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

Hebrews 11:21
By faith Jacob, dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and adored the top of his rod.

Genesis 21:23
Swear therefore by God, that thou wilt not hurt me, nor my posterity, nor my stock: but according to the kindness that I have done to thee, thou shalt do to me, and to the land wherein thou hast lived a stranger.

Genesis 21:24
And Abraham said: I will swear.

Genesis 24:3
That I may make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that thou take not a wife for my son, of the daughters of the Chanaanites, among whom I dwell:

Genesis 31:53
The God of Abraham, and the God of Nachor, the God of their father, judge between us. And Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac:

Genesis 50:25
And he made them swear to him, saying: God will visit you, carry my bones with you out of this place:

1 Kings 1:47
And the king's servants going in, have blessed our lord king David, saying: May God make the name of Solomon greater than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king adored in his bed:

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

Swear.

Genesis 24:3 That I may make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that thou take not a wife for my son, of the daughters of the Chanaanites, among whom I dwell:

And Israel bowed.

Genesis 47:29 And when he saw that the day of his death drew nigh, he called his son Joseph, and said to him: If I have found favour in thy sight, put thy hand under my thigh; and thou shalt shew me this kindness and truth, not to bury me in Egypt.

Genesis 24:26 The man bowed himself down, and adored the Lord,

Genesis 48:1,2 After these things, it was told Joseph that his father was sick; and he set out to go to him, taking his two sons Manasses and Ephraim. . . .

1 Kings 1:47 And the king's servants going in, have blessed our lord king David, saying: May God make the name of Solomon greater than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king adored in his bed:

Hebrews 11:21 By faith Jacob, dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and adored the top of his rod.

Context
The Israelites Prosper in Goshen
30But I will sleep with my fathers, and thou shalt take me away out of this land, and bury me in the burying place of my ancestors. And Joseph answered him: I will do what thou hast commanded. 31And he said: Swear then to me. And as he was swearing, Israel adored God, turning to the bed's head.
Lexicon
“Swear
הִשָּֽׁבְעָה֙ (hiš·šā·ḇə·‘āh)
Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7650: To seven oneself, swear

to me,”
לִ֔י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

Jacob said.
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

So Joseph swore
וַיִּשָּׁבַ֖ע (way·yiš·šā·ḇa‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7650: To seven oneself, swear

to him,
ל֑וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

and Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

bowed
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ (way·yiš·ta·ḥū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7812: To depress, prostrate

in worship at
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the head
רֹ֥אשׁ (rōš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head

of his bed.
הַמִּטָּֽה׃ (ham·miṭ·ṭāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4296: A bed, for, sleeping, eating, a sofa, litter, bier


Additional Translations
“Swear to me,” Jacob said. So Joseph swore to him, and Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.And he said, Swear to me. And he swore to him. And Israel bowed himself on the bed's head.

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

And he said, Swear to me; and he swore to him. And Israel did reverence, leaning on the top of his staff.

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

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

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

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

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