Exodus 13:19

“Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had solemnly made the sons of Israel swear, saying, “Elohim will surely attend to you, and you shall carry up my bones from here with you.””

Exodus 13:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 13:19, word by word

Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

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tookיִּקַּחyikach

fetch

To take someone along, or go and fetch something.

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the bonesעַצְמוֹתatsmot

bone

Each hard piece of the skeleton; also the body itself, of the dead or the living.

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of Josephיוֹסֵףyosef

Joseph

Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".

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he had solemnly madeהַשְׁבֵּעַhashbea

put under oath

To make someone swear.

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the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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will surelyפָּקֹדpakod

attend to

To attend to someone; God comes to help.

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and you shall carry upהַעֲלִיתֶםhaalitem

bring up

To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".

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The context

18So Elohim led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Sea of Reeds. And the sons of Israel went up in battle formation from the land of Egypt.

19 · This verse (above)

20They set out from Succoth and camped at Etham, on the edge of the wilderness.

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