³¹ And he said, “Swear to me”; and he swore to him. Then ^(A)Israel bowed himself upon the head of his bed.^[a]

⁴⁷ Moreover, the king's servants came to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ^(A)‘May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than yours, and make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the king ^(B)bowed himself on the bed.

²¹ By faith ^(A)Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, ^(B)bowing in worship over the head of his staff.

³ that I may make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and God of the earth, that ^(A)you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell,

Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh

48 After this, Joseph was told, “Behold, your father is ill.” So he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. ² And it was told to Jacob, “Your son Joseph has come to you.” Then Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed.

²⁹ And ^(A)when the time drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If now ^(B)I have found favor in your sight, ^(C)put your hand under my thigh and ^(D)promise to deal kindly and truly with me. ^(E)Do not bury me in Egypt,

^26 (A)The man bowed his head and worshiped the Lord

²³ Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my descendants or with my posterity, but ^(A)as I have dealt kindly with you, so you will deal with me and with the land where you have sojourned.”