Genesis 50:6
And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.
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And Pharaoh said,.... To Joseph, by the courtiers that waited upon him at Joseph's request, who having delivered it to him had this answer:
go up, and bury thy father, as he made thee swear; the…
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