Genesis 50 · Verse 1

Genesis 50:1

And Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.
Genesis 50:1, King James Version

Genesis 50:1 in other translations

BSBThen Joseph fell upon his father’s face, wept over him, and kissed him.
WEBJoseph fell on his father’s face, wept on him, and kissed him.
ASVAnd Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.
YLTAnd Joseph falleth on his father's face, and weepeth over him, and kisseth him;
DARBYAnd Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.
BBEAnd Joseph put his head down on his father's face, weeping and kissing him.
WebsterAnd Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.

What does Genesis 50:1 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Ge 50:1-26. Mourning for Jacob.

1. Joseph fell upon his father's face, &c.--On him, as the principal member of the family, devolved the duty of closing the eyes of his venerable parent (compare Ge 46:4) and imprinting the farewell kiss.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

Joseph bewails the death of his father, and commands the physicians to embalm him, Gen 50:1, Gen 50:2. The Egyptians mourn for him seventy days, Gen 50:3. Joseph begs permission from Pharaoh to accompany his father's corpse to Canaan, Gen 50:4, Gen 50:5. Pharaoh consents, Gen 50:6. Pharaoh's domestics and elders, the elders of Egypt, Joseph and his brethren, with chariots, horsemen, etc., form the funeral procession, Gen 50:7-9. They come to the threshing-floor of Atad, and mourn there seven days, Gen 50:10. The Canaanites call the place Abel-Mizraim, Gen 50:11. They bury Jacob in the cove of Machpelah, Gen 50:12, Gen 50:13. Joseph returns to Egypt, Gen 50:14. His brethren, fearing his displeasure, send messengers to him to entreat his forgiveness of past wrongs, Gen 50:15-17. They follow, and prostrate themselves before him, and offer to be his servants, Gen 50:18. Joseph receives them affectionately, and assures them and theirs of his care and protection, Gen 50:19-21. Joseph and his brethren dwell in Egypt, and he sees the third generation of his children, Gen 50:22, Gen 50:23. Being about to die, he prophecies the return of the children of Israel from Egypt, Gen 50:24, and causes them to swear that they will carry his bones to Canaan, Gen 50:25. Joseph dies, aged one hundred and ten years; is embalmed, and put in a coffin in Egypt, Gen 50:26. Verse 1 Joseph fell upon his father's face - Though this act appears to be suspended by the unnatural division of this verse from the preceding chapter, yet we may rest assured it was the immediate consequence of Jacob's death.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 50:1-6
Though pious relatives and friends have lived to a good old age, and we are confident they are gone to glory, yet we may regret our own loss, and pay respect to their memory by lamenting them. Grace does not destroy, but it purifies, moderates, and regulates natural affection. The departed soul is out of the reach of any tokens of our affection; but it is proper to show respect to the body, of which we look for a glorious and joyful resurrection, whatever may become of its remains in this world. Thus Joseph showed his faith in God, and love to his father. He ordered the body to be embalmed, or wrapped up with spices, to preserve it. See how vile our bodies are, when the soul has forsaken them; they will in a very little time become noisome, and offensive.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Genesis 50:1 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.Poland he fellH5307
יוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefJosephH3130
עַל\־'al-onH5921
פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] face ofH6440
אָבִ֑יו'a.Vivfather hisH1
וַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekand he weptH1058
עָלָ֖יו'a.Lavover himH5921
וַיִּשַּׁק\־vai.yi.shak-and he kissedH5401
לֽוֹ\׃lo<to> him

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Cross references for Genesis 50:1

  • Genesis 46:4

    I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.

  • 1 Thessalonians 4:13

    But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

  • Ephesians 6:4

    And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

  • Acts 8:2

    And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

  • Genesis 23:2

    And Sarah died in Kirjath–arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

  • John 11:35-38

    Jesus wept. Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him! And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died? Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

  • Mark 5:38-39

    And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly. And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.

  • 2 Kings 13:14

    Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.

  • Deuteronomy 6:7-8

    And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 The mourning for Jacob.
4 Joseph gets leave of Pharaoh to go to bury him.
7 The funeral.
15 Joseph comforts his brethren, who crave his pardon.
22 His age.
23 He sees the third generation of his sons.
24 He prophesies unto his brethren of their return.
25 He takes an oath of them concerning his bones.
26 He dies, and is put into a coffin.

fell.
46:4; De 6:7,8; Eph 6:4
wept.
23:2; 2Ki 13:14; Mr 5:38,39; Joh 11:35-38; Ac 8:2; 1Th 4:13

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Context

  • Genesis 50:1

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

  • Genesis 50:2

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

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Genesis 50:1 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		ENTONCES se echó José sobre el rostro de su padre, y lloró sobre él, y besólo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		*Et Joseph se jeta sur le visage de son père, et pleura sur lui, et l’embrassa.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Joseph fiel auf das Angesicht seines Vaters und weinte über ihm und küßte ihn.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quod cernens Joseph, ruit super faciem patris, flens et deosculans eum.