Genesis 50:7 (DBY)

Passage

And Joseph went up to bury his father; and with him went up all the bondmen of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,

Nearby Context

Genesis 50:5 My father made me swear, saying, Behold, I die; in my grave which I have dug myself in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. And now, let me go up, I pray thee, that I may bury my father; and I will come again.

Genesis 50:6 And Pharaoh said, Go up and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.

Genesis 50:7 And Joseph went up to bury his father; and with him went up all the bondmen of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,

Genesis 50:8 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.

Genesis 50:9 And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen; and the camp was very great.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "joseph", "went", "bury", "father", "bondmen", "pharaoh", and "elders". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "joseph" and "went", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "And Pharaoh said Go up and bury..." into verse 8's "and all the house of Joseph and...", so "joseph" and "went" belong inside that flow. In Genesis context, the local focus is creation, human rebellion, covenant promise, and God's providence.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "joseph" and "went" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.