Genesis 48:16

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

'The Angel who redeemed me from all harm, may he bless these boys. May they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. May they grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    The Anl which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    The Angel who redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    the angel who hath redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And the angell which hath delyuered me fro all euyll blesse these laddes: yt they maye be called after my name and after my father Abraham and Isaac and that they maye growe ad multiplie apo the erth.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    the angell which hath delyuered me fro all euell, blesse these laddes, yt they maye be called after my name, & after ye name of my fathers Abraha & Isaac, yt they maye growe & multiplye vpon earth.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    The Angel, which hath deliuered me from all euill, blesse the children, and let my name be named vpon them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Izhak, that they may growe as fish into a multitude in the middes of the earth.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the angell which hath deliuered me from al euyl, blesse these laddes, and let my name be named in them, and the name of my fathers Abraham & Isahac, & that they may growe into a multitude in the middes of the earth.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads, and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. Let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    the Messenger who is redeeming me from all evil doth bless the youths, and my name is called upon them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and they increase into a multitude in the midst of the land.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    the angel who hath redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    the angel who hath redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    The angel who has been my saviour from all evil, send his blessing on these children: and let my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, be given to them; and let them become a great nation in the earth.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads, and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. Let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    the Angel who has protected me from all harm– bless these boys. May my name be named in them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. May they grow into a multitude on the earth.”

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 49:22 : 22 Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine near a spring, whose branches climb over a wall.
  • Ps 34:22 : 22 Evil will slay the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
  • Ps 121:7 : 7 The Lord will keep you from all harm—He will watch over your life.
  • Isa 63:9 : 9 In all their distress, he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and compassion, he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
  • Amos 9:12 : 12 So that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations who are called by My name, declares the Lord who does this.
  • Acts 15:17 : 17 so that the rest of humanity may seek the Lord, including all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord, who does these things'
  • 2 Tim 4:18 : 18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil work and will bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
  • Titus 2:14 : 14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify a people for His own possession, who are eager to do good works.
  • Heb 11:21 : 21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.
  • Rom 8:23 : 23 And not only that, but we ourselves who have the firstfruits of the Spirit—we also groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.
  • 1 Cor 10:4 : 4 They all drank the same spiritual drink, for they drank from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ.
  • 1 Cor 10:9 : 9 We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and they were killed by snakes.
  • Mal 3:1 : 1 Behold, I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Suddenly, the Lord whom you are seeking will come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—behold, he is coming,
  • Matt 6:13 : 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
  • John 17:15 : 15 I am not asking You to take them out of the world, but to protect them from the evil one.
  • Acts 7:30-35 : 30 After forty years had passed, an angel of the Lord appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the wilderness near Mount Sinai. 31 Moses was amazed at what he saw. As he approached to look more closely, he heard the voice of the Lord say, 32 'I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look closely. 33 Then the Lord said to him, 'Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.' 34 'I have surely seen the oppression of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning. I have come down to rescue them. Now come, I will send you to Egypt.' 35 This same Moses, whom they had rejected by saying, 'Who made you ruler and judge?'—this is the one God sent as ruler and deliverer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
  • Jer 14:9 : 9 Why are You like a man stunned, like a warrior unable to save? Yet You are in our midst, LORD, and Your name is called upon us. Do not abandon us!
  • Hos 12:4-5 : 4 In the womb, he grasped his brother’s heel; and in his strength, he struggled with God. 5 He struggled with the angel and prevailed. He wept and pleaded for favor. He found Him at Bethel, and there He spoke with us.
  • Isa 47:4 : 4 Our Redeemer—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel.
  • Gen 1:21-22 : 21 So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teem, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 God blessed them and said, 'Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.'
  • Gen 16:7-9 : 7 The angel of the LORD found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur. 8 He said, "Hagar, Sarai's maidservant, where have you come from, and where are you going?" She answered, "I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai." 9 Then the angel of the LORD said to her, "Return to your mistress and submit to her authority." 10 The angel of the LORD also said, "I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they cannot be counted because of their great numbers." 11 The angel of the LORD said to her, "You are now pregnant and will give birth to a son. You shall name him Ishmael, because the LORD has heard of your misery." 12 He will be a wild man; his hand will be against everyone, and everyone's hand will be against him. He will live in hostility toward all his brothers. 13 So Hagar called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, 'You are the God who sees me,' for she said, 'Have I truly seen the One who sees me here?'
  • Gen 28:13-15 : 13 And there was the Lord standing above it, and He said, 'I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. The land on which you are lying, I will give to you and to your descendants.' 14 Your descendants will be as numerous as the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, to the east, to the north, and to the south. Through you and your descendants, all the families of the earth will be blessed. 15 Look, I am with you, and I will guard you wherever you go. I will bring you back to this land, because I will not leave you until I have done everything I promised you.
  • Gen 31:11-13 : 11 In the dream, the angel of God said to me, 'Jacob!' And I replied, 'Here I am.' 12 He said, 'Look up and see that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled, and spotted, because I have seen all that Laban has been doing to you. 13 I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and made a vow to me. Now leave this land immediately and return to the land of your birth.'
  • Gen 32:28 : 28 The man asked him, 'What is your name?' 'Jacob,' he answered.
  • Gen 48:5 : 5 'Now, your two sons who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you here will be mine. Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are.'
  • Exod 1:7 : 7 But the Israelites were fruitful, multiplied greatly, increased in number, and became exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them.
  • Exod 3:2-6 : 2 The angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that the bush was burning with fire, but it was not consumed. 3 So Moses said, 'I will turn aside to see this remarkable sight—why the bush is not burning up.' 4 When the LORD saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him out of the bush and said, 'Moses, Moses!' And Moses replied, 'Here I am.' 5 God said, 'Do not come any closer. Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.' 6 Then he said, 'I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' At this, Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God.
  • Exod 23:20-21 : 20 See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. 21 Pay attention to him and listen to his voice. Do not rebel against him, for he will not forgive your rebellion, since my name is in him.
  • Num 1:46 : 46 The total number of those counted was 603,550.
  • Num 26:28-37 : 28 The descendants of Joseph by their families: Manasseh and Ephraim. 29 The descendants of Manasseh: From Machir, the family of the Machirites (Machir fathered Gilead); from Gilead, the family of the Gileadites. 30 These were the descendants of Gilead: From Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; from Helek, the family of the Helekites. 31 From Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; from Shechem, the family of the Shechemites. 32 From Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; from Hepher, the family of the Hepherites. 33 Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, but only daughters. The names of Zelophehad’s daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 34 These were the families of Manasseh according to those registered by their census: 52,700. 35 These were the descendants of Ephraim by their families: From Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; from Becher, the family of the Becherites; from Tahan, the family of the Tahanites. 36 These were the descendants of Shuthelah: From Eran, the family of the Eranites. 37 These were the families of the descendants of Ephraim according to those registered by their census: 32,500. These were the descendants of Joseph by their families.
  • Deut 28:10 : 10 Then all the peoples of the earth will see that the name of the LORD is called upon you, and they will stand in awe of you.
  • Deut 33:17 : 17 His majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like the horns of a wild ox. With them he gores the peoples, all the way to the ends of the earth. Such are the myriads of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.
  • Josh 17:17 : 17 Then Joshua said to the house of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh: 'You are a numerous people and strong. You shall not have just one allotment of land,'
  • Judg 2:1-4 : 1 The angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, 'I brought you up from Egypt and led you to the land I swore to give to your ancestors. I said, I will never break my covenant with you forever.' 2 But you must not make a covenant with the people who live in this land. Instead, you are to break down their altars. Yet you have not obeyed me. What is this that you have done?' 3 So now I say, 'I will not drive them out before you. They will become thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.' 4 When the angel of the LORD spoke these words to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly.
  • Judg 6:21-24 : 21 Then the angel of the Lord touched the meat and the unleavened bread with the tip of the staff that was in his hand. Fire flared from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. And the angel of the Lord disappeared from his sight. 22 When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the Lord, he exclaimed, 'Alas, Sovereign Lord! I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face!' 23 But the Lord said to him, 'Peace be with you. Do not be afraid; you will not die.' 24 So Gideon built an altar there to the Lord and called it 'The Lord is Peace.' To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
  • Judg 13:21-22 : 21 The angel of the Lord did not appear again to Manoah and his wife. Then Manoah realized that he was the angel of the Lord. 22 Manoah said to his wife, "We are sure to die, because we have seen God!"
  • 2 Chr 7:14 : 14 if My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and heal their land.
  • Ps 34:2 : 2 I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.
  • Ps 34:7 : 7 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him from all his troubles.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Gen 48:15
    81%

    15Then he blessed Joseph and said, 'The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked faithfully, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,'

  • Gen 48:17-20
    4 verses
    76%

    17When Joseph saw his father placing his right hand on Ephraim’s head, it displeased him; so he took hold of his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s.

    18Joseph said to his father, 'No, my father, this one is the firstborn; place your right hand on his head.'

    19But his father refused and said, 'I know, my son, I know. He too will become a people, and he too will be great. Nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his descendants will become a group of nations.'

    20On that day, he blessed them and said, 'By you, Israel will pronounce this blessing: May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.' So he placed Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.

  • Gen 48:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8When Israel saw Joseph’s sons, he asked, 'Who are these?'

    9Joseph said to his father, 'They are my sons whom God has given to me here.' Israel said, 'Bring them to me, please, so I may bless them.'

  • Gen 49:25-26
    2 verses
    75%

    25Because of the God of your father, who helps you, because of the Almighty, who blesses you with blessings of the heavens above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breast and womb.

    26The blessings of your father are greater than the blessings of the ancient mountains, than the bounty of the age-old hills. Let all these rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince among his brothers.

  • Gen 27:28-29
    2 verses
    74%

    28May God give you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth, an abundance of grain and new wine.

    29May nations serve you and peoples bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. Cursed be those who curse you, and blessed be those who bless you.

  • Gen 28:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3May God Almighty bless you, make you fruitful, and multiply you, so that you become a community of peoples.

    4May he give to you and your descendants with you the blessing of Abraham, that you may take possession of the land where you now live as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.

  • Gen 48:3-6
    4 verses
    74%

    3Jacob said to Joseph, 'God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.'

    4He said to me, 'I am about to make you fruitful and multiply you. I will make you a community of peoples, and I will give this land to your descendants after you as a permanent possession.'

    5'Now, your two sons who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you here will be mine. Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are.'

    6'The children born to you after them will be yours. They will be recorded under the names of their brothers in their inheritance.'

  • Gen 12:3
    73%

    3I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you, I will curse; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.

  • Gen 28:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13And there was the Lord standing above it, and He said, 'I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. The land on which you are lying, I will give to you and to your descendants.'

    14Your descendants will be as numerous as the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, to the east, to the north, and to the south. Through you and your descendants, all the families of the earth will be blessed.

  • Gen 49:28
    72%

    28All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing appropriate to him.

  • Gen 18:18
    72%

    18Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all nations of the earth will be blessed.

  • Num 6:27
    72%

    27So they shall put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.

  • Gen 26:3-4
    2 verses
    72%

    3Stay in this land, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your descendants and will fulfill the oath I swore to Abraham your father.

    4I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and give them all these lands, and through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed.

  • Gen 26:24
    72%

    24That night the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham."

  • Heb 6:14
    72%

    14saying, 'Surely I will bless you abundantly and multiply your descendants greatly.'

  • Gen 24:7
    71%

    7The Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's household and my native land, who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, 'To your descendants I will give this land,' will send His angel before you so that you can find a wife for my son there.

  • Gen 48:12
    71%

    12Joseph removed the boys from Israel’s knees and bowed down with his face to the ground.

  • Deut 33:16
    71%

    16With the choicest gifts of the earth and its fullness, and with the favor of Him who dwelt in the burning bush. May these rest on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the prince among his brothers.

  • Gen 22:17
    71%

    17I will surely bless you and will greatly multiply your offspring like the stars of the heavens and like the sand on the seashore, and your offspring will possess the gates of their enemies.

  • Gen 32:9
    71%

    9He thought, 'If Esau comes and attacks one camp, then the other camp that is left will escape.'