Genesis 50:26 (GNV)

Passage

So Ioseph died, when he was an hundreth and ten yere olde: and they enbaumed him and put him in a chest in Egypt.

Nearby Context

Genesis 50:24 And Ioseph sayd vnto his brethren, I am ready to dye, and God will surely visite you, and bring you out of this land, vnto ye land which hee sware vnto Abraham, vnto Izhak, and vnto Iaakob.

Genesis 50:25 And Ioseph tooke an othe of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visite you, and ye shall cary my bones hence.

Genesis 50:26 So Ioseph died, when he was an hundreth and ten yere olde: and they enbaumed him and put him in a chest in Egypt.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "ioseph", "died", "hundreth", "yere", "olde", "enbaumed", "chest", and "egypt". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "ioseph" and "died", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And Ioseph tooke an othe of the...", giving immediate footing for "ioseph" and "died". 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 "died" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.