Genesis 50:10 “When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, which is across the Jor…”

Genesis 50:10

When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, which is across the Jordan, they lamented and wailed loudly, and Joseph mourned for his father seven days.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.

World English Bible

They came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and there they lamented with a very great and severe lamentation. He mourned for his father seven days.

American Standard Version

And they came to the threshing-floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and there they lamented with a very great and sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.

Geneva Bible 1599

And they came to Goren Atad, which is beyond Iorden, and there they made a great and exceeding sore lamentation: and he mourned for his father seuen dayes.

Darby Translation

And they came to the threshing-floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan; and there they lamented with a great and very grievous lamentation; and he made a mourning for his father of seven days.

Young's Literal Translation

And they come unto the threshing-floor of Atad, which [is] beyond the Jordan, and they lament there, a lamentation great and very grievous; and he maketh for his father a mourning seven days,

Bible in Basic English

And they came to the grain-floor of Atad on the other side of Jordan, and there they gave the last honours to Jacob, with great and bitter sorrow, weeping for their father for seven days.

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Cross references

“beyond”

Genesis 50:11 Deuteronomy 1:1

Genesis 50:11 · BSB

When the Canaanites of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a solemn ceremony of mourning by the Egyptians.” Thus the place across the Jordan is called Abel-mizraim.

Deuteronomy 1:1 · BSB

These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—in the Arabah opposite Suph—between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.

“seven days”

Job 2:13 Acts 8:2 2 Samuel 1:17 1 Samuel 31:13 Genesis 50:4 Numbers 19:11

Job 2:13 · BSB

Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw how intense his suffering was.

Acts 8:2 · BSB

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

2 Samuel 1:17 · BSB

Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,

1 Samuel 31:13 · BSB

Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.

Genesis 50:4 · BSB

When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please tell Pharaoh that

Numbers 19:11 · BSB

Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days.

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

In context

9Chariots and horsemen alike went up with him, and it was an exceedingly large procession.

11When the Canaanites of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a solemn ceremony of mourning by the Egyptians.” Thus the place across the Jordan is called Abel-mizraim.

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