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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said swear to_me and_swore to_him/it and_bowed Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) at the_head the_bed.
OET (OET-RV) “Promise me,” he insisted. So Yosef promised him and Yisra’el bowed at the head of the bed.[fn]
47:31 Some translations assume that elderly Yacob/Yisra’el bowed to God in worship after speaking with Yosef, but it’s not impossible that he bowed to Yosef in acknowledgement of the high position that God had brought Yosef to as foretold by his dreams.
Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
and=he/it_said
Consider what is the best way to refer to Joseph’s father Israel here in your language. Alternate translation: “But he urged him,”
הִשָּֽׁבְעָה֙ לִ֔י
swear, to=me
See how you translated “swear to me” in Gen 21:23. Alternate translation: “Vow to me by Yahweh that you will do it” or “With God as your witness, make an oath to me that you will do it”
Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns
וַיִּשָּׁבַ֖ע ל֑וֹ
and,swore to=him/it
Make sure it is clear in your translation that Joseph is the one speaking here. Alternate translation: “So Joseph swore that he would do it” or “So Joseph promised his father with an oath to do what he had requested.”
Note 3 topic: translate-symaction
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
and,bowed Yisrael
If it is not clear in your culture why Israel bowed, you could make that explicit. Alternate translation: “Then Israel bowed down to thank God” or “Then his father Israel bowed his head and thanked God”
עַל רֹ֥אשׁ הַמִּטָּֽה
on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in head the,bed
The Hebrew text has at the head of the bed here, while the Septuagint (Greek translation of the Old Testament) has “on the top of his staff” instead, which is quoted in Hebrews 11:21. You could include some of that information in a footnote. The difference between versions may be due to the fact that the Hebrew words for bed and “staff” are very similar in spelling. Or it could be that Jacob did both; for example, he may have been sitting at the head of his bed and leaning on his staff when he bowed his head and worshiped God. Alternate translation: “as he sat at the top of his bed.” or “as he was lying on his bed.”
47:31 When the oath was taken, Jacob bowed humbly in worship and thanked the Lord for ensuring that he would be buried with his ancestors in the land of promise (cp. 1 Kgs 1:47).
OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said swear to_me and_swore to_him/it and_bowed Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) at the_head the_bed.
OET (OET-RV) “Promise me,” he insisted. So Yosef promised him and Yisra’el bowed at the head of the bed.[fn]
47:31 Some translations assume that elderly Yacob/Yisra’el bowed to God in worship after speaking with Yosef, but it’s not impossible that he bowed to Yosef in acknowledgement of the high position that God had brought Yosef to as foretold by his dreams.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.