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א וַיִּפֹּ֥ל יוֹסֵ֖ף עַל־פְּנֵ֣י אָבִ֑יו וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ עָלָ֖יו וַיִּשַּׁק־לֽוֹ׃

Joseph, the most eminent of the brothers, fell upon his father’s face, wept upon him, and kissed him.

ב וַיְצַ֨ו יוֹסֵ֤ף אֶת־עֲבָדָיו֙ אֶת־הָרֹ֣פְאִ֔ים לַחֲנֹ֖ט אֶת־אָבִ֑יו וַיַּחַנְט֥וּ הָרֹפְאִ֖ים אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Joseph commanded his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father. Joseph had physicians under his jurisdiction who were responsible for embalming the dead, among other duties. This process involved removing the body’s inner organs and filling the body with preservatives, so that its physical form would be preserved. The physicians then embalmed Israel.

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