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Josephיוֹסֵףcommandedוַיְצַוhis servants,אֶת עֲבָדָיוthe physicians,אֶת הָרֹפְאִיםto embalmלַחֲנֹטhis father;אֶת אָבִיוand the physiciansוַ הָרֹפְאִיםembalmedיַּחַנְטוּIsrael.אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל
Genesis 50:2
Study it in the app“Joseph commanded his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father; and the physicians embalmed Israel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 50:2, 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- commandedיְצַוyetsav
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “yetsav” appears- his servantsעֲבָדָיavaday
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avaday” appears- the physiciansרֹפְאִיםrofim
physician
The one who attends the sick and treats wounds.
Where else “rofim” appears- to embalmחֲנֹטchanot
embalm
Prepare a dead body with spices to preserve it.
Where else “chanot” appears- his fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears
The context
1Joseph fell on his father’s face and wept over him and kissed him.
2 · This verse (above)
3Forty days were completed for him, for so are completed the days of embalming; and the Egyptians wept for him seventy days.
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?