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Josephיוֹסֵףdiedוַיָּמָתa hundredבֶּן מֵאָהand tenוָעֶשֶׂרyears old;שָׁנִיםthey embalmedוַיַּחַנְטוּhimאֹתוֹand he was placedוַיִּישֶׂםin a coffinבָּאָרוֹןin Egypt.בְּמִצְרָיִם
Genesis 50:26
Study it in the app“Joseph died a hundred and ten years old; they embalmed him and he was placed in a coffin in Egypt.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 50:26, 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- diedיָּמָתyamat
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamat” appears- a hundredבֶּןben
years old
To give someone's age, how long they have lived.
Where else “ben” appears- a hundredמֵאָהmea
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “mea” appears- and tenעֶשֶׂרeser
ten
Ten.
Where else “eser” appears- years oldשָׁנִיםshanim
age
The years of a person's life.
Where else “shanim” appears- they embalmedיַּחַנְטוּyachantu
embalm
Prepare a dead body with spices to preserve it.
Where else “yachantu” appears- and he was placedיִּישֶׂםyisem
put, place
Put, place.
Where else “yisem” appears- in a coffinאָרוֹןaron
coffin
A box; also a burial box.
Where else “aron” appears- in Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
25Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, “Elohim will surely attend to you, and you shall carry up my bones from here.”
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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?