680^(H8762) unto Joseph^H3130, saying^H559^(H8800), Thy father^H1 did command^H6680^(H8765) before^H6440 he died^H4194, saying^H559^(H8800),

¹⁷ ‘You shall tell Joseph, “Now please forgive the disobedience of your brothers, and their sin, because they did evil to you.”’ Now, please forgive the disobedience of the servants of the God of your father.” Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

KJVSo shall ye say^H559^(H8799) unto Joseph^H3130, Forgive^H5375^(H8798), I pray thee^H577 now, the trespass^H6588 of thy brethren^H251, and their sin^H2403; for they did^H1580^(H8804) unto thee evil^H7451: and now, we pray thee, forgive^H5375^(H8798) the trespass^H6588 of the servants^H5650 of the God^H430 of thy father^H1. And Joseph^H3130 wept^H1058^(H8799) when they spake^H1696^(H8763) unto him.

¹⁸ His brothers also went and fell down before his face; and they said, “Behold, we are your servants.”

KJVAnd his brethren^H251 also went^H3212^(H8799) and fell down^H5307^(H8799) before his face^H6440; and they said^H559^(H8799), Behold, we be thy servants^H5650.

¹⁹ Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for am I in the place of God?

KJVAnd Joseph^H3130 said^H559^(H8799) unto them, Fear^H3372^(H8799) not: for am I in the place of God^H430?

²⁰ As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to save many people alive, as is happening today.

KJVBut as for you, ye thought^H2803^(H8804) evil^H7451 against me; but God^H430 meant it^H2803^(H8804) unto good^H2896, to^H4616 bring to pass^H6213^(H8800), as it is this day^H3117, to save^H2421 much^H7227 people^H5971 alive^H2421^(H8687).

²¹ Now therefore don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones.” He comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.

KJVNow therefore fear^H3372^(H8799) ye not: I will nourish^H3557^(H8770) you, and your little ones^H2945. And he comforted^H5162^(H8762) them, and spake^H1696^(H8762) kindly^H3820 unto them.

²² Joseph lived in Egypt, he, and his father’s house. Joseph lived one hundred ten years.

KJVAnd Joseph^H3130 dwelt^H3427^(H8799) in Egypt^H4714, he, and his father's^H1 house^H1004: and Joseph^H3130 lived^H2421^(H8799) an hundred^H3967 and ten^H6235 years^H8141.

²³ Joseph saw Ephraim’s children to the third generation. The children also of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were born on Joseph’s knees.

KJVAnd Joseph^H3130 saw^H7200^(H8799) Ephraim's^H669 children^H1121 of the third^H8029 generation: the children^H1121 also of Machir^H4353 the son^H1121 of Manasseh^H4519 were brought up^H3205^(H8795) upon Joseph's^H3130 knees^H1290.

²⁴ Joseph said to his brothers, “I am dying, but God will surely visit you, and bring you up out of this land to the land which he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”

KJVAnd Joseph^H3130 said^H559^(H8799) unto his brethren^H251, I die^H4191^(H8801): and God^H430 will surely^H6485^(H8800) visit^H6485^(H8799) you, and bring you out^H5927^(H8689) of this land^H776 unto the land^H776 which he sware^H7650^(H8738) to Abraham^H85, to Isaac^H3327, and to Jacob^H3290.

²⁵ Joseph took an oath from the children of Israel, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here.”

KJVAnd Joseph^H3130 took an oath^H7650^(H8686) of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, saying^H559^(H8800), God^H430 will surely^H6485^(H8800) visit^H6485^(H8799) you, and ye shall carry up^H5927^(H8689) my bones^H6106 from hence^H2088.

²⁶ So Joseph died, being one hundred ten years old, and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.

KJVSo Joseph^H3130 died^H4191^(H8799), being an hundred^H3967 and ten^H6235 years^H8141 old^H1121: and they embalmed^H2590^(H8799) him, and he was put^H3455^(H8799) in a coffin^H727 in Egypt^H4714.

WEB·Genesis 49

¹Jacob called to his sons, and said: “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which will happen to you in the days to come.

KJVAnd Jacob^H3290 called^H7121^(H8799) unto his sons^H1121, and said^H559^(H8799), Gather yourselves together^H622^(H8734), that I may tell^H5046^(H8686) you that which shall befall^H7122^(H8799) you in the last^H319 days^H3117.

² Assemble yourselves, and hear, you sons of Jacob. Listen to Israel, your father.

KJVGather yourselves together^H6908^(H8734), and hear^H8085^(H8798), ye sons^H1121 of Jacob^H3290; and hearken^H8085^(H8798) unto Israel^H3478 your father^H1.

³ “Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.

KJVReuben^H7205, thou art my firstborn^H1060, my might^H3581, and the beginning^H7225 of my strength^H202, the excellency^H3499 of dignity^H7613, and the excellency^H3499 of power^H5794:

⁴ Boiling over like water, you shall not excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, then defiled it. He went up to my couch.

KJVUnstable^H6349 as water^H4325, thou shalt not excel^H3498^(H8686); because thou wentest up^H5927^(H8804) to thy father's^H1 bed^H4904; then defiledst thou^H2490^(H8765) it: he went up^H5927^(H8804) to my couch^H3326.

⁵ “Simeon and Levi are brothers. Their swords are weapons of violence.

KJVSimeon^H8095 and Levi^H3878 are brethren^H251; instruments^H3627 of cruelty^H2555 are in their habitations^H4380.

⁶ My soul, don’t come into their council. My glory, don’t be united to their assembly; for in their anger they killed men. In their self-will they hamstrung cattle.

KJVO my soul^H5315, come^H935^(H8799) not thou into their secret^H5475; unto their assembly^H6951, mine honour^H3519, be not thou united^H3161^(H8799): for in their anger^H639 they slew^H2026^(H8804) a man^H376, and in their selfwill^H7522 they digged down^H6131^(H8765) a wall^H7794.

⁷ Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

KJVCursed^H779^(H8803) be their anger^H639, for it was fierce^H5794; and their wrath^H5678, for it was cruel^H7185^(H8804): I will divide^H2505^(H8762) them in Jacob^H3290, and scatter^H6327^(H8686) them in Israel^H3478.

⁸ “Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies. Your father’s sons will bow down before you.

KJVJudah^H3063, thou art he whom thy brethren^H251 shall praise^H3034^(H8686): thy hand^H3027 shall be in the neck^H6203 of thine enemies^H341^(H8802); thy father's^H1 children^H1121 shall bow down^H7812^(H8691) before thee.

⁹ Judah is a lion’s cub. From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down, he crouched as a lion, as a lioness. Who will rouse him up?

KJVJudah^H3063 is a lion's^H738 whelp^H1482: from the prey^H2964, my son^H1121, thou art gone up^H5927^(H8804): he stooped down^H3766^(H8804), he couched^H7257^(H8804) as a lion^H738, and as an old lion^H3833; who shall rouse him up^H6965^(H8686)?

¹⁰ The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. The obedience of the peoples will be to him.

KJVThe sceptre^H7626 shall not depart^H5493^(H8799) from Judah^H3063, nor a lawgiver^H2710^(H8781) from between his feet^H7272, until^H3588 Shiloh^H7886 come^H935^(H8799); and unto him shall the gathering^H3349 of the people^H5971 be.

¹¹ Binding his foal to the vine, his donkey’s colt to the choice vine, he has washed his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.

KJVBinding^H631^(H8802) his foal^H5895 unto the vine^H1612, and his ass's^H860 colt^H1121 unto the choice vine^H8321; he washed^H3526^(H8765) his garments^H3830 in wine^H3196, and his clothes^H5497 in the blood^H1818 of grapes^H6025:

¹² His eyes will be red with wine, his teeth white with milk.

KJVHis eyes^H5869 shall be red^H2447 with wine^H3196, and his teeth^H8127 white^H3836 with milk^H2461.

¹³ “Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea. He will be for a haven of ships. His border will be on Sidon.

KJVZebulun^H2074 shall dwell^H7931^(H8799) at the haven^H2348 of the sea^H3220; and he shall be for an haven^H2348 of ships^H591; and his border^H3411 shall be unto Zidon^H6721.

¹⁴ “Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the saddlebags.

KJVIssachar^H3485 is a strong^H1634 ass^H2543 couching down^H7257^(H8802) between two burdens^H4942:

¹⁵ He saw a resting place, that it was good, the land, that it was pleasant. He bows his shoulder to the burden, and becomes a servant doing forced labor.

KJVAnd he saw^H7200^(H8799) that rest^H4496 was good^H2896, and the land^H776 that it was pleasant^H5276^(H8804); and bowed^H5186^(H8799) his shoulder^H7926 to bear^H5445^(H8800), and became a servant^H5647^(H8802) unto tribute^H4522.

¹⁶ “Dan will judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.

KJVDan^H1835 shall judge^H1777^(H8799) his people^H5971, as one^H259 of the tribes^H7626 of Israel^H3478.

¹⁷ Dan will be a serpent on the trail, an adder in the path, that bites the horse’s heels, so that his rider falls backward.

KJVDan^H1835 shall be a serpent^H5175 by the way^H1870, an adder^H8207 in the path^H734, that biteth^H5391^(H8802) the horse^H5483 heels^H6119, so that his rider^H7392^(H8802) shall fall^H5307^(H8799) backward^H268.

¹⁸ I have waited for your salvation, Yahweh.

KJVI have waited for^H6960^(H8765) thy salvation^H3444, O LORD^H3068.

¹⁹ “A troop will press on Gad, but he will press on their heel.

KJVGad^H1410, a troop^H1416 shall overcome^H1464^(H8799) him: but he shall overcome^H1464^(H8799) at the last^H6119.

²⁰ “Asher’s food will be rich. He will produce royal dainties.

KJVOut of Asher^H836 his bread^H3899 shall be fat^H8082, and he shall yield^H5414^(H8799) royal^H4428 dainties^H4574.

²¹ “Naphtali is a doe set free, who bears beautiful fawns.

KJVNaphtali^H5321 is a hind^H355 let loose^H7971^(H8803): he giveth^H5414^(H8802) goodly^H8233 words^H561.

²² “Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a spring. His branches run over the wall.

KJVJoseph^H3130 is a fruitful^H6509^(H8802) bough^H1121, even a fruitful^H6509^(H8802) bough^H1121 by a well^H5869; whose branches^H1323 run^H6805^(H8804) over the wall^H7791:

²³ The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecuted him:

KJVThe archers^H1167^H2671 have sorely grieved him^H4843^(H8762), and shot^H7232^(H8804) at him, and hated him^H7852^(H8799):

²⁴ But his bow remained strong. The arms of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),

KJVBut his bow^H7198 abode^H3427^(H8799) in strength^H386, and the arms^H2220 of his hands^H3027 were made strong^H6339^(H8799) by the hands^H3027 of the mighty^H46 God of Jacob^H3290;(from thence is the shepherd^H7462^(H8802), the stone^H68 of Israel^H3478:)

²⁵ even by the God of your father, who will help you, by the Almighty, who will bless you, with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.

KJVEven by the God^H410 of thy father^H1, who shall help^H5826^(H8799) thee; and by^H854 the Almighty^H7706, who shall bless^H1288^(H8762) thee with blessings^H1293 of heaven^H8064 above^H5920, blessings^H1293 of the deep^H8415 that lieth^H7257^(H8802) under, blessings^H1293 of the breasts^H7699, and of the womb^H7356:

²⁶ The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of my ancestors, above the boundaries of the ancient hills. They will be on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who is separated from his brothers.

KJVThe blessings^H1293 of thy father^H1 have prevailed^H1396^(H8804) above the blessings^H1293 of my progenitors^H2029^(H8802) unto the utmost bound^H8379 of the everlasting^H5769 hills^H1389: they shall be on the head^H7218 of Joseph^H3130, and on the crown of the head^H6936 of him that was separate^H5139 from his brethren^H251.

²⁷ “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning he will devour the prey. At evening he will divide the plunder.”

KJVBenjamin^H1144 shall ravin^H2963^(H8799) as a wolf^H2061: in the morning^H1242 he shall devour^H398^(H8799) the prey^H5706, and at night^H6153 he shall divide^H2505^(H8762) the spoil^H7998.

²⁸ All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them, and blessed them. He blessed everyone according to his own blessing.

KJVAll these are the twelve^H6240^H8147 tribes^H7626 of Israel^H3478: and this is it that their father^H1 spake^H1696^(H8765) unto them, and blessed^H1288^(H8762) them; every^H834 one^H376 according to his blessing^H1293 he blessed^H1288^(H8765) them.

²⁹ He instructed them, and said to them, “I am to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

KJVAnd he charged^H6680^(H8762) them, and said^H559^(H8799) unto them, I am to be gathered^H622^(H8737) unto my people^H5971: bury^H6912^(H8798) me with my fathers^H1 in the cave^H4631 that is in the field^H7704 of Ephron^H6085 the Hittite^H2850,

³⁰ in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite as a burial place.

KJVIn the cave^H4631 that is in the field^H7704 of Machpelah^H4375, which is before^H6440 Mamre^H4471, in the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667, which Abraham^H85 bought^H7069^(H8804) with the field^H7704 of Ephron^H6085 the Hittite^H2850 for a possession^H272 of a buryingplace^H6913.

³¹ There they buried Abraham and Sarah, his wife. There they buried Isaac and Rebekah, his wife, and there I buried Leah:

KJVThere they buried^H6912^(H8804) Abraham^H85 and Sarah^H8283 his wife^H802; there they buried^H6912^(H8804) Isaac^H3327 and Rebekah^H7259 his wife^H802; and there I buried^H6912^(H8804) Leah^H3812.

³² the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth.”

KJVThe purchase^H4735 of the field^H7704 and of the cave^H4631 that is therein was from the children^H1121 of Heth^H2845.

³³ When Jacob finished charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, breathed his last breath, and was gathered to his people.

KJVAnd when Jacob^H3290 had made an end^H3615^(H8762) of commanding^H6680^(H8763) his sons^H1121, he gathered up^H622^(H8799) his feet^H7272 into the bed^H4296, and yielded up the ghost^H1478^(H8799), and was gathered^H622^(H8735) unto his people^H5971.

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