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Josephיוֹסֵףfellוַיִּפֹּלonעַלhis father’sאָבִיוfaceפְּנֵיand weptוַיֵּבְךְּover himעָלָיוand kissedוַיִּשַּׁקhim.לוֹ
Genesis 50:1
Study it in the app“Joseph fell on his father’s face and wept over him and kissed him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 50:1, word by word
- Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears- fellיִּפֹּלyipol
fall prostrate
To fall facedown, or embrace someone.
Where else “yipol” appears- his father’sאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- faceפְּנֵיpene
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pene” appears- and weptיֵּבְךְּyevk
weep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “yevk” appears- and kissedיִּשַּׁקyishak
kiss
To kiss someone on the mouth or cheek, to greet, to say farewell or to show affection.
Where else “yishak” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Joseph commanded his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father; and the physicians embalmed Israel.
To study Genesis 50 in a group
1. What it says
What did Joseph say to his brothers when they feared he would take revenge (vv. 15-21)?
2. What it means
What does it mean that they planned evil against him, but Elohim planned it for good (v. 20)?
3. How I live it
Whom do you need to forgive or ask forgiveness from, and what step can you take?