Genesis 24:2

24:2 Abraham said to his servant, the senior one ¹  in his household who was in charge of everything he had, “Put your hand under my thigh ² 

Genesis 31:37

31:37 When you searched through all my goods, did you find anything that belonged to you? ³  Set it here before my relatives and yours, ⁴  and let them settle the dispute between the two of us! ⁵ 

Genesis 48:18

48:18 Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”

¹ tn The Hebrew term זָקֵן (zaqen) may refer to the servant who is oldest in age or senior in authority (or both).

² sn Put your hand under my thigh. The taking of this oath had to do with the sanctity of the family and the continuation of the family line. See D. R. Freedman, “Put Your Hand Under My Thigh – the Patriarchal Oath,” BAR 2 (1976): 2-4, 42.

³ tn Heb “what did you find from all the goods of your house?”

⁴ tn Heb “your relatives.” The word “relatives” has not been repeated in the translation here for stylistic reasons.

⁵ tn Heb “that they may decide between us two.”