KJVAnd they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,
And they give a charge for Joseph, saying, `Thy father commanded before his death, saying,
And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,
So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Before he died, your father commanded,
And they sent a messenger to Joseph, saying, Thy father commanded before he died, saying,
Genesis — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
1. And Joseph fell upon his father's face. In this chapter, what happened after the death of Jacob, is briefly related. Moses, however, states that Jacob's death was honored with a double mourning -- natural (so to speak) and ceremonial. That Joseph falls upon his father's face and sheds tears,…