27 So Yisra’el (Yacob) and his descendants settled in the Goshen region of Egypt and prospered. The had many children and quickly increased in number. 28 Yacob resided there for seventeen years, and by then he was 147 years old 29 and he was getting close to death, so he called for his son Yosef and asked him, “If, please, I have found favour in your eyes, please give me your hand and promise to deal with me in kindness and faithfulness. Please don’t bury me in Egypt.[ref] 30 When I die, I want to be buried with my ancestors, so carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their tomb.”

“I’ll do what you’ve requested,” Yosef agreed.

31 “Promise me,” he insisted. So Yosef promised him and Yisra’el bowed at the head of the bed.[fn]