Mosesמֹשֶׁהtookוַיִּקַּחthe bonesאֶת עַצְמוֹתof Josephיוֹסֵףwith him,עִמּוֹforכִּיhe had solemnly madeהַשְׁבֵּעַthe sonsאֶת בְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלswear,הִשְׁבִּיעַsaying,לֵאמֹר“Elohimאֱלֹהִיםwill surelyפָּקֹדattend toיִפְקֹדyou,אֶתְכֶםand you shall carry upוְהַעֲלִיתֶםmy bonesאֶת עַצְמֹתַיfrom hereמִזֶּהwith you.”אִתְּכֶם
Exodus 13:19
Study it in the app“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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
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).
Where else “moshe” appears- tookיִּקַּחyikach
fetch
To take someone along, or go and fetch something.
Where else “yikach” appears- the bonesעַצְמוֹתatsmot
bone
Each hard piece of the skeleton; also the body itself, of the dead or the living.
Where else “atsmot” appears- 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".
Where else “yosef” appears- he had solemnly madeהַשְׁבֵּעַhashbea
put under oath
To make someone swear.
Where else “hashbea” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- will surelyפָּקֹדpakod
attend to
To attend to someone; God comes to help.
Where else “pakod” appears- and you shall carry upהַעֲלִיתֶםhaalitem
bring up
To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".
Where else “haalitem” appears
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.