KJV ORIGINAL
And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
After burying his father, Joseph returned to Egypt along with his brothers and everyone else who had traveled with him for the funeral.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows Joseph and his family returning to Egypt after fulfilling their duty to properly bury their father Jacob.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs after Jacob's death in Egypt, when Joseph had received permission from Pharaoh to take his father's body back to Canaan for burial in the family tomb. The journey would have been a significant procession, as Joseph was a high official in Egypt and Jacob was the patriarch of what would become the twelve tribes of Israel.
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