1. When Jacob died, Joseph hugged his father and cried over him and kissed him.
2. He commanded the doctors who served him to prepare his father’s body. So the doctors prepared Jacob’s body to be buried.
3. It took the doctors 40 days to prepare his body. This was the usual time it took. And the Egyptians had a time of sorrow for Jacob. It lasted 70 days.
4. When this time of sorrow had ended, Joseph spoke to the king’s officers. He said, “If you think well of me, please tell this to the king: