Genesis 50:3

NETBible

They took forty days, for that is the full time needed for embalming. The Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

NIV ©

taking a full forty days, for that was the time required for embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

NASB ©

Now forty days were required for it, for such is the period required for embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days.

NLT ©

The embalming process took forty days, and there was a period of national mourning for seventy days.

MSG ©

The embalming took forty days, the period required for embalming. There was public mourning by the Egyptians for seventy days.

BBE ©

And the forty days needed for making the body ready went by: and there was weeping for him among the Egyptians for seventy days.

NRSV ©

they spent forty days in doing this, for that is the time required for embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days.

NKJV ©

Forty days were required for him, for such are the days required for those who are embalmed; and the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.


KJV
And forty
<0705>
days
<03117>
were fulfilled
<04390> (8799)
for him; for so are fulfilled
<04390> (8799)
the days
<03117>
of those which are embalmed
<02590> (8803)_:
and the Egyptians
<04714>
mourned
<01058> (8799)
for him threescore and ten
<07657>
days
<03117>_.
{mourned: Heb. wept}
NASB ©

Now forty
<705>
days
<3117>
were required
<4390>
for it, for such
<3651>
is the period
<3117>
required
<4390>
for embalming
<2591>
. And the Egyptians
<4714>
wept
<1058>
for him seventy
<7657>
days
<3117>
.
LXXM
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
eplhrwsan
<4137> 
V-AAI-3P
autou
<846> 
D-GSM
tessarakonta
<5062> 
N-NUI
hmerav
<2250> 
N-APF
outwv
<3778> 
ADV
gar
<1063> 
PRT
katariymountai {V-PMI-3P} ai
<3588> 
T-NPF
hmerai
<2250> 
N-NPF
thv
<3588> 
T-GSF
tafhv
<5027> 
N-ASF
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
epenyhsen
<3996> 
V-AAI-3S
auton
<846> 
D-ASM
aiguptov
<125> 
N-NSF
ebdomhkonta
<1440> 
N-NUI
hmerav
<2250> 
N-APF
NET [draft] ITL
They took
<04390>
forty
<0705>
days
<03117>
, for
<03588>
that
<03651>
is the full
<04390>
time
<03117>
needed for embalming
<02590>
. The Egyptians
<04713>
mourned
<01058>
for him seventy
<07657>
days
<03117>
.
HEBREW
Mwy
<03117>
Myebs
<07657>
Myrum
<04713>
wta
<0853>
wkbyw
<01058>
Myjnxh
<02590>
ymy
<03117>
walmy
<04390>
Nk
<03651>
yk
<03588>
Mwy
<03117>
Myebra
<0705>
wl
<0>
walmyw (50:3)
<04390>

NETBible

They took forty days, for that is the full time needed for embalming. The Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

NET Notes

tn Heb “and forty days were fulfilled for him, for thus are fulfilled the days of embalming.”

tn Heb “wept.”

sn Seventy days. This probably refers to a time of national mourning.