Genesis 46:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 46:3

Jacob’s Journey to Egypt

1 So Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to ^aBeersheba, and offered sacrifices ^bto the God of his father Isaac.

2 Then God spoke to Israel ^ain the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” And he said, “Here I am.”

3 So He said, “I am God, ^athe God of your father; do not fear to go down to Egypt, for I will ^bmake of you a great nation there.

4 ^aI will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also surely ^bbring you up again; and ^cJoseph will put his hand on your eyes.”

5 Then ^aJacob arose from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, their little ones, and their wives, in the¹ carts ^bwhich Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

6 So they took their livestock and their goods, which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and went to Egypt, ^aJacob and all his descendants with him.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 46:3

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American Standard Version
And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:

Amplified® Bible
And He said, I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will there make of you a great nation.

Contemporary English Version
God said, "I am God, the same God your father worshiped. Don't be afraid to go to Egypt. I will give you so many descendants that one day they will become a nation.

Darby English Version
And he said, I am ùGod, the God of thy father: fear not to go down to Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation.

Good News Bible
"I am God, the God of your father," he said. "Do not be afraid to go to Egypt; I will make your descendants a great nation there.

King James Version
And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:

New American Standard Bible
He said, "I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you a great nation there.

New International Version
"I am God, the God of your father," he said. "Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.

New King James Version
So He said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not fear to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He said, "I proclaim myself as God, the God of your father; do not fear to go down to Egypt, for I will make you a great nation there.

Revised Standard Version
Then he said, "I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt; for I will there make of you a great nation.

Young's Literal Translation
And He saith, `I `am' God, God of thy father, be not afraid of going down to Egypt, for for a great nation I set thee there;

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