Genesis 50:22 (YLT)

Passage

And Joseph dwelleth in Egypt, he and the house of his father, and Joseph liveth a hundred and ten years,

Nearby Context

Genesis 50:20 As for you, ye devised against me evil--God devised it for good, in order to do as <FI>at<Fi> this day, to keep alive a numerous people;

Genesis 50:21 and now, fear not: I do nourish you and your infants;' and he comforteth them, and speaketh unto their heart.

Genesis 50:22 And Joseph dwelleth in Egypt, he and the house of his father, and Joseph liveth a hundred and ten years,

Genesis 50:23 and Joseph looketh on Ephraim's sons of the third <FI>generation<Fi> ; sons also of Machir, son of Manasseh, have been born on the knees of Joseph.

Genesis 50:24 And Joseph saith unto his brethren, `I am dying, and God doth certainly inspect you, and hath caused you to go up from this land, unto the land which He hath sworn to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "joseph", "dwelleth", "egypt", "house", "father", "liveth", and "hundred". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "joseph" and "dwelleth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "and now fear not I do nourish..." into verse 23's "and Joseph looketh on Ephraim's sons of...", so "joseph" and "dwelleth" 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 "dwelleth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.