¹ And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.

² And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.

³ And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days.

⁴ 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,

⁵ My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.

⁶ And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.

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

⁸ And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.

⁹ And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company.

¹⁰ And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.

¹¹ And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abelmizraim, which is beyond Jordan.

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.

¹⁴ 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,

¹⁷ So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.

¹⁸ And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.

¹⁹ And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?

²⁰ But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

²¹ Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.

²² And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years.

²³ And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph's knees.

²⁴ And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

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

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

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¹ And Joseph ^H3130 fell ^H5307 upon his father's ^H1 face, ^H6440 and wept ^H1058 upon him, and kissed ^H5401 him.

² And Joseph ^H3130 commanded ^H6680 his servants ^H5650 the physicians ^H7495 to embalm ^H2590 his father: ^H1 and the physicians ^H7495 embalmed ^H2590 Israel. ^H3478

³ And forty ^H705 days ^H3117 were fulfilled ^H4390 for him; for so are fulfilled ^H4390 the days ^H3117 of those which are embalmed: ^H2590 and the Egyptians ^H4714 mourned ^H1058 for him threescore and ten ^H7657 days. ^H3117

⁴ And when the days ^H3117 of his mourning ^H1068 were past, ^H5674 Joseph ^H3130 spake ^H1696 unto the house ^H1004 of Pharaoh, ^H6547 saying, ^H559 If now I have found ^H4672 grace ^H2580 in your eyes, ^H5869 speak, ^H1696 I pray you, in the ears ^H241 of Pharaoh, ^H6547 saying, ^H559

⁵ My father ^H1 made me swear, ^H7650 saying, ^H559 Lo, ^H2009 I die: ^H4191 in my grave ^H6913 which I have digged ^H3738 for me in the land ^H776 of Canaan, ^H3667 there shalt thou bury me. ^H6912 Now therefore let me go up, ^H5927 I pray thee, and bury ^H6912 my father, ^H1 and I will come again. ^H7725

⁶ And Pharaoh ^H6547 said, ^H559 Go up, ^H5927 and bury ^H6912 thy father, ^H1 according as he made thee swear. ^H7650

⁷ And Joseph ^H3130 went up ^H5927 to bury ^H6912 his father: ^H1 and with him went up ^H5927 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 And 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 in the land ^H776 of Goshen. ^H1657

⁹ And there went up ^H5927 with him both chariots ^H7393 and horsemen: ^H6571 and it was a very ^H3966 great ^H3515 company. ^H4264

¹⁰ And they came ^H935 to the threshingfloor ^H1637 of Atad, ^H329 which is beyond ^H5676 Jordan, ^H3383 and there they mourned ^H5594 with a great ^H1419 and very ^H3966 sore ^H3515 lamentation: ^H4553 and he made ^H6213 a mourning ^H60 for his father ^H1 seven ^H7651 days. ^H3117

¹¹ And when the inhabitants ^H3427 of the land, ^H776 the Canaanites, ^H3669 saw ^H7200 the mourning ^H60 in the floor ^H1637 of Atad, ^H329 they said, ^H559 This is a grievous ^H3515 mourning ^H60 to the Egyptians: ^H4714 wherefore the name of it ^H8034 was called ^H7121 Abelmizraim, ^H67 which is beyond ^H5676 Jordan. ^H3383

¹² And his sons ^H1121 did ^H6213 unto him according as he commanded ^H6680 them:

¹³ For his sons ^H1121 carried ^H5375 him into the land ^H776 of Canaan, ^H3667 and buried ^H6912 him in the cave ^H4631 of the field ^H7704 of Machpelah, ^H4375 which Abraham ^H85 bought ^H7069 with the field ^H7704 for a possession ^H272 of a buryingplace ^H6913 of Ephron ^H6085 the Hittite, ^H2850 before ^H6440 Mamre. ^H4471

¹⁴ And Joseph ^H3130 returned ^H7725 into Egypt, ^H4714 he, and his brethren, ^H251 and all that went up ^H5927 with him to bury ^H6912 his father, ^H1 after ^H310 he had buried ^H6912 his father. ^H1

¹⁵ And when Joseph's ^H3130 brethren ^H251 saw ^H7200 that their father ^H1 was dead, ^H4191 they said, ^H559 Joseph ^H3130 will peradventure ^H3863 hate us, ^H7852 and will certainly ^H7725 requite ^H7725 us all the evil ^H7451 which we did ^H1580 unto him.

¹⁶ And they sent a messenger ^H6680 unto Joseph, ^H3130 saying, ^H559 Thy father ^H1 did command ^H6680 before ^H6440 he died, ^H4194 saying, ^H559

¹⁷ So shall ye say ^H559 unto Joseph, ^H3130 Forgive, ^H5375 I pray thee ^H577 now, the trespass ^H6588 of thy brethren, ^H251 and their sin; ^H2403 for they did ^H1580 unto thee evil: ^H7451 and now, we pray thee, forgive ^H5375 the trespass ^H6588 of the servants ^H5650 of the God ^H430 of thy father. ^H1 And Joseph ^H3130 wept ^H1058 when they spake ^H1696 unto him.

¹⁸ And his brethren ^H251 also went ^H3212 and fell down ^H5307 before his face; ^H6440 and they said, ^H559 Behold, we be thy servants. ^H5650

¹⁹ And Joseph ^H3130 said ^H559 unto them, Fear ^H3372 not: for am I in the place of God? ^H430

²⁰ But as for you, ye thought ^H2803 evil ^H7451 against me; but God ^H430 meant it ^H2803 unto good, ^H2896 to ^H4616 bring to pass, ^H6213 as it is this day, ^H3117 to save ^H2421 much ^H7227 people ^H5971 alive. ^H2421

²¹ Now therefore fear ^H3372 ye not: I will nourish ^H3557 you, and your little ones. ^H2945 And he comforted ^H5162 them, and spake ^H1696 kindly ^H3820 unto them.

²² And Joseph ^H3130 dwelt ^H3427 in Egypt, ^H4714 he, and his father's ^H1 house: ^H1004 and Joseph ^H3130 lived ^H2421 an hundred ^H3967 and ten ^H6235 years. ^H8141

²³ And Joseph ^H3130 saw ^H7200 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 upon Joseph's ^H3130 knees. ^H1290

²⁴ And Joseph ^H3130 said ^H559 unto his brethren, ^H251 I die: ^H4191 and God ^H430 will surely ^H6485 visit ^H6485 you, and bring you out ^H5927 of this land ^H776 unto the land ^H776 which he sware ^H7650 to Abraham, ^H85 to Isaac, ^H3327 and to Jacob. ^H3290

²⁵ And Joseph ^H3130 took an oath ^H7650 of the children ^H1121 of Israel, ^H3478 saying, ^H559 God ^H430 will surely ^H6485 visit ^H6485 you, and ye shall carry up ^H5927 my bones ^H6106 from hence. ^H2088

²⁶ So Joseph ^H3130 died, ^H4191 being an hundred ^H3967 and ten ^H6235 years ^H8141 old: ^H1121 and they embalmed ^H2590 him, and he was put ^H3455 in a coffin ^H727 in Egypt. ^H4714

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¹ And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.

² And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.

³ And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of embalming: and the Egyptians wept for him three-score and ten days.

⁴ 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,

⁵ My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.

⁶ And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.

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

⁸ and all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.

⁹ And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company.

¹⁰ And they came to the threshing-floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and there they lamented with a very great and sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.

¹¹ And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.

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 burying-place, of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.

¹⁴ 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, It may be that Joseph will hate us, and will fully requite us all the evil which we did unto him.

¹⁶ And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,

¹⁷ So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin, for that they did unto thee evil. And now, we pray thee, forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.

¹⁸ And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we are thy servants.

¹⁹ And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?

²⁰ And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

²¹ Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.

²² And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived a hundred and ten years.

²³ And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were born upon Joseph's knees.

²⁴ And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die; but God will surely visit you, and bring you up out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

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

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

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¹ And Joseph falleth on his father's face, and weepeth over him, and kisseth him;

² and Joseph commandeth his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father, and the physicians embalm Israel;

³ and they fulfil for him forty days, for so they fulfil the days of the embalmed, and the Egyptians weep for him seventy days.

⁴ And the days of his weeping pass away, and Joseph speaketh unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, `If, I pray you, I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,

⁵ My father caused me to swear, saying, Lo, I am dying; in my burying-place which I have prepared for myself in the land of Canaan, there dost thou bury me; and now, let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and return;'

⁶ and Pharaoh saith, `Go up and bury thy father, as he caused thee to swear.'

⁷ And Joseph goeth up to bury his father, and go up with him do all the servants of Pharaoh, elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,

⁸ and all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and the house of his father; only their infants, and their flock, and their herd, have they left in the land of Goshen;

⁹ and there go up with him both chariot and horsemen, and the camp is very great.

¹⁰ And they come unto the threshing-floor of Atad, which `is' beyond the Jordan, and they lament there, a lamentation great and very grievous; and he maketh for his father a mourning seven days,

¹¹ and the inhabitant of the land, the Canaanite, see the mourning in the threshing-floor of Atad, and say, `A grievous mourning `is' this to the Egyptians;' therefore hath `one' called its name `The mourning of the Egyptians,' which `is' beyond the Jordan.

¹² And his sons do to him so as he commanded them,

¹³ and his sons bear him away to the land of Canaan, and bury him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a burying-place, from Ephron the Hittite, on the front of Mamre.

¹⁴ And Joseph turneth back to Egypt, he and his brethren, and all who are going up with him to bury his father, after his burying his father.

¹⁵ And the brethren of Joseph see that their father is dead, and say, `Peradventure Joseph doth hate us, and doth certainly return to us all the evil which we did with him.'

¹⁶ And they give a charge for Joseph, saying, `Thy father commanded before his death, saying,

¹⁷ Thus ye do say to Joseph, I pray thee, bear, I pray thee, with the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin, for they have done thee evil; and now, bear, we pray thee, with the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father;' and Joseph weepeth in their speaking unto him.

¹⁸ And his brethren also go and fall before him, and say, `Lo, we `are' to thee for servants.'

¹⁹ And Joseph saith unto them, `Fear not, for `am' I in the place of God?

²⁰ As for you, ye devised against me evil -- God devised it for good, in order to do as `at' this day, to keep alive a numerous people;

²¹ and now, fear not: I do nourish you and your infants;' and he comforteth them, and speaketh unto their heart.

²² And Joseph dwelleth in Egypt, he and the house of his father, and Joseph liveth a hundred and ten years,

²³ and Joseph looketh on Ephraim's sons of the third `generation'; sons also of Machir, son of Manasseh, have been born on the knees of Joseph.

²⁴ And Joseph saith unto his brethren, `I am dying, and God doth certainly inspect you, and hath caused you to go up from this land, unto the land which He hath sworn to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.'

²⁵ And Joseph causeth the sons of Israel to swear, saying, `God doth certainly inspect you, and ye have brought up my bones from this `place'.'

²⁶ And Joseph dieth, a son of an hundred and ten years, and they embalm him, and he is put into a coffin in Egypt.

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¹ And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.

² And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. And the physicians embalmed Israel.

³ And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those who are embalmed. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

⁴ 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,

⁵ My father made me swear, saying, Behold, I die; in my grave which I have dug myself in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. And now, let me go up, I pray thee, that I may bury my father; and I will come again.

⁶ And Pharaoh said, Go up and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.

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

⁸ and all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house; only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.

⁹ And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen; and the camp was very great.

¹⁰ And they came to the threshing-floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan; and there they lamented with a great and very grievous lamentation; and he made a mourning for his father of seven days.

¹¹ And the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning at the threshing-floor of Atad, and they said, This is a grievous mourning of the Egyptians. Therefore the name of it was called Abel-Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.

¹² And his sons did to him according as he had commanded them;

¹³ and his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah which Abraham had bought along with the field, for a possession of a sepulchre, of Ephron the Hittite, opposite to Mamre.

¹⁴ 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.

¹⁵ And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, If now Joseph should be hostile to us, and should indeed requite us all the evil that we did to him!

¹⁶ And they sent a messenger to Joseph, saying, Thy father commanded before he died, saying,

¹⁷ Thus shall ye speak to Joseph: Oh forgive, I pray thee, the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin! for they did evil to thee. And now, we pray thee, forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

¹⁸ And his brethren also went and fell down before his face, and said, Behold, we are thy bondmen.

¹⁹ And Joseph said to them, Fear not: am I then in the place of God?

²⁰ Ye indeed meant evil against me: God meant it for good, in order that he might do as [it is] this day, to save a great people alive.

²¹ And now, fear not: I will maintain you and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spoke consolingly to them.

²² And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he and his father's house; and Joseph lived a hundred and ten years.

²³ And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third [generation]; the sons also of Machir the son of Manasseh were born on Joseph's knees.

²⁴ And Joseph said to his brethren, I die; and God will certainly visit you, and bring you up out of this land, into the land that he swore unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

²⁵ And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will certainly visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones hence.

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

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

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

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

⁴ When the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph spoke to the house of Pharaoh, saying, "If now I have found favor in your eyes, please speak in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,

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.'"

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

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,

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.

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

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

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, the name of it was called Abel Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.

¹² His sons did to him just 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 burying-place, from Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.

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.

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 of the evil which we did to him.

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

¹⁷ "So 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.

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

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

²⁰ As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save many people alive.

²¹ Now therefore don't be afraid. I will nourish you and your little ones." He comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.

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

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.

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."

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

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

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¹ And Joseph put his head down on his father's face, weeping and kissing him.

² And Joseph gave orders to his servants who had the necessary knowledge, to make his father's body ready, folding it in linen with spices, and they did so.

³ And the forty days needed for making the body ready went by: and there was weeping for him among the Egyptians for seventy days.

⁴ And when the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph said to the servants of Pharaoh, If now you have love for me, say these words to Pharaoh:

⁵ My father made me take an oath, saying, When I am dead, put me to rest in the place I have made ready for myself in the land of Canaan. So now let me go and put my father in his last resting-place, and I will come back again.

⁶ And Pharaoh said, Go up and put your father to rest, as you gave your oath to him.

⁷ So Joseph went up to put his father in his last resting-place; and with him went all the servants of Pharaoh, and the chief men of his house and all the chiefs of the land of Egypt,

⁸ And all the family of Joseph, and his brothers and his father's people: only their little ones and their flocks and herds they did not take with them from the land of Goshen.

⁹ And carriages went up with him and horsemen, a great army.

¹⁰ And they came to the grain-floor of Atad on the other side of Jordan, and there they gave the last honours to Jacob, with great and bitter sorrow, weeping for their father for seven days.

¹¹ And when the people of the land, the people of Canaan, at the grain-floor of Atad, saw their grief, they said, Great is the grief of the Egyptians: so the place was named Abel-mizraim, on the other side of Jordan.

¹² So his sons did as he had given them orders to do:

¹³ For they took him into the land of Canaan and put him to rest in the hollow rock in the field of Machpelah, which Abraham got with the field, for a resting-place, from Ephron the Hittite at Mamre.

¹⁴ And when his father had been put to rest, Joseph and his brothers and all who had gone with him, went back to Egypt.

¹⁵ Now after the death of their father, Joseph's brothers said to themselves, It may be that Joseph's heart will be turned against us, and he will give us punishment for all the evil which we did to him.

¹⁶ So they sent word to Joseph, saying, Your father, before his death, gave us orders, saying,

¹⁷ You are to say to Joseph, Let the wrongdoing of your brothers be overlooked, and the evil they did to you: now, if it is your pleasure, let the sin of the servants of your father's God have forgiveness. And at these words, Joseph was overcome with weeping.

¹⁸ Then his brothers went, and falling at his feet, said, Truly, we are your servants.

¹⁹ And Joseph said, Have no fear: am I in the place of God?

²⁰ As for you, it was in your mind to do me evil, but God has given a happy outcome, the salvation of numbers of people, as you see today.

²¹ So now, have no fear: for I will take care of you and your little ones. So he gave them comfort with kind words.

²² Now Joseph and all his father's family went on living in Egypt: and the years of Joseph's life were a hundred and ten.

²³ And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: and the children of Machir, the son of Manasseh, came to birth on Joseph's knees.

²⁴ Then Joseph said to his brothers, The time of my death has come; but God will keep you in mind and take you out of this land into the land which he gave by his oath to Abraham and Isaac and Jacob.

²⁵ Then Joseph made the children of Israel take an oath, saying, God will certainly give effect to his word, and you are to take my bones away from here.

²⁶ So Joseph came to his death, being a hundred and ten years old: and they made his body ready, and he was put in a chest in Egypt.