And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.
KJV
Parallel translations
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And he said, Swear unto me: and he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.
WEB
“Swear to me,” Jacob said. So Joseph swore to him, and Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.
YLT
and he saith, `Swear to me;' and he sweareth to him, and Israel boweth himself on the head of the bed.
DBT
And he said, Swear to me; and he swore to him. And Israel worshipped on the bed's head.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)