GENESIS 47:31

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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

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Genesis 47:31 Translation & Meaning

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And he said, וַיֹּ֗אמֶר To say (used with great latitude) said
Swear הִשָּֽׁבְעָה֙ To seven oneself, i.e., swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times) Swear
unto me. And he sware וַיִּשָּׁבַ֖ע To seven oneself, i.e., swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times) sware
unto him. And Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל He will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity Israel
bowed himself וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ To depress, i.e., prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God) bowed himself
upon עַל Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications upon
the bed's הַמִּטָּֽה׃ A bed (as extended) for sleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier beds
head. רֹ֥אשׁ The head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) head

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  • 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:

  • 30  But 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.

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




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