And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days.
Tardaron cuarenta días en completar el proceso de embalsamamiento para él, que era el tiempo normal requerido para embalsamar. Y los egipcios lo lloraron durante setenta días.
Los egipcios embalsamaron a Jacob durante cuarenta días y lo lloraron durante setenta días.
📚 Contexto Histórico
This verse describes the death and burial preparation of Jacob (Israel) in Egypt. The Egyptians had developed sophisticated embalming techniques that took exactly forty days to complete, preserving bodies for the afterlife. The seventy-day mourning period was typically reserved for Egyptian royalty and the highest officials, showing the extraordinary respect Jacob received due to Joseph's position as second-in-command to Pharaoh.
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