Genesis 50:2

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And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.	And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.	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.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

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.

Original Hebrew

וַיְצַו יֹוסֵף אֶת־עֲבָדָיו אֶת־הָרֹפְאִים לַחֲנֹט אֶת־אָבִיו וַיַּחַנְטוּ הָרֹפְאִים אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יְצַ֨ו	va/y.Tzav	H6680	HC/Vpw3ms	and/ he commanded
יוֹסֵ֤ף	yo.Sef	H3130	HNp	Joseph
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
עֲבָדָי/ו֙	'a.va.Da/v	H5650	HNcmpc/Sp3ms	servants/ his
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
הָ/רֹ֣פְאִ֔ים	ha./Ro.fe.'Im	H7495	HTd/Vqrmpa	the/ physicians
לַ/חֲנֹ֖ט	la./cha.Not	H2590	HR/Vqc	to/ embalm
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
אָבִ֑י/ו	'a.Vi/v	H1	HNcmsc/Sp3ms	father/ his
וַ/יַּחַנְט֥וּ	va/i.ya.chan.Tu	H2590	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they embalmed
הָ/רֹפְאִ֖ים	ha./ro.fe.'Im	H7495	HTd/Vqrmpa	the/ physicians
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל	Yis.ra.'El	H3478	HNp	Israel

Strong's References

H1 — אָב (ʼâb, awb): a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application; chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.
H2590 — חָנַט (chânaṭ, khaw-nat'): a primitive root; to spice; by implication, to embalm; also to ripen; embalm, put forth.
H3130 — יוֹסֵף (Yôwçêph, yo-safe'): future of יָסַף (yâçaph) H3254; let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites; Joseph. Compare יְהוֹסֵף (Yᵉhôwçêph) H3084.
H3478 — יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'): from שָׂרָה (sârâh) H8280 and אֵל (ʼêl) H410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.
H5650 — עֶבֶד (ʻebed, eh'-bed): from עָבַד (ʻâbad) H5647; a servant; [idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.
H6680 — צָוָה (tsâvâh, tsaw-vaw'): a primitive root; (intensively) to constitute, enjoin; appoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
H7495 — רָפָא (râphâʼ, raw-faw'): or רָפָה (râphâh); a primitive root; properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure; cure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, [idiom] thoroughly, make whole. See רָפָה (râphâh) H7503.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת (ʼôwth) H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References

embalmed — Genesis 50:26, 2 Chronicles 16:14, Matthew 26:12, Mark 14:8, Mark 16:1, Luke 24:1, John 12:7, John 19:39-40

Reciprocal references (2): 2 Chronicles 16:12, Nehemiah 3:8

Related Topics

Thompson Chain: DEAD, THE; HEALTH-DISEASE
Torrey’s: ARTS OF THE; EGYPT; EMBALMING
Nave’s: CHILDREN; EGYPTIANS; EMBALMING; JACOB; JOSEPH; MOURNING; RULERS

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