After burying Jacob, Joseph returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had accompanied him to his father’s burial.
Parallel translations
- WEB Joseph returned into Egypt — he, and his brothers, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.
- KJV And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.
- BSB After Joseph had buried his father, he returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone with him to bury his father.
- NKJV And after he had buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, he and his brothers and all who went up with him to bury his father.
- NASB And after he had buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, he and his brothers, and all who had gone up with him to bury his father.
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Quick answer
After the burial, Joseph and all the company return to Egypt.
Overview
With the oath fulfilled, Joseph and his brothers go back to Egypt, where God's plan for Israel's growth would continue. Their return signals that the time of exodus had not yet arrived. God's people wait in faith for His appointed time to bring them into the promised land.
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