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Genesis 50:1 KJV
Genesis · chapter 50 · verse 1
And Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.Genesis 50:1 · King James Version
Genesis 50:1 in context
1And Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.
2And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.
3And 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- father'sʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- JosephYôwçêphJoseph, the name of seven IsraelitesH3130 →
- fellnâphalto fall, in a great variety of applicationsH5307 →
- facepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- weptbâkâhto weepH1058 →
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Joseph is here paying his last respects to his deceased father. 1. With tears and kisses, and all the tender expressions of a filial affection, he takes leave of the deserted body, Gen 50:1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6