Genesis 50:5
50:5 ‘My father made me swear an oath. He said, 1 “I am about to die. Bury me 2 in my tomb that I dug for myself there in the land of Canaan.” Now let me go and bury my father; then I will return.’”
1 tn Heb “saying.”
2 tn The imperfect verbal form here has the force of a command.