Genesis 50:8

Verse

along with all of Joseph’s household, and his brothers, and his father’s household. Only their children and flocks and herds were left in Goshen.

American Standard Version (1901)

and all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father’s house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.

Bible in Basic English

And all the family of Joseph, and his brothers and his father's people: only their little ones and their flocks and herds they did not take with them from the land of Goshen.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And the house of Joseph with his brethren, except their children, and their flocks and herds, which they left in the land of Gessen.

Free Bible Version

as well as Joseph's family, his brothers, and his father's family. They only left the small children and their flocks and herds back in Goshen.

Geneva Bible 1599

Likewise all the house of Ioseph, and his brethren, and his fathers house: onely their children, and their sheepe, and their cattell left they in the land of Goshen.

King James (Authorized) Version

And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father’s house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.

One Unity Resource Bible

All the house of Joseph [May he add], his brothers, and his father’s house. Only their little ones, their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen [Drawing near].

Translation for Translators

His own family’s small children and their sheep and goats and their cattle stayed in the Goshen region. But all the rest of Joseph’s family and his older brothers and younger brother and his father’s family went with him.

Unlocked Literal Bible

with all Joseph's household and his brothers, and his father's household. But their children, their flocks, and their herds were left in the land of Goshen.

Noah Webster Bible

And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds they left in the land of Goshen.

World English Bible

all the house of Joseph, his brothers, and his father’s house. Only their little ones, their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.

Young's Literal Translation

and all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and the house of his father; only their infants, and their flock, and their herd, have they left in the land of Goshen;

Context

Mourning and Burial for Jacob

⁷Then Joseph went to bury his father, and all the servants of Pharaoh accompanied him—the elders of Pharaoh’s household and all the elders of the land of Egypt—⁸along with all of Joseph’s household, and his brothers, and his father’s household. Only their children and flocks and herds were left in Goshen.

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(Through the Bible) Exodus 1-5

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Summary

Genesis 50:8 recounts the solemn and respectful funeral procession of Jacob, where his sons carried his body to the land of Canaan to bury him in the cave of Machpelah. This act of honoring their father's wishes and fulfilling his final request demonstrates the importance of family unity, obedience, and reverence for the deceased. It also reflects the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham regarding the possession of the land of Canaan by his descendants. The burial of Jacob in the ancestral tomb signifies the continuity of God's covenant with the patriarchs and the preservation of their legacy for future generations.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house,.... Joseph and his two sons, and his servants, and his eleven brethren and their sons that were grown up, and as many of his father's domestics as could be spared attended the funeral: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen; there must be some servants left, though they are not mentioned, to take care of the little ones, and of the flocks and herds; and these being left behind, plainly show they intended to return again, and did not make this an excuse to get out of the land.