King James Version

Genesis 50:2

And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.

Study

Hebrew

Tap a word to see its meaning. Words run left to right in English reading order.

וַיְצַ֨וvaytsavand appointצָוָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and appoint”, the next action in the storyH6680(intensively) to constitute, enjoinappoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.יוֹסֵ֤ףyosefJoseph. Compare H3084יוֹסֵףnoun, proper name — “Joseph. Compare H3084”H3130Joseph, the name of seven IsraelitesJoseph. Compare H3084 (יְהוֹסֵף).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).עֲבָדָיו֙avadayvservantעֶבֶדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הָרֹ֣פְאִ֔יםharofeimthe cureרָפָאdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the cure”, a verb used as a describing wordH7495properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to curecure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, [idiom] thoroughly, make whole. See H7503 (רָפָה).לַחֲנֹ֖טlachanotto embalmחָנַטpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to embalm”, the to-form of the verbH2590to spice; by implication, to embalm; also to ripenembalm, put forth.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אָבִ֑יוavivfatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.וַיַּחַנְט֥וּvayachantvand embalmחָנַטconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and embalm”, the next action in the storyH2590to spice; by implication, to embalm; also to ripenembalm, put forth.הָרֹפְאִ֖יםharofeimthe cureרָפָאdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the cure”, a verb used as a describing wordH7495properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to curecure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, [idiom] thoroughly, make whole. See H7503 (רָפָה).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יִשְׂרָאֵֽלyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. And the physicians embalmed Israel.

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Joseph commandeth his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father, and the physicians embalm Israel;

World English Bible

Joseph commanded his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father; and the physicians embalmed Israel.

Darby Translation

And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. And the physicians embalmed Israel.

Douay-Rheims

And he commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. And the physicians embalmed Israel.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Joseph commanded his servants the embalmers to embalm his father; and the embalmers embalmed Israel.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ προσέταξεν Ἰωσὴφ τοῖς παισὶν αὐτοῦ τοῖς ἐνταφιασταῖς, ἐνταφιάσαι τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐνεταφίασαν οἱ ἐνταφιασταὶ τὸν Ἰσραήλ.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Analytics Cookies