Genesis 47:31

Good News Translation

Jacob said, “Make a vow that you will.” Joseph made the vow, and Jacob gave thanks there on his bed.

Cross References

Genesis 21:23

So make a vow here in the presence of God that you will not deceive me, my children, or my descendants. I have been loyal to you, so promise that you will also be loyal to me and to this country in which you are living.”

Genesis 21:24

Abraham said, “I promise.”

Genesis 24:2

He said to his oldest servant, who was in charge of all that he had, “Place your hand between my thighs and make a vow.

Genesis 24:26

Then the man knelt down and worshiped the Lord.

Genesis 24:3

I want you to make a vow in the name of the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not choose a wife for my son from the people here in Canaan.

Genesis 31:53

The God of Abraham and the God of Nahor will judge between us.” Then, in the name of the God whom his father Isaac worshiped, Jacob solemnly vowed to keep this promise.

Genesis 47:29

When the time drew near for him to die, he called for his son Joseph and said to him, “Place your hand between my thighs and make a solemn vow that you will not bury me in Egypt.

Genesis 50:25

Then Joseph asked his people to make a vow. “Promise me,” he said, “that when God leads you to that land, you will take my body with you.”

Genesis 50:5

‘When my father was about to die, he made me promise him that I would bury him in the tomb which he had prepared in the land of Canaan. So please let me go and bury my father, and then I will come back.’”

1 Kings 1:47

What is more, the court officials went in to pay their respects to His Majesty King David and said, ‘May your God make Solomon even more famous than you, and may Solomon's reign be even more prosperous than yours.’ Then King David bowed in worship on his bed

Hebrews 11:21

It was faith that made Jacob bless each of the sons of Joseph just before he died. He leaned on the top of his walking stick and worshiped God.