Genesis 47:31
“Swear to me,” Jacob said. So Joseph swore to him, and Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.
Note Hebrew; LXX Israel worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff; see Hebrews 11:21.
And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.
Israel said, “Swear to me,” and he swore to him. Then Israel bowed himself on the bed’s head.
And he said, Swear unto me: and he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Swear
- Genesis 24:3
- And Israel bowed
- As {shachah,} which primarily signifies to bow, denotes also to worship; and as {mittah,} a bed, pronounced {matteh,} is a staff; the LXX. have taken the passage in the latter sense, and rendered it [kai prosekunésen Israel epi to akron tés rabdou autou,] "and Israel worshipped upon the top of his staff," which is literally copied by the apostle Paul, in his Epistle to the Hebrews. The present reading is, however, supported by the Masoretic pointing and the Targums; and is most probably correct, as it would appear that Jacob was confined to his bed.
- Genesis 47:29; Genesis 24:26; Genesis 48:1, 2; 1 Kings 1:47; Hebrews 11:21