King James Version

Genesis 47:31

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

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וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…הִשָּֽׁבְעָה֙hishaveahswearשָׁבַעverb, niphal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “swear”, a commandH7650to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for H7646 (שָׂבַע)), take an oath, [idiom] straitly, (cause to, make to) swear.לִ֔יlitoלִ֔יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toוַיִּשָּׁבַ֖עvayishavaand swearשָׁבַעconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and swear”, the next action in the storyH7650to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for H7646 (שָׂבַע)), take an oath, [idiom] straitly, (cause to, make to) swear.ל֑וֹlvotoל֑וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvayishtachvand crouchשָׁחָהconjunction, verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and crouch”, the next action in the storyH7812to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…רֹ֥אשׁroshheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.הַמִּטָּֽהhamitahthe bedמִטָּהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the bed”, the ordinary formH4296a bed (as extended) forsleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bierbed(-chamber), bier.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he said: 'Swear unto me.' And he swore unto him. And Israel bowed down upon the bed's head.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

Israel said, “Swear to me,” and he swore to him. Then Israel bowed himself on the bed’s head.

Darby Translation

And he said, Swear to me; and he swore to him. And Israel worshipped on the bed's head.

Douay-Rheims

And he said: Swear then to me. And as he was swearing, Israel adored God, turning to the bed’s head.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he said: 'Swear unto me.' And he swore unto him. And Israel bowed down upon the bed's head.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he said, Swear to me; and he swore to him. And Israel did reverence, leaning on the top of his staff.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἶπε δὲ, ὄμοσόν μοι· καὶ ὤμοσεν αὐτῷ· καὶ προσεκύνησεν Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τὸ ἄκρον τῆς ῥάβδου αὐτοῦ.