SEV Biblia, Chapter 50:4
Y pasados los días de su luto, habló José a los de la casa del Faraón, diciendo: Si he hallado ahora gracia en vuestros ojos, os ruego que habléis en oídos del Faraón, diciendo:
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Genesis 50:4
Verse 4. Speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh.] But why did not Joseph apply himself? Because he was now in his mourning habits, and in such none must appear in the presence of the eastern monarchs. See Esth. iv. 2.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-6 - Though pious relatives and friends have lived to a good old age, and we are confident they are gone to glory, yet we may regret our own loss and pay respect to their memory by lamenting them. Grace does no destroy, but it purifies, moderates, and regulates natural affection The departed soul is out of the reach of any tokens of our affection but it is proper to show respect to the body, of which we look for glorious and joyful resurrection, whatever may become of its remains in this world. Thus Joseph showed his faith in God, and love to his father. He ordered the body to be embalmed, or wrapped up with spices to preserve it. See how vile our bodies are, when the soul has forsake them; they will in a very little time become noisome, and offensive.
Original Hebrew
ויעברו 5674 ימי 3117 בכיתו 1068 וידבר 1696 יוסף 3130 אל 413 בית 1004 פרעה 6547 לאמר 559 אם 518 נא 4994 מצאתי 4672 חן 2580 בעיניכם 5869 דברו 1696 נא 4994 באזני 241 פרעה 6547 לאמר׃ 559
