Genesis 47:31

King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

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  • 1 Kgs 1:47 : 47 And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
  • Heb 11:21 : 21 By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.
  • Gen 24:3 : 3 And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
  • Gen 24:26 : 26 And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD.
  • Gen 47:29 : 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 with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:
  • Gen 48:1-2 : 1 And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2 And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
  • Gen 21:23 : 23 Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.

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  • Gen 47:29-30
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    29And 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 with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:

    30But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.

  • Gen 48:2
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    2And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.

  • Gen 50:5-6
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    5My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.

    6And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.

  • Gen 48:21
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    21And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.

  • Gen 50:24-25
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    24And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

    25And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.

  • Gen 49:33
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    33And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.

  • Gen 48:10-12
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    10Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

    11And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.

    12And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

  • Gen 31:53
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    53The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.

  • Gen 49:29
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    29And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

  • Gen 21:23-24
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    23Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.

    24And Abraham said, I will swear.

  • Gen 46:29-30
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    29And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

    30And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.

  • Exod 13:19
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    19And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.

  • Gen 46:4
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    4I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.

  • Gen 46:1-2
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    1And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.

    2And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.

  • Ps 132:2
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    2How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;

  • Heb 11:21
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    21By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.

  • Gen 50:1-2
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    1And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.

    2And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.

  • Gen 24:26
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    26And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD.

  • Gen 44:31-32
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    31It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.

    32For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.

  • Gen 33:3
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    3And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

  • Gen 50:12
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    12And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:

  • 1 Kgs 1:30
    68%

    30Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.

  • Gen 25:33
    68%

    33And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

  • Gen 28:11
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    11And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.

  • Gen 47:7
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    7And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.