Pharaohsaid,"Goup and buryyour father,as he made you swear."
Then Israelsaidto Joseph,"Behold,I am about to die,but Godwill be with you, and bringyou backto the landof your fathers.
My fathermade me swear,saying,"Behold,I am about to die;in my gravewhichI dugfor myself in the landof Canaan,thereyou shall buryme." Nowtherefore, pleaselet me goup and burymy father;then I will return.'"
So Josephwentup to buryhis father,and with him wentup allthe servantsof Pharaoh,the eldersof his householdand allthe eldersof the landof Egypt,
