Genesis 50:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him,”
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“And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and Joseph commandeth his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father, and the physicians embalm Israel;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 50:2 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 50:26So Joseph died at the age of 110. And they embalmed his body and placed it in a coffin in Egypt.
- 2 Chronicles 16:14And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.
- Matthew 26:12By pouring this perfume on Me, she has prepared My body for burial.
- Mark 14:8She has done what she could to anoint My body in advance of My burial.
- Mark 16:1When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus.
- Luke 24:1On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.
- John 12:7“Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “She has kept this perfume in preparation for the day of My burial.
- John 19:39Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
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