Genesis 50:8 (DRB)

Passage

And the house of Joseph with his brethren, except their children, and their flocks and herds, which they left in the land of Gessen.

Nearby Context

Genesis 50:6 And Pharao said to him: Go up and bury thy father according as he made thee swear.

Genesis 50:7 So he went up, and there went with him all the ancients of Pharao's house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt.

Genesis 50:8 And the house of Joseph with his brethren, except their children, and their flocks and herds, which they left in the land of Gessen.

Genesis 50:9 He had also in his train chariots and horsemen: and it was a great company.

Genesis 50:10 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "house", "joseph", "brethren", "except", "children", "flocks", "herds", and "left". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "house" and "joseph", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "So he went up and there went..." into verse 9's "He had also in his train chariots...", so "house" and "joseph" 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 "house" and "joseph" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.