1 Joseph fell upon his father’s face, wept over him and kissed him.
2 Then Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father, so the physicians embalmed Israel.
3 They took 40 days for him, because that is how long embalming takes, and Egypt wept 70 days.
4 When the days of formal weeping passed, Joseph spoke to Pharaoh’s house saying, “If I’ve found favor in your eyes, please say in Pharaoh’s ears,