Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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. forty days. 30 days, this was sufficiently effected, the remaining forty, the time mentioned by Diodorus, were employed in anointing it with gums and spices to preserve it, which was properly the embalming. This sufficiently explains the phraseology of the text. mourned. Numbers 20:29 And Aaron being dead in the top of the mountain, he came down with Eleazar. And all the multitude seeing that Aaron was dead, mourned for him thirty days throughout all their families. Deuteronomy 21:13 And shall put off the raiment, wherein she was taken: and shall remain in thy house, and mourn for her father and mother one month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and shalt sleep with her, and she shall be thy wife. Deuteronomy 34:8 And the children of Israel mourned for him in the plains of Moab thirty days: and the days of their mourning in which they mourned Moses were ended. Context Mourning and Burial for Jacob…2And he commanded his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father. 3And 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.4And the time of the mourning being expired, Joseph spoke to the family of Pharao: If I have found favour in your sight, speak in the ears of Pharao:… Cross References Genesis 50:4 And the time of the mourning being expired, Joseph spoke to the family of Pharao: If I have found favour in your sight, speak in the ears of Pharao: Genesis 50:10 And they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is situated beyond the Jordan: where celebrating the exequies with a great and vehement lamentation, they spent full seven days. Numbers 20:29 And Aaron being dead in the top of the mountain, he came down with Eleazar. And all the multitude seeing that Aaron was dead, mourned for him thirty days throughout all their families. Deuteronomy 34:8 And the children of Israel mourned for him in the plains of Moab thirty days: and the days of their mourning in which they mourned Moses were ended. Lexicon taking the fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים (’ar·bā·‘îm) Number - common plural Strong's Hebrew 705: Forty days י֔וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day required to complete וַיִּמְלְאוּ־ (way·yim·lə·’ū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4390: To fill, be full of the embalming. הַחֲנֻטִ֑ים (ha·ḥă·nu·ṭîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2590: To spice, to embalm, to ripen And the Egyptians מִצְרַ֖יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4713: Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt mourned וַיִּבְכּ֥וּ (way·yiḇ·kū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1058: To weep, to bemoan for him seventy שִׁבְעִ֥ים (šiḇ·‘îm) Number - common plural Strong's Hebrew 7657: Seventy (a cardinal number) days. יְמֵ֣י (yə·mê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day Additional Translations taking the forty days required to complete the embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him three score and ten days. And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of embalming: and the Egyptians wept for him three-score and ten days. And they fulfilled forty days for him, for so are the days of embalming numbered; and Egypt mourned for him seventy days. And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those who are embalmed. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days. 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. And forty days were fulfilled for him; (for so are fulfilled the days of those who are embalmed:) and the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days. Forty days were fulfilled for him, for that is how many the days it takes to embalm. The Egyptians wept for him for seventy days. and they fulfil for him forty days, for so they fulfil the days of the embalmed, and the Egyptians weep for him seventy days. Jump to Previous Body Egyptians Embalm Embalmed Embalming Forty Fulfil Fulfilled Full Making Mourned Needed Period Ready Required Seventy Ten Threescore Three-Score Time Weep Weeping WeptJump to Next Body Egyptians Embalm Embalmed Embalming Forty Fulfil Fulfilled Full Making Mourned Needed Period Ready Required Seventy Ten Threescore Three-Score Time Weep Weeping WeptExternal Links Genesis 50:3 NIVGenesis 50:3 NLT Genesis 50:3 ESV Genesis 50:3 NASB Genesis 50:3 ASV Genesis 50:3 Bible Apps Genesis 50:3 Biblia Paralela Genesis 50:3 Chinese Bible Genesis 50:3 French Bible Genesis 50:3 German Bible Alphabetical: a And days Egyptians embalming for forty full him is it mourned Now period required seventy such taking that the time was wept were OT Law: Genesis 50:3 Forty days were fulfilled for him (Gen. 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