After that Esau hated Jacob because of this blessing. Esau thought to himself, “My father will soon die, and there will be a time of sadness for him. But after that I will kill Jacob.”
Genesis 50:2 - Easy To Read Version Joseph commanded his servants to prepare his father’s body. (These servants were doctors.) The doctors prepared Jacob’s body to be buried. They prepared the body in the special way of the Egyptians. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Joseph ordered his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel. American Standard Version (1901) And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel. Common English Bible Joseph then ordered the physicians in his service to embalm his father, and the physicians embalmed Israel. Catholic Public Domain Version And he instructed his servant physicians to embalm his father with aromatics. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. |
After that Esau hated Jacob because of this blessing. Esau thought to himself, “My father will soon die, and there will be a time of sadness for him. But after that I will kill Jacob.”
When Israel died, Joseph was very sad. He hugged his father and cried on him and kissed him.
Joseph died in Egypt when he was 110 years old. Doctors prepared his body for burial and put the body in a coffin in Egypt.
The people buried Asa in his own tomb that he made for himself in David’s City. The people laid him in a bed that was filled with spices and different kinds of mixed perfumes. The people made a large fire to honor Asa. {\cf2\super [203]}
This woman poured perfume on my body. She did this to prepare me for burial after I die.
This woman did the only thing she could do for me. She poured perfume on my body. She did this before I die to prepare me for burial.
The next day after the Sabbath day, {\cf2\super [235]} Mary from Magdala, Salome, and Mary the mother of James bought some sweet-smelling spices. They wanted to put the spices on Jesus’ body.
Very early Sunday morning, the women came to the tomb (grave) where Jesus’ body was laid. They brought the sweet-smelling spices they had prepared.
Jesus answered, “Don’t stop her. It was right for her to save this perfume for today—the day for me to be prepared for burial.