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into Egypt
"to Egypt"
I will surely bring you up again
The promise was made to Jacob, but the promise would be fulfilled to all of Israel's descendants. Alternate translation: "I will surely bring your descendants out of Egypt again" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
bring you up again
It was common to use the word "up" when speaking about traveling from Egypt to Canaan.
Joseph will close your eyes with his own hand
The phrase "close you eyes with his own hand" is a way of saying that Joseph will be present when Israel dies and it will be Joseph who will close Jacob's eyelids at the time of his death. Alternate translation: "Joseph will even be present with you at the time of your death" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
will close your eyes
It was a custom to pull down the eyelids when a person died with their eyes open. The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)