Genesis 47:31

Then he said: Come, swear to me! And he sware to him. Then did Israel bow himself down on the head of the couch.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

30When I shall lie down with my fathers, then shalt thou carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said: I, will do according to thy word.

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Cross References

Genesis 21:23Now, therefore, swear to me by God, here, that thou wilt not deal falsely by me, nor by mine offspring, nor by my descendants,—according to the lovingkindness wherewith I have dealt with thee, shalt thou deal with me, and with the land wherein thou hast sojourned.

Genesis 24:3that I may put thee on oath, by Yahweh God of the heavens and God of the earth—That thou wilt not take a wife for my son, from among the daughters of the Canaanites in the midst of whom, I, am dwelling:

Genesis 47:29And the days of Israel drew near that he must die, so he called for his son for Joseph and said to him—If, I pray thee I have found favour in thine eyes, place, I pray thee thy hand under my thigh,—so shalt thou deal with me in lovingkindness and faithfulness—Do not I pray thee, bury me in Egypt.

Genesis 50:5My father, made me swear saying,—Lo! I, am about to die,—in my grave which I digged for myself in the land of Canaan, there, shalt thou bury me. Now, therefore, let me go up, I pray thee and bury my father, and return.

Hebrews 11:21By faith, Jacob, when about to die, blessed each of the sons of Joseph; and bowed in worship on the top of his staff.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 47:28-31

Jacob's Charge Concerning His Burial. ( b. c. 1706.) 27 And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly. 28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was a 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… Read the whole commentary →

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