“Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had made the children of Israel swear, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones away from here with you.””
— WEB
Exodus 13:19
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“And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.”
— KJV
“And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.”
— ASV
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Commentary
Moses took the bones of Joseph with him--in fulfilment of the oath he exacted from his brethren (Gen 50:25-26). The remains of the other patriarchs (not noticed from their obscurity) were also carried out of Egypt (Act 7:15-16); and there would be no difficulty as to the means of conveyance--a few camels bearing these precious relics would give a true picture of Oriental customs, such as is still to be seen in the immense pilgrimages to Mecca.
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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