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Genesis 47:31
And he said: Swear then to me. And as he was swearing, Israel adored God, turning to the bed's head.
Genesis 47:31 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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Genesis 47:31 in other translations
And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head.
“Swear to me,” Jacob said. So Joseph swore to him, and Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.
Israel said, “Swear to me,” and he swore to him. Then Israel bowed himself on the bed’s head.
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In context
28 And he lived in it seventeen years: and all the days of his life came to a hundred and forty-seven years.
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.
30 But 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.
31 And he said: Swear then to me. And as he was swearing, Israel adored God, turning to the bed's head.
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