וַיְצַוּ֕וּ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֖ף לֵאמֹ֑ר אָבִ֣יךָ צִוָּ֔ה לִפְנֵ֥י מוֹת֖וֹ לֵאמֹֽר׃
Sie gaben daher den Auftrag, Joseph zu sagen: Dein Vater hat vor seinem Tode hinterlassen:
Targum Jonathan on Genesis
And they instructed Bilhah to say to Joseph, Thy father commanded before his death to speak to thee,
Targum Jerusalem
...And they instructed the tribe of Bilhah the handmaid of Rahel to say, Thy father before he was gathered commanded, saying: