And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to (A)embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel. Forty days were required for it, for that is how many are required for embalming. And the Egyptians (B)wept for him seventy days.

And when the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph spoke to the household of Pharaoh, saying, (C)“If now I have found favor in your eyes, please speak in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,

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