4. After the period of mourning had passed, Joseph spoke to Pharaoh’s household: "If you approve my request, give Pharaoh this message:
5. My father made me promise, telling me, ‘I’m about to die. You must bury me in the tomb I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.’ Now, let me leave and let me bury my father, and then I will return."
6. Pharaoh replied, "Go, bury your father as you promised."