Genesis 47:31 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
Why does my Bible say something different?
- Hebrews 11:21 and Genesis 47:31: Jacob’s staff or Jacob’s bed?
In the Hebrew text of Genesis 47:31 Israel bows “upon the bed’s head.” In the Septuagint he bows “on the top of his staff,” and Hebrews 11:21 quotes the Greek. The Hebrew consonants can be read either way; only the later vowel marks decide. The Orthodox Church reads “staff,” and St John of Damascus used the verse in defending the veneration of holy things.
English
Catholic
DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
And he said: Swear then to me. And as he was swearing, Israel adored God, turning to the bed’s head.
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
And he said, “Then swear it to me.” And as he was swearing, Israel adored God, turning to the head of his resting place.
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
Israel said, “Swear to me,” and he swore to him. Then Israel bowed himself on the bed’s head.
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
Israel said, “Swear to me,” and he swore to him. Then Israel bowed himself on the bed’s head.
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
And he said, Swear unto me: and he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
“Swear to me,” Jacob said. So Joseph swore to him, and Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Swear to me,” Jacob said. So Joseph swore to him, and Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
And he said, Swear unto me: and he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.
LSV Literal Standard Version
and he says, “Swear to me”; and he swears to him, and Israel bows himself on the head of the bed.
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Darby Darby Translation
And he said, Swear to me; and he swore to him. And Israel worshipped on the bed's head.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
And he said, Swear to me: and he swore to him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head.
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
The he said, Sweare vnto me. And he sware vnto him. And Israel worshipped towardes the beds head.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
Israel said, “Swear to me,” and Joseph swore to him. Then Israel bowed down at the head of his bed.
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Jewish
JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)
And he said: 'Swear unto me.' And he swore unto him. And Israel bowed down upon the bed's head.
Individual translator
Brenton Brenton's English Septuagint
And he said, Swear to me; and he swore to him. And Israel did reverence, leaning on the top of his staff.
LXXUP Updated Brenton English Septuagint
And he said, Swear to me; and he swore to him. And Israel did reverence, leaning on the top of his staff.
YLT 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.
FBV Free Bible Version
“Swear to me that you will,” he said. Joseph swore that he would. Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.
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Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
And he said, Take an oath to me; and he took an oath to him: and Israel gave worship on the bed's head.
Spanish
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Y él dijo: Júramelo. Y él le juró. Entonces Israel se inclinó sobre la cabecera de la cama.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
―¡Júrame que lo harás! —insistió Jacob. Y José se lo juró. Luego, Israel se recostó sobre la cabecera de la cama.
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Y él le dijo: Júramelo. Y le juró. Entonces Israel se postró sobre la cabecera de la cama.
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Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
“Júrame que lo harás”, dijo. Y José juró que lo haría. Entonces Israel se inclinó en actitud de adoración en la cabecera de su cama.
Read in context · Versión Biblia Libre. Copyright © 2018-2020 Jonathan Gallagher y Shelly Barrios de Avila. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spavbl/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Israel dijo: «Júramelo». José se lo juró, e Israel se inclinó sobre la cabecera de su cama.
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Scholarly edition
LXX Brenton's Greek Septuagint
Εἶπε δὲ, ὄμοσόν μοι· καὶ ὤμοσεν αὐτῷ· καὶ προσεκύνησεν Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τὸ ἄκρον τῆς ῥάβδου αὐτοῦ.
Hebrew
Scholarly edition
WLC Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִשָּֽׁבְעָה֙ לִ֔י וַיִּשָּׁבַ֖ע ל֑וֹ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ הַמִּטָּֽה׃ פ
Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Et ille: Jura ergo, inquit, mihi. Quo jurante, adoravit Israël Deum, conversus ad lectuli caput.
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Рече́ же: клени́сѧ мнѣ̀. И҆ клѧ́тсѧ є҆мꙋ̀. И҆ поклони́сѧ і҆и҃ль на коне́цъ жезла̀ є҆гѡ̀.
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
И сказал: клянись мне. И клялся ему. И поклонился Израиль на возглавие постели.
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Ο δε είπεν, Ομοσόν μοι και ώμοσεν εις αυτόν. Και προσεκύνησεν ο Ισραήλ επί το άκρον της ράβδου αυτού.
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
И рече му Јаков: Закуни ми се. И он му се закле. И поклони се Израиљ преко узглавља од одра свог.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
I reče mu Jakov: Zakuni mi se. I on mu se zakle. I pokloni se Izrailj preko uzglavlja od odra svog.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
فَقَالَ: «ٱحْلِفْ لِي». فَحَلَفَ لَهُ. فَسَجَدَ إِسْرَائِيلُ عَلَى رَأْسِ ٱلسَّرِيرِ.
Not in these translations (8)
Tyndale, Scío, PT1904, PT, RP2018, TR, Nestle 1904, SBLGNT