1 Joseph fell across his father’s body, wept over him, and kissed him.
2 Joseph then ordered the physicians in his service to embalm his father, and the physicians embalmed Israel.
3 They mourned for him forty days because that is the period required for embalming. Then the Egyptians mourned him for seventy days.
4 After the period of mourning had passed, Joseph spoke to Pharaoh’s household: "If you approve my request, give Pharaoh this message: