Genesis 47:31

WEB

³¹Israel said, “Swear to me,” and he swore to him. Then Israel bowed himself on the bed’s head.

KJV

³¹And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.

BSB

³¹“Swear to me,” Jacob said. So Joseph swore to him, and Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.

FBV

³¹“Swear to me that you will,” he said. Joseph swore that he would. Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.

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Extra References

1 Kings 1:47

⁴⁷Moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne;’ and the king bowed himself on the bed.

Genesis 24:3

³I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live.

Hebrews 11:21

²¹By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.

Genesis 47:29

²⁹The time came near that Israel must die, and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, “If now I have found favor in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me. Please don’t bury me in Egypt,

Genesis 48:1-2

¹After these things, someone said to Joseph, “Behold, your father is sick.” He took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. ²Someone told Jacob, and said, “Behold, your son Joseph comes to you,” and Israel strengthened himself, and sat on the bed.

Genesis 24:26

²⁶The man bowed his head, and worshiped the LORD.

Genesis 21:23

²³Now, therefore, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have lived as a foreigner.”