Verse Comparison: Genesis 50:3
American Standard Version
And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of embalming: and the Egyptians wept for him three-score and ten days.
Amplified® Bible
Then forty days were devoted [to this purpose] for him, for that is the customary number of days required for those who are embalmed. And the Egyptians wept and bemoaned him [as they would for royalty] for seventy days.
Contemporary English Version
and it took the usual forty days. The Egyptians mourned seventy days for Jacob.
Darby English Version
And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those who are embalmed. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.
Good News Bible
It took forty days, the normal time for embalming. The Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
Now forty days were required for it, for such is the period required for embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days.
New International Version
taking a full forty days, for that was the time required for embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.
New King James Version
Forty days were required for him, for such are the days required for those who are embalmed; and the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now forty days they required for it, for such do they consider the period required for embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days.
Revised Standard Version
forty days were required for it, for so many are required for embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days.
Young's Literal Translation
and they fulfil for him forty days, for so they fulfil the days of the embalmed, and the Egyptians weep for him seventy days.
