Genesis 47:31 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

³¹ And he said, “Swear to me”; and he swore to him. Then Israel bowed himself upon the head of his bed.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³¹ Then Jacob said, Swear to me [that you will do it]. And he swore to him. And Israel bowed himself upon the head of the bed.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

³¹ Israel said, “Give me your word!” and Joseph gave his word. Then Israel slumped down at the head of the bed.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³¹ And he said, "Then swear it to me." And as he was swearing, Israel adored God, turning to the head of his resting place.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³¹ And he said: Swear then to me. And as he was swearing, Israel adored God, turning to the bed's head.

Genesis 47:31 Cross References

Genesis 21:23

now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my offspring or with my posterity, but as I have dealt loyally with you, you will deal with me and with the land where you have sojourned.”

Genesis 21:24

And Abraham said, “I will swear.”

Genesis 24:2

And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his house, who had charge of all that he had, “Put your hand under my thigh,

Genesis 24:26

The man bowed his head and worshiped the Lord,

Genesis 24:3

and I will make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell,

Genesis 31:53

The God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac,

Genesis 47:29

And when the time drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If now I have found favor in your sight, put your hand under my thigh, and promise to deal loyally and truly with me. Do not bury me in Egypt,

Genesis 50:25

Then Joseph took an oath of the sons of Israel, saying, “God will visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here.”

Genesis 50:5

My father made me swear, saying, ‘I am about to die: in my tomb which I hewed out for myself in the land of Canaan, there shall you bury me.’ Now therefore let me go up, I pray you, and bury my father; then I will return.”

1 Kings 1:47

Moreover the king's servants came to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘Your God make the name of Solomon more famous than yours, and make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the king bowed himself upon the bed.

Hebrews 11:21

By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, bowing in worship over the head of his staff.