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He had said, &#8220God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up with you from this place.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear to do this. He said, “God will certainly come to help you. When he does, you must take my bones with you from this place.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had made the sons of Israel solemnly swear, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones with you from here.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear a solemn oath when he said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones with you from this place.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had placed the children of Israel under solemn oath, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had made the sons of Israel solemnly swear, saying, “God will certainly take care of you, and you shall carry my bones from here with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had made the sons of Israel solemnly swear, saying, &#8220God will surely take care of you, and you shall carry my bones from here with you.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had made the sons of Israel solemnly swear, saying, “God shall surely take care of you; and you shall carry my bones from here with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had made the sons of Israel solemnly swear, saying, “God will surely take care of you, and you shall bring up my bones from here with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had solemnly ordered (placed under an oath) the Israelites, saying, “God will assuredly take care of you, and you must carry my bones away from here with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, because Joseph had made the Israelites swear a solemn oath, saying, “God will certainly come to your aid; then you must take my bones with you from this place.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, because Joseph had made the Israelites swear a solemn oath, saying, &#8220God will certainly come to your aid; then you must take my bones with you from this place.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Moses had them take the bones of Joseph, whose dying words had been, "God will come to your rescue, and when he does, be sure to take my bones with you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, because Joseph had made the Israelites solemnly swear to do this. Joseph had said, "God will definitely come to help you. When he does, take my bones with you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Moses took the body of Joseph with him, as Joseph had made the Israelites solemnly promise to do. Joseph had said, "When God rescues you, you must carry my body with you from this place." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, because Joseph had made the Israelis take this solemn oath: "God will certainly take notice of you, and then you must carry my bones up with you from here." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear a solemn oath when he said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones with you from this place.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had made the Israelites solemnly swear, "God will surely attend to you, and you will carry my bones up from this place with you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had strictly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones hence with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses takes the bones of Joseph with him, for he certainly caused the sons of Israel to swear, saying, “God certainly inspects you, and you have brought up my bones from this [place] with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Moses taketh the bones of Joseph with him, for he certainly caused the sons of Israel to swear, saying, 'God doth certainly inspect you, and ye have brought up my bones from this with you.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Moses will take the bones of Joseph with him: for swearing he caused the sons of Israel to swear, saying, For reviewing, God will review you; and carry up my bones with you from here.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Moses took Joseph's bones with him: because he had adjured the children of Israel, saying: God shall visit you, carry out my bones from hence with you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Also, Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, because he had sworn to the sons of Israel, saying: “God will visit you. Carry my bones away from here with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Moses also took Joseph’s bones with him, for Joseph had made the Israelites take a solemn oath, saying, “God will surely take care of you, and you must bring my bones up with you from here.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses took with him the bones of Joseph who had required a solemn oath of the Israelites, saying, “God will surely take notice of you, and then you must carry my bones with you from here.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him; for he had solemnly made the children of Israel to swear, saying, God will surely remember you; and you must carry up my bones from here with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Moshe took the bones of Yoseph with him because he made the house of Israel swear, and said, “God remembers to remember you. Bring up my bones from here with you.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him; for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying: 'God will surely remember you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had solemnly adjured the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones hence with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/13-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=3356" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/13.htm">The Pillars of Cloud and Fire</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>So God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the Israelites left the land of Egypt arrayed for battle. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">took</a> <a href="/hebrew/6106.htm" title="6106: ‘aṣ·mō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Bone, substance, self. From atsam; a bone; by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. Selfsame.">the bones</a> <a href="/hebrew/3130.htm" title="3130: yō·w·sêp̄ (N-proper-ms) -- Future of yacaph; let him add; Joseph, the name of seven Israelites.">of Joseph</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with him</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">Joseph had made the sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: haš·bê·a‘ (V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear.">swear a solemn oath</a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: hiš·bî·a‘ (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">when he said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">“God</a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: pā·qōḏ (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">will surely attend to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: yip̄·qōḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: wə·ha·‘ă·lî·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">and then you must carry</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6106.htm" title="6106: ‘aṣ·mō·ṯay (N-fpc:: 1cs) -- Bone, substance, self. From atsam; a bone; by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. Selfsame.">my bones</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tə·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with you</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: miz·zeh (Prep-m:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">from this place.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>They set out from Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Genesis 50:24-25</a></span><br />Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” / And Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath and said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/24-32.htm">Joshua 24:32</a></span><br />And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. So it became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-15.htm">Acts 7:15-16</a></span><br />So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died. / Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-22.htm">Hebrews 11:22</a></span><br />By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Genesis 15:13-14</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. / But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-4.htm">Genesis 46:4</a></span><br />I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/47-29.htm">Genesis 47:29-30</a></span><br />When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise to show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt, / but when I lie down with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me with them.” Joseph answered, “I will do as you have requested.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/48-21.htm">Genesis 48:21</a></span><br />Then Israel said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/49-29.htm">Genesis 49:29-30</a></span><br />Then Jacob instructed them, “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite. / The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, in the land of Canaan. This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-5.htm">Genesis 50:5-6</a></span><br />my father made me swear an oath when he said, ‘I am about to die. You must bury me in the tomb that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.’ Now let me go and bury my father, and then return.” / Pharaoh replied, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-13.htm">Genesis 50:13</a></span><br />They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near Mamre, which Abraham had purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/11-12.htm">Numbers 11:12</a></span><br />Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth, so that You should tell me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries an infant,’ to the land that You swore to give their fathers?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/20-15.htm">Numbers 20:15</a></span><br />how our fathers went down to Egypt, where we lived many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/33-1.htm">Numbers 33:1-2</a></span><br />These are the journeys of the Israelites when they came out of the land of Egypt by their divisions under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. / At the LORD’s command, Moses recorded the stages of their journey. These are the stages listed by their starting points:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-31.htm">Deuteronomy 1:31</a></span><br />and in the wilderness, where the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way by which you traveled until you reached this place.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straightly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and you shall carry up my bones away hence with you.</p><p class="hdg">for he had</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Genesis 50:24,25</a></b></br> And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/24-32.htm">Joshua 24:32</a></b></br> And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/7-16.htm">Acts 7:16</a></b></br> And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor <i>the father</i> of Sychem.</p><p class="hdg">God</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/4-31.htm">Exodus 4:31</a></b></br> And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/48-21.htm">Genesis 48:21</a></b></br> And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/1-58.htm">Luke 1:58</a></b></br> And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/50-25.htm">Aid</a> <a href="/exodus/12-46.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/exodus/12-6.htm">Care</a> <a href="/exodus/12-46.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/exodus/13-18.htm">Children</a> <a href="/exodus/13-18.htm">Hence</a> <a href="/genesis/50-25.htm">Inspect</a> <a href="/exodus/13-18.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/1-8.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/exodus/10-10.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/13-11.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/genesis/43-3.htm">Solemnly</a> <a href="/genesis/43-7.htm">Straitly</a> <a href="/acts/23-14.htm">Strictly</a> <a href="/exodus/11-1.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/exodus/6-8.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/exodus/13-11.htm">Sworn</a> <a href="/genesis/50-25.htm">Visit</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ruth/1-6.htm">Aid</a> <a href="/numbers/9-12.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/exodus/21-19.htm">Care</a> <a href="/exodus/14-11.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/exodus/14-2.htm">Children</a> <a href="/exodus/33-1.htm">Hence</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-36.htm">Inspect</a> <a href="/exodus/14-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/1-10.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/exodus/14-5.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/exodus/14-1.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/17-16.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-34.htm">Solemnly</a> <a href="/joshua/6-1.htm">Straitly</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-28.htm">Strictly</a> <a href="/exodus/18-18.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/exodus/32-13.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/exodus/17-16.htm">Sworn</a> <a href="/exodus/32-34.htm">Visit</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/13-1.htm">The firstborn are sanctified to God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">The memorial of the Passover is commanded</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/13-11.htm">The firstborn of man and beast are set apart</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/13-17.htm">The Israelites go out of Egypt, and carry Joseph's bones with them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/13-20.htm">They come to Etham</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">God guides them by a pillar of a cloud, and a pillar of fire</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Hebrew word for "bones" (עֲצָמוֹת, `atzamot`) signifies not just the physical remains but also the essence and legacy of Joseph. By taking Joseph's bones, Moses is fulfilling a sacred duty, demonstrating the importance of faithfulness to one's word and the continuity of God's promises across generations. This act symbolizes the connection between the past and the future, as Joseph's faith in God's promise is carried forward by Moses.<p><b>because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear an oath</b><br />The act of making the sons of Israel swear an oath underscores the seriousness and binding nature of promises in the biblical context. The Hebrew word for "oath" (שְׁבוּעָה, `shevuah`) conveys a solemn promise made before God, indicating that this was not merely a personal request but a covenantal obligation. This reflects the deep-seated belief in the power of spoken words and the responsibility to uphold one's commitments, especially those made in the sight of God.<p><b>He had said, 'God will surely attend to you</b><br />Joseph's declaration, "God will surely attend to you," is a profound expression of faith. The Hebrew verb used here (פָּקַד, `paqad`) can mean to visit, attend to, or take action on behalf of someone. Joseph's confidence in God's providence and faithfulness is evident, as he assures his descendants that God will not forget them. This assurance is a source of hope and encouragement, reminding the Israelites of God's unwavering commitment to His people.<p><b>and you shall carry my bones up from this place with you</b><br />Joseph's request to have his bones carried up from Egypt is a testament to his unwavering belief in God's promise to bring the Israelites to the Promised Land. The act of carrying his bones is symbolic of the journey from bondage to freedom, from a foreign land to the land of promise. It serves as a tangible reminder of God's covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and the hope of future fulfillment. This phrase encapsulates the theme of faith in God's promises and the anticipation of their ultimate realization.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">Moses took the bones of Joseph.</span>--Joseph's body had been embalmed according to the Egyptian fashion (<a href="/genesis/1-26.htm" title="And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.">Genesis 1:26</a>). He had ordered it to be conveyed to Canaan when the Israelites went there (<a href="/genesis/1-25.htm" title="And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creeps on the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.">Genesis 1:25</a>).<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Moses took the bones of Joseph</span> <span class="accented">- i.e.</span>, his body, which had been embalmed, and deposited in a mummy case (<a href="/genesis/50-26.htm">Genesis 50:26</a>), most probably at Tanis, which was the capital of the Shepherd kings, no less than of Menephthah. <span class="cmt_word">He had straitly sworn the children of Israel</span>. See <a href="/genesis/50-25.htm">Genesis 50:25</a>. Joseph, firmly believing in the promise of God to give Canaan to the descendants of Abraham had made them swear to take his body with them when they left Egypt. The desire to be laid in their native earth was common to most of the nations of antiquity, and, in the case of the Israelites, was intensified by Canaan being the "laud of promise." Jacob had had the same feeling as Joseph, and had been buried by Joseph in the cave of Math-pelah (<a href="/genesis/50-13.htm">Genesis 50:13</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/13-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">took</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקַּ֥ח</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the bones</span><br /><span class="heb">עַצְמ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(‘aṣ·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6106.htm">Strong's 6106: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Joseph</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹסֵ֖ף</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·sêp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3130.htm">Strong's 3130: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with him</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמּ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי֩</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">{Joseph had made} the sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵל֙</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">swear a solemn oath</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְׁבֵּ֨עַ</span> <span class="translit">(haš·bê·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7650.htm">Strong's 7650: </a> </span><span class="str2">To seven oneself, swear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when he said,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאמֹ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(lê·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will surely attend to you,</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּקֹ֨ד</span> <span class="translit">(pā·qōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> </span><span class="str2">To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and you shall carry</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַעֲלִיתֶ֧ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ha·‘ă·lî·ṯem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my bones</span><br /><span class="heb">עַצְמֹתַ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(‘aṣ·mō·ṯay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6106.htm">Strong's 6106: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with you</span><br /><span class="heb">אִתְּכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’it·tə·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from this place.”</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזֶּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(miz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/13-19.htm">Exodus 13:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/13-19.htm">Exodus 13:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/13-19.htm">Exodus 13:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/13-19.htm">Exodus 13:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/13-19.htm">Exodus 13:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/13-19.htm">Exodus 13:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/13-19.htm">Exodus 13:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/13-19.htm">Exodus 13:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/13-19.htm">Exodus 13:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/13-19.htm">Exodus 13:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/13-19.htm">OT Law: Exodus 13:19 Moses took the bones of Joseph (Exo. 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