Verse 31

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

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jakob sa: 'Sverge til meg.' Josef sverget, og Israel tilba ved hodet av sengen.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da sa Israel: Sverg til meg! Og han sverget til ham. Og Israel bøyde seg ned ved sengens hode.

• Norsk King James

  Og han sa: "Svær for meg." Og han svor for ham. Og Israel bøyde seg ned over sengehodet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da sa han: Sverg det for meg. Han sverget for ham, og Israel bøyde seg over stolen i sengen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jakob sa: "Sverg for meg." Og Josef sverget for ham. Da bøyde Israel seg og tilba ved sengens hode.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og han sa: Sverg til meg. Og han sverget til ham. Da bøyde Israel seg på sengegavlen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  «Sverge for meg,» sa han. Og Josef sverget, og Israel bøyde seg ved sengehodet.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Og han sa: Sverg til meg. Og han sverget til ham. Da bøyde Israel seg på sengegavlen.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og han sa: "Sverg til meg." Og han sverget til ham. Da bøyde Israel seg over sengens hode.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Jacob said, 'Swear to me.' So Joseph swore to him, and Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da sa han: 'Sverg det.' Og han sverget det for ham. Israel bøyde seg og tilba over sengens hode.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men han sagde: Sværg mig, og han svoer ham; og Israel bøiede sig over Knappen i Sengen.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da sa han: Sverg for meg. Og han svor for ham. Og Israel bøyde seg i ærbødighet ved sengens hode.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han sa: "Sverg for meg," og han sverget for ham. Israel bøyde seg i takknemlighet ved sengegjerdet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og han sa: 'Sverg det for meg;' og han sverget det for ham, og Israel bøyde seg ved leiets hode.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og han sa: Sverg overfor meg! Og han sverget til ham. Da bøyde Israel seg på hodegjerdet av sengen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og han sa: Sverg det til meg; og han sverget til ham; og Israel tilba ved sengenes hode.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he sayde: swere vnto me: ad he sware vnto him. And than Israel bowed him vnto the beddes head.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But he sayde: Then sweare vnto me. And he sware vnto him. The Israel bowed himself towarde the bed heade.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The he said, Sweare vnto me; he sware vnto him; Israel worshipped towardes the beds head.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he sayde: Sweare vnto me. And he sware vnto him. And Israel worshipped towarde the beddes head.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said, Take an oath to me; and he took an oath to him: and Israel gave worship on the bed's head.

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Jacob said,“Swear to me that you will do so.” So Joseph gave him his word. Then Israel bowed down at the head of his bed.

Referenced Verses

• 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.