Genesis 50:2

Genesis 50:2

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

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

b. YLT: And Joseph commandeth his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father, and the physicians embalm Israel;

c. Amplified Bible Classic: And Joseph ordered his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel.

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

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: Joseph ordered his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father; so the physicians embalmed Israel.

1. “And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father…”

a. [And Joseph [Strong: 3130 Yôwçêph, yo-safe'; future of H3254; let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites:—Joseph.]

b. commanded [Strong: 6680  tsâvâh, tsaw-vaw'; a primitive root; (intensively) to constitute, enjoin:—appoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.]

c. [his] servants [Strong: 5650 ʻebed, eh'-bed; from H5647; a servant:—× bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.]

d. [the] physicians [Strong: 7495 râphâʼ, raw-faw'; or רָפָה râphâh; a primitive root; properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure:—cure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, ×thoroughly, make whole.]

e. [to] embalm [Strong: 2590 chânaṭ, khaw-nat'; a primitive root; to spice; by implication, to embalm; also to ripen:—embalm, put forth.]

f. [his] father [Strong: 1 ʼâb, awb; a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application:—chief, (fore-) father(-less), × patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.]

2. “...and the physicians embalmed Israel.”

a. [and the] physicians [Strong: 7495 râphâʼ, raw-faw'; or רָפָה râphâh; a primitive root; properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure:—cure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, ×thoroughly, make whole.]

b. embalmed [Strong: 2590 chânaṭ, khaw-nat'; a primitive root; to spice; by implication, to embalm; also to ripen:—embalm, put forth.]

c. Israel [Strong: 3478 Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'; from H8280 and H410; he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity:—Israel.]