Genesis 47:31 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) He said, *Swear to me,* and he swore to him. Yisra'el bowed himself on the bed's head. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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) And he said, Swear unto me: and he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head. Common English Bible 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 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 And he said: Swear then to me. And as he was swearing, Israel adored God, turning to the bed's head. |
Now, 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.*
Avraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, *Please put your hand under my thigh.
I 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 Kena`anim, among whom I live.
The God of Avraham, and the God of Nachor, the God of their father, judge between us.* Then Ya`akov swore by the fear of his father, Yitzchak.
The time drew near that Yisra'el must die, and he called his son Yosef, 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,
Yosef took an oath of the children of Yisra'el, saying, *God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here.*
'My father made me swear, saying, *Behold, I am dying. Bury me in my grave which I have dug for myself in the land of Kena`an.* Now therefore, please let me go up and bury my father, and I will come again.'*
Moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, Your God make the name of Shlomo better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne: and the king bowed himself on the bed.
By faith, Ya`akov, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Yosef, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.