KJV ORIGINAL
And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
And Joseph made the children of Israel promise him, saying, 'God will certainly come to help you, and when he does, you must take my bones with you from this place.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Joseph is asking his family to promise that when God rescues them from Egypt, they'll take his remains back to the promised land.
📚 Historical Context
Joseph was speaking these words on his deathbed in Egypt, where the Israelites had been living for many years during a time of famine. He believed God's earlier promise that his descendants would one day return to the land promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This oath was fulfilled centuries later when Moses carried Joseph's bones out of Egypt during the Exodus.
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