Genesis 47:31

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • 1 Kgs 1:47 : 47 Moreover, the king's servants came to bless our lord King David, saying, May God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
  • Heb 11:21 : 21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.
  • Gen 24:3 : 3 and I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell.
  • Gen 24:26 : 26 Then the man bowed down his head and worshiped the LORD.
  • Gen 47:29 : 29 And the time drew near that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, If now I have found favor in your sight, put, I pray you, your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; do not bury me, I pray you, in Egypt:
  • Gen 48:1-2 : 1 And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, your father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2 And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, your son Joseph comes to you: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
  • Gen 21:23 : 23 Now therefore swear to me by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my grandson. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have sojourned.

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  • Gen 47:29-30
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    29And the time drew near that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, If now I have found favor in your sight, put, I pray you, your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; do not bury me, I pray you, in Egypt:

    30But I will lie with my fathers, and you shall carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burying place. And he said, I will do as you have said.

  • Gen 48:2
    74%

    2And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, your son Joseph comes to you: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.

  • Gen 50:5-6
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    73%

    5My father made me swear, saying, Behold, I die: in my grave which I have dug for myself in the land of Canaan, there shall you bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray you, and bury my father, and I will come again.

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

  • Gen 48:21
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    21And Israel said to 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 brothers, I die, and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

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

  • Gen 49:33
    72%

    33And when Jacob had finished commanding his sons, he drew up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the spirit, and was gathered to his people.

  • Gen 48:10-12
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    72%

    10Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near to him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

    11And Israel said to Joseph, I had not thought to see your face: and, lo, God has shown me also your seed.

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

  • Gen 31:53
    72%

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

  • Gen 49:29
    71%

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

  • Gen 21:23-24
    2 verses
    71%

    23Now therefore swear to me by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my grandson. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have sojourned.

    24And Abraham said, I will swear.

  • Gen 46:29-30
    2 verses
    70%

    29And Joseph made ready his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen, and he presented himself to him, and he embraced him, and wept on his shoulder for a good while.

    30And Israel said to Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen your face, because you are still alive.

  • Exod 13:19
    70%

    19And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had solemnly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and you shall carry up my bones away from here with you.

  • Gen 46:4
    70%

    4I will go down with you into Egypt, and I will also surely bring you up again; and Joseph shall put his hand upon your eyes.

  • Gen 46:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1And Israel took his journey with all that he had and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

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

  • Ps 132:2
    70%

    2How he swore to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob;

  • Heb 11:21
    69%

    21By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.

  • Gen 50:1-2
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    69%

    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
    69%

    26Then the man bowed down his head and worshiped the LORD.

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

    32For your servant became a guarantee for the lad to my father, saying, If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame to my father forever.

  • Gen 33:3
    69%

    3And he passed over in front of them and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

  • Gen 50:12
    69%

    12And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them,

  • 1 Kgs 1:30
    68%

    30even as I swore to you by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my place; even so will I certainly do this day.

  • Gen 25:33
    68%

    33And Jacob said, Swear to me as of this day; and he swore unto him, and he sold his birthright to Jacob.

  • Gen 28:11
    68%

    11And he came upon a certain place, and stayed there all night, because the sun had set; and he took one of the stones of that place, and put it for his pillow, and lay down in that place to sleep.

  • Gen 47:7
    68%

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