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

^{2 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} And Pharaoh said, Go up and put your father to rest, as you gave your oath to him.

^{7 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} And carriages went up with him and horsemen, a great army.

^{10 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} So his sons did as he had given them orders to do:

^{13 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} So they sent word to Joseph, saying, Your father, before his death, gave us orders, saying,

^{17 Ref} 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 Ref} Then his brothers went, and falling at his feet, said, Truly, we are your servants.

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

^{20 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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.

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

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

^{3 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.

^{7 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company.

^{10 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:

^{13 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,

^{17 Ref} 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 Ref} And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we are thy servants.

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

^{20 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} So Joseph died, being a hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.

^{1 Ref} Joseph fell on his father's face, wept on him, and kissed him.

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

^{3 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} '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 Ref} Pharaoh said, "Go up, and bury your father, just like he made you swear."

^{7 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} There went up with him both chariots and horsemen. It was a very great company.

^{10 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} His sons did to him just as he commanded them,

^{13 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} They sent a message to Joseph, saying, "Your father commanded before he died, saying,

^{17 Ref} "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 Ref} His brothers also went and fell down before his face; and they said, "Behold, we are your servants."

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

^{20 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} So Joseph died, being one hundred ten years old, and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.