Joseph died, as did all his brothers, and all that generation.
Parallel translations
- KJV And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
- BSB Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died,
- NKJV And Joseph died, all his brothers, and all that generation.
- NASB And Joseph died, and all his brothers and all that generation.
- NLT In time, Joseph and all of his brothers died, ending that entire generation.
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Quick answer
Joseph, his brothers, and their whole generation die, closing the era of the patriarchs. It marks a transition from individual founders to a growing people.
Overview
The death of Joseph and his generation ends the protective favor Israel enjoyed in Egypt and sets up the coming oppression. Though the human guardians pass away, God's covenant does not, for His promises outlast every generation. This verse quietly reminds us that human deliverers are mortal, pointing forward to the need for a Savior who lives forever.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Gen 50:26So Joseph died, being one hundred ten years old, and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.
- Acts 7:14–16Joseph sent, and summoned Jacob, his father, and all his relatives, seventy-five souls.
- Gen 50:24Joseph said to his brothers, “I am dying, but God will surely visit you, and bring you up out of this land to the land which he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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