Bible verse

Genesis 46:3

“I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.

Genesis 46:3 · BSB

Genesis 46:3 in context

The verses around it, from Genesis 46.

1 So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

2 And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob.

3 “I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.

4 I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.”

5 Then Jacob departed from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel took their father Jacob in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him, along with their children and wives.

6 They also took the livestock and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt.

7 Jacob took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.

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Genesis 46:3 in other translations

KJV

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:

ASV

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:

ERV

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:

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