³² And Joseph’s bones,^(A) which the Israelites had brought up from Egypt,^(B) were buried at Shechem in the tract of land^(C) that Jacob bought for a hundred pieces of silver^[a] from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem. This became the inheritance of Joseph’s descendants.

¹⁶ Their bodies were brought back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a certain sum of money.^(A)

²⁴ Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die.^(A) But God will surely come to your aid^(B) and take you up out of this land to the land^(C) he promised on oath to Abraham,^(D) Isaac^(E) and Jacob.”^{(F) 25} And Joseph made the Israelites swear an oath^(G) and said, “God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones^(H) up from this place.”^(I)