31"Swear to me," he said. Then Joseph swore to him, and Israel worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.


In Context

28 Jacob lived in Egypt seventeen years, and the years of his life were a hundred and forty-seven.

29 When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called for his son Joseph and said to him, "If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise that you will show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,

30 but when I rest with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me where they are buried." "I will do as you say," he said.

31 "Swear to me," he said. Then Joseph swore to him, and Israel worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.

Genesis 47:31 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

47:31And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

47:31And he said: Swear then to me. And as he was swearing, Israel adored God, turning to the bed's head.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

47:31And he said, Swear unto me: and he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

47:31And he said, Swear to me; and he swore to him. And Israel worshipped on the bed's head.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

47:31And he said, Swear unto me: and he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

47:31And he said, Swear to me: and he swore to him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

47:31He said, |Swear to me,| and he swore to him. Israel bowed himself on the bed's head.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

47:31and he saith, 'Swear to me;' and he sweareth to him, and Israel boweth himself on the head of the bed.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

47:31And he said, Swear to me. And he swore to him. And Israel bowed himself on the bed's head.