Genesis 50:1 (GNV)

Passage

Then Ioseph fell vpon his fathers face and wept vpon him, and kissed him.

Nearby Context

Genesis 50:1 Then Ioseph fell vpon his fathers face and wept vpon him, and kissed him.

Genesis 50:2 And Ioseph commanded his seruantes the physicions, to enbaume his father, and the physicions enbaumed Israel.

Genesis 50:3 So fourtie dayes were accomplished (for so long did the dayes of them that were enbaumed last) and the Egyptians bewayled him seuentie dayes.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "ioseph", "fell", "vpon", "fathers", "face", "wept", and "kissed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "ioseph" and "fell", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And Ioseph commanded his seruantes the physicions...", so "ioseph" and "fell" should be read forward into that movement. 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 "ioseph" and "fell" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.