Rest in Native Land
Exodus 13:19
And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straightly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you…


Sir Bartle Frere was often asked at the Cape, "What do you expect when you reach England?" His reply, which was found written on a slip in his Bible after his death, was thus expressed:

"Where in the summer sun the early grasses grow,

Six feet of English ground, a Briton's grave,

Rest in my native land is all I crave."



Parallel Verses
KJV: And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.

WEB: Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had made the children of Israel swear, saying, "God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones away from here with you."




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