Moses took the bones of Joseph— See Genesis 50:25. One would conclude from Acts 7:16 that the bones of all the patriarchs, as well as of Joseph, were, upon this occasion, removed out of Egypt; and the Jews have a tradition, that every tribe brought the bones of the heads of their families with them. They tell us, too, that those of Joseph were placed in a new sumptuous cart, or open hearse, which they made to march under the guard and conduct of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh.
Straitly sworn— Or, strictly sworn.