Parallel Verses English Standard Version When they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, they lamented there with a very great and grievous lamentation, and he made a mourning for his father seven days. King James Bible And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days. American Standard Version And they came to the threshing-floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and there they lamented with a very great and sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days. Douay-Rheims Bible And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is situated beyond the Jordan: where celebrating the exequies with a great and vehement lamentation, they spent full seven days. English Revised Version And they came to the threshing-floor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they lamented with a very great and sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days. Webster's Bible Translation And they came to the threshing-floor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days. Genesis 50:10 Parallel Commentary Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old TestamentAt the end of this period of mourning, Joseph requested "the house of Pharaoh," i.e., the attendants upon the king, to obtain Pharaoh's permission for him to go to Canaan and bury his father, according to his last will, in the cave prepared by him there. כּרה (Genesis 50:5) signifies "to dig" (used, as in 2 Chronicles 16:14, for the preparation of a tomb), not "to buy," In the expression לי כּריתי Jacob attributes to himself as patriarch what had really been done by Abraham (Genesis 24). Joseph required the royal permission, because he wished to go beyond the border with his family and a large procession. But he did not apply directly to Pharaoh, because his deep mourning (unshaven and unadorned) prevented him from appearing in the presence of the king. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge the threshingfloor. This place was situated, according to Jerome, between the Jordan and the city of Jericho, two miles from the former, and three from the latter, where Bethagla was afterwards built. Procopius of Gaza states the same. As {aataad} signifies thorns, the place might have been remarkable for their production; though all the versions except the Arabic consider it as a proper name. As Moses wrote or revised his history on the east side of Jordan, the term beyond Jordan, in his five books, means westward of Jordan; but in other parts of Scripture it generally means eastward. beyond. seven days. Numbers 19:11 He that touches the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days. 2 Samuel 1:17 And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son: Acts 8:2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him. Cross References Acts 8:2 Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. Genesis 27:41 Now Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him, and Esau said to himself, "The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob." Genesis 50:3 Forty days were required for it, for that is how many are required for embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days. Genesis 50:9 And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen. It was a very great company. Genesis 50:11 When the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning on the threshing floor of Atad, they said, "This is a grievous mourning by the Egyptians." Therefore the place was named Abel-mizraim; it is beyond the Jordan. Numbers 20:29 And when all the congregation saw that Aaron had perished, all the house of Israel wept for Aaron thirty days. 2 Samuel 11:26 When the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she lamented over her husband. Jump to Previous Atad Floor Grain-Floor Great Honours Jacob Jordan Joseph Lamented Last Mourned Mourning Observed Reached Seven Seven-Day Side Sore Sorrow Sorrowful Threshing Threshingfloor Threshing-Floor Wailed Wailing WeepingJump to Next Atad Floor Grain-Floor Great Honours Jacob Jordan Joseph Lamented Last Mourned Mourning Observed Reached Seven Seven-Day Side Sore Sorrow Sorrowful Threshing Threshingfloor Threshing-Floor Wailed Wailing WeepingLinks Genesis 50:10 NIVGenesis 50:10 NLT Genesis 50:10 ESV Genesis 50:10 NASB Genesis 50:10 KJV Genesis 50:10 Bible Apps Genesis 50:10 Biblia Paralela Genesis 50:10 Chinese Bible Genesis 50:10 French Bible Genesis 50:10 German Bible Bible Hub ESV Text Edition: 2016. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. |