29. When the time approached for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him: “If it pleases you, put your hand under my thigh as a sign of your enduring fidelity to me; do not bury me in Egypt.
30. When I lie down with my ancestors, take me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place.” “I will do as you say,” he replied.
31. But his father demanded, “Swear it to me!” So Joseph swore to him. Then Israel bowed at the head of the bed.