Genesis 50:1 “Then Joseph fell upon his father’s face, wept over him, and kissed him…”

Genesis 50:1

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Ioseph fell vpon his fathers face and wept vpon him, and kissed him.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

And Joseph falleth on his father's face, and weepeth over him, and kisseth him;

Bible in Basic English

And Joseph put his head down on his father's face, weeping and kissing him.

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Cross references

“fell”

Genesis 46:4 Ephesians 6:4 Deuteronomy 6:7 Deuteronomy 6:8

Genesis 46:4 · BSB

I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.”

Ephesians 6:4 · BSB

Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 6:7 · BSB

And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

Deuteronomy 6:8 · BSB

Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.

“wept”

Genesis 23:2 2 Kings 13:14 John 11:35–38 Acts 8:2 1 Thessalonians 4:13 Mark 5:38

Genesis 23:2 · BSB

She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.

2 Kings 13:14 · BSB

When Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he would die, Jehoash king of Israel came down to him and wept over him, saying, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!”

John 11:35–38 · BSB

Jesus wept.

Acts 8:2 · BSB

God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.

1 Thessalonians 4:13 · BSB

Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.

Mark 5:38 · BSB

When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him,

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