^50:2Joseph instructed the physicians in his service² to embalm his father, so the physicians embalmed Israel. ^50:3They took forty days, for that is the full time needed for embalming.³ The Egyptians mourned⁴ for him seventy days.⁵

^50:4When the days of mourning⁶ had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s royal court,⁷ “If I have found favor in your sight, please say to Pharaoh,⁸

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Footnotes

2 Heb “his servants the physicians.”
3 Heb “and forty days were fulfilled for him, for thus are fulfilled the days of embalming.”
4 Heb “wept.”
5 Seventy days. This probably refers to a time of national mourning.
6 Heb “weeping.”
7 Heb “the house of Pharaoh.”
8 Heb “in the ears of Pharaoh.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel. Forty days were required for it, for that is how many are required for embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days.

And when the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph spoke to the household of Pharaoh, saying, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, please speak in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So the physicians embalmed him, taking a full forty days, for that was the time required for embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court, “If I have found favor in your eyes, speak to Pharaoh for me. Tell him,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He commanded his servants who were physicians to embalm his father. So they embalmed Israel. They took forty days to complete this, for embalming takes that long, and the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

When the days of mourning were over, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s household, “If I have found favor with you, please tell Pharaoh that

NLTNew Living Translation

Then Joseph told the physicians who served him to embalm his father’s body; so Jacob was embalmed. The embalming process took the usual forty days. And the Egyptians mourned his death for seventy days.

When the period of mourning was over, Joseph approached Pharaoh’s advisers and said, “Please do me this favor and speak to Pharaoh on my behalf.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Joseph instructed his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel. Forty days were required for it, for thus are the days required for embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days. When the days of his weeping had passed, Joseph spoke to the household of Pharaoh, saying, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please speak in the hearing of Pharaoh, saying,

KJV 1900King James Version

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. 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,

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