Genesis 50:3 “taking the forty days required to complete the embalming. And the Egyp…”

Genesis 50:3

taking the forty days required to complete the embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days.

World English Bible

Forty days were used for him, for that is how many days it takes to embalm. The Egyptians wept for Israel for seventy days.

American Standard Version

And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of embalming: and the Egyptians wept for him threescore and ten days.

Geneva Bible 1599

So fourtie dayes were accomplished (for so long did the dayes of them that were enbaumed last) and the Egyptians bewayled him seuentie dayes.

Darby Translation

And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those who are embalmed. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

Young's Literal Translation

and they fulfil for him forty days, for so they fulfil the days of the embalmed, and the Egyptians weep for him seventy days.

Bible in Basic English

And the forty days needed for making the body ready went by: and there was weeping for him among the Egyptians for seventy days.

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Cross references

“three-score”

Numbers 20:29 Deuteronomy 34:8 Deuteronomy 21:13

Numbers 20:29 · BSB

When the whole congregation saw that Aaron had died, the entire house of Israel mourned for him thirty days.

Deuteronomy 34:8 · BSB

The Israelites grieved for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days, until the time of weeping and mourning for Moses came to an end.

Deuteronomy 21:13 · BSB

and put aside the clothing of her captivity. After she has lived in your house a full month and mourned her father and mother, you may have relations with her and be her husband, and she shall be your wife.

Also

Genesis 50:10

Genesis 50:10 · BSB

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.

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,

4When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please tell Pharaoh that

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