And Moses took with him the bones of Joseph, who had required a solemn oath of the Israelites, saying, “God will surely come to you, and then you must carry my bones with you from here.”
Hebrews 11:22 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his burial. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [Actuated] by faith Joseph, when nearing the end of his life, referred to [the promise of God for] the departure of the Israelites out of Egypt and gave instructions concerning the burial of his own bones. [Gen. 50:24, 25; Exod. 13:19.] American Standard Version (1901) By faith Joseph, when his end was nigh, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones. Common English Bible By faith Joseph recalled the exodus of the Israelites at the end of his life, and gave instructions about burying his bones. Catholic Public Domain Version By faith, Joseph, as he was dying, recalled the departure of the sons of Israel, and gave a commandment concerning his bones. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the going out of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones. |
And Moses took with him the bones of Joseph, who had required a solemn oath of the Israelites, saying, “God will surely come to you, and then you must carry my bones with you from here.”
They appeared in glory and were speaking about his exodus, which he was about to fulfill in Jerusalem.
and their bodies were brought back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
The bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up from Egypt, were buried at Shechem, in the portion of ground that Jacob had bought from the children of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for one hundred pieces of money; it became an inheritance of the descendants of Joseph.