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Genesis 50:10

What does Genesis 50:10 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 50:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And they came to the grain-floor of Atad on the other side of Jordan, and there they gave the last honours to Jacob, with great and bitter sorrow, weeping for their father for seven days.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And they come unto the threshing-floor of Atad, which <FI>is<Fi> beyond the Jordan, and they lament there, a lamentation great and very grievous; and he maketh for his father a mourning seven days,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is situated beyond the Jordan: where celebrating the exequies with a great and vehement lamentation, they spent full seven days.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And they came to the threshing-floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan; and there they lamented with a great and very grievous lamentation; and he made a mourning for his father of seven days.

Context

v.9And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company.

v.10This passage

v.11And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Acts 8:2

    And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him.

  • 1 Samuel 31:13

    And they took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk-tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

  • Job 2:13

    So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

  • Genesis 50:11

    And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.

  • Genesis 50:4

    And when the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found favor in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,

  • 2 Samuel 1:17

    And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son

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