They came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and there they lamented with a very great and severe lamentation. He mourned for his father seven days.
Genesis 50:3 - Y'all Version 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then forty days were devoted [to this purpose] for him, for that is the customary number of days required for those who are embalmed. And the Egyptians wept and bemoaned him [as they would for royalty] for seventy days. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible They mourned for him forty days because that is the period required for embalming. Then the Egyptians mourned him for seventy days. Catholic Public Domain Version And while they were fulfilling his orders, forty days passed. For this was the method of embalming dead bodies. And Egypt wept for him for seventy days. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And while they were fulfilling his commands, there passed forty days: for this was the manner with bodies that were embalmed. And Egypt mourned for him seventy days. |
They came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and there they lamented with a very great and severe lamentation. He mourned for his father seven days.
When the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph spoke to Pharaoh’s staff, saying, “If now I have found favor in y’all’s eyes, will y’all please speak in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,
When all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they wept for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.
She is to remove the clothing of her captivity, live in your house, and mourn her father and her mother a full month. After that you may go in to her and become her husband, and she will be your wife.
The children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days, until the days of weeping in the mourning for Moses were ended.