19 Et Moïse prit avec lui les os de Joseph; car Joseph avait fait expressément jurer les enfants en disant: Dieu vous visitera certainement; et vous transporterez mes os d'ici avec vous.
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Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the Israelites swear an oath. He had said, “God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up with you from this place.”
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