Exodus 13:18-20

New International Version

¹⁸ So God led^(A) the people around by the desert road toward the Red Sea.^[a] The Israelites went up out of Egypt ready for battle.^(B)

¹⁹ Moses took the bones of Joseph^(C) with him because Joseph had made the Israelites swear an oath. He had said, “God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up with you from this place.”^[b](D)

²⁰ After leaving Sukkoth^(E) they camped at Etham on the edge of the desert.^(F)