Genesis 50 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Exodus 1

¹Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who came into Egypt (every man and his household came with Jacob):

KJVNow these are the names^H8034 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, which came^H935^(H8802) into Egypt^H4714; every man^H376 and his household^H1004 came^H935^(H8804) with Jacob^H3290.

² Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

KJVReuben^H7205, Simeon^H8095, Levi^H3878, and Judah^H3063,

³ Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

KJVIssachar^H3485, Zebulun^H2074, and Benjamin^H1144,

⁴ Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

KJVDan^H1835, and Naphtali^H5321, Gad^H1410, and Asher^H836.

⁵ All the souls who came out of Jacob’s body were seventy souls, and Joseph was in Egypt already.

KJVAnd all the souls^H5315 that came out^H3318^(H8802) of the loins^H3409 of Jacob^H3290 were seventy^H7657 souls^H5315: for Joseph^H3130 was in Egypt^H4714 already.

⁶ Joseph died, as did all his brothers, and all that generation.

KJVAnd Joseph^H3130 died^H4191^(H8799), and all his brethren^H251, and all that generation^H1755.

⁷ The children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.

KJVAnd the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 were fruitful^H6509^(H8804), and increased abundantly^H8317^(H8799), and multiplied^H7235^(H8799), and waxed exceeding^H3966^H3966 mighty^H6105^(H8799); and the land^H776 was filled^H4390^(H8735) with them.

⁸ Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who didn’t know Joseph.

KJVNow there arose up^H6965^(H8799) a new^H2319 king^H4428 over Egypt^H4714, which knew^H3045^(H8804) not Joseph^H3130.

⁹ He said to his people, “Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we.

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799) unto his people^H5971, Behold, the people^H5971 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 are more^H7227 and mightier^H6099 than we:

¹⁰ Come, let’s deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it happen that when any war breaks out, they also join themselves to our enemies and fight against us, and escape out of the land.”

KJVCome on^H3051^(H8798), let us deal wisely^H2449^(H8691) with them; lest they multiply^H7235^(H8799), and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out^H7122^(H8799) any war^H4421, they^H1931 join^H3254^(H8738) also unto our enemies^H8130^(H8802), and fight^H3898^(H8738) against us, and so get them up^H5927^(H8804) out of the land^H776.

¹¹ Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. They built storage cities for Pharaoh: Pithom and Raamses.

KJVTherefore they did set^H7760^(H8799) over them taskmasters^H4522^H8269 to afflict^H6031^(H8763) them with their burdens^H5450. And they built^H1129^(H8799) for Pharaoh^H6547 treasure^H4543 cities^H5892, Pithom^H6619 and Raamses^H7486.

¹² But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out. They started to dread the children of Israel.

KJVBut the more they afflicted^H6031^(H8762) them, the more^H3651 they multiplied^H7235^(H8799) and grew^H6555^(H8799). And they were grieved^H6973^(H8799) because^H6440 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478.

¹³ The Egyptians ruthlessly made the children of Israel serve,

KJVAnd the Egyptians^H4714 made^H5647 the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 to serve^H5647^(H8686) with rigour^H6531:

¹⁴ and they made their lives bitter with hard service in mortar and in brick, and in all kinds of service in the field, all their service, in which they ruthlessly made them serve.

KJVAnd they made^H4843 their lives^H2416 bitter^H4843^(H8762) with hard^H7186 bondage^H5656, in morter^H2563, and in brick^H3843, and in all manner of service^H5656 in the field^H7704: all their service^H5656, wherein they made them serve^H5647^(H8804), was with rigour^H6531.

¹⁵ The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah,

KJVAnd the king^H4428 of Egypt^H4714 spake^H559^(H8799) to the Hebrew^H5680 midwives^H3205^(H8764), of which the name^H8034 of the one^H259 was Shiphrah^H8236, and the name^H8034 of the other^H8145 Puah^H6326:

¹⁶ and he said, “When you perform the duty of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them on the birth stool, if it is a son, then you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live.”

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799), When ye do the office of a midwife^H3205^(H8763) to the Hebrew women^H5680, and see^H7200^(H8804) them upon the stools^H70; if it be a son^H1121, then ye shall kill^H4191^(H8689) him: but if it be a daughter^H1323, then she shall live^H2425^(H8804).

¹⁷ But the midwives feared God, and didn’t do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive.

KJVBut the midwives^H3205^(H8764) feared^H3372^(H8799) God^H430, and did^H6213^(H8804) not as the king^H4428 of Egypt^H4714 commanded^H1696^(H8765) them, but saved^H2421 the men children^H3206 alive^H2421^(H8762).

¹⁸ The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, “Why have you done this thing and saved the boys alive?”

KJVAnd the king^H4428 of Egypt^H4714 called^H7121^(H8799) for the midwives^H3205^(H8764), and said^H559^(H8799) unto them, Why^H4069 have ye done^H6213^(H8804) this thing^H1697, and have saved^H2421 the men children^H3206 alive^H2421^(H8762)?

¹⁹ The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women aren’t like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.”

KJVAnd the midwives^H3205^(H8764) said^H559^(H8799) unto Pharaoh^H6547, Because the Hebrew^H5680 women^H802 are not as the Egyptian women^H4713; for they are lively^H2422, and are delivered^H3205^(H8804) ere^H2962 the midwives^H3205^(H8764) come in^H935^(H8799) unto them.

²⁰ God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.

KJVTherefore God^H430 dealt well^H3190^(H8686) with the midwives^H3205^(H8764): and the people^H5971 multiplied^H7235^(H8799), and waxed very^H3966 mighty^H6105^(H8799).

²¹ Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.

KJVAnd it came to pass, because the midwives^H3205^(H8764) feared^H3372^(H8804) God^H430, that he made^H6213^(H8799) them houses^H1004.

²² Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, “You shall cast every son who is born into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.”

KJVAnd Pharaoh^H6547 charged^H6680^(H8762) all his people^H5971, saying^H559^(H8800), Every son^H1121 that is born^H3209 ye shall cast^H7993^(H8686) into the river^H2975, and every daughter^H1323 ye shall save alive^H2421^(H8762).

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.

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