KJV King James Version
And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.
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Genesis 47:31
And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Swear to me,” Jacob said. So Joseph swore to him, and Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.
WEB World English Bible
He said, “Swear to me,” and he swore to him. Israel bowed himself on the bed’s head.
ASV American Standard Version
And he said, Swear unto me: and he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he saith, ‘Swear to me;’ and he sweareth to him, and Israel boweth himself on the head of the bed.
Surrounding context — Genesis 47
28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.
29 And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:
30 But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.
31 And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.
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1 Kings 1:47And moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.Hebrews 11:21By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, [leaning] upon the top of his staff.Genesis 24:3And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:Genesis 48:1-2And it came to pass after these things, that [one] told Joseph, Behold, thy father [is] sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.Genesis 24:26And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD.Genesis 47:29And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:Genesis 21:23Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son: [but] according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.
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