Genesis 46:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

And He said, I am God, the God of your father; do not fear to go down into Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

  • King James Version 1769 (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:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he said,{H559} I am God,{H410} the God{H430} of thy father:{H1} fear{H3372} not to go down{H3381} into Egypt;{H4714} for I will there make{H7760} of thee a great{H1419} nation:{H1471}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, I am God{H410}, the God{H430} of thy father{H1}: fear{H3372}{(H8799)} not to go down{H3381}{(H8800)} into Egypt{H4714}; for I will there make{H7760}{(H8799)} of thee a great{H1419} nation{H1471}:

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And he sayde: I am that mightie God of thy father feare not to goo downe in to Egipte. For I will make of the there a great people.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And he saide: I am ye mightie God of thy father, be not afrayed to go into Egipte, for there wyl I make a greate people of the.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then hee sayde, I am God, the God of thy father, feare not to goe downe into Egypt: for I will there make of thee a great nation.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And he sayde: I am God, the God of thy father, feare not to go downe into Egypt: for I wyll there make of thee a great people.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He said, "I am God, the God of your father. Don't be afraid to go down into Egypt; for there I will make of you a great nation.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And he said, I am God, the God of your father: go down to Egypt without fear, for I will make a great nation of you there:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He said, "I am God, the God of your father. Don't be afraid to go down into Egypt, for there I will make of you a great nation.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 12:2 : 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing:
  • Deut 26:5 : 5 And you shall speak and say before the LORD your God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:
  • Gen 35:11 : 11 And God said to him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be from you, and kings shall come from your body;
  • Gen 47:27 : 27 And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions there, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
  • Exod 1:7-9 : 7 And the children of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and became exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them. 8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. 9 And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: 10 Come, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it happen, that when any war breaks out, they join also with our enemies, and fight against us, and so go up out of the land.
  • Deut 1:10 : 10 The LORD your God has multiplied you, and, behold, you are today as the stars of heaven in multitude.
  • Deut 10:22 : 22 Your fathers went down into Egypt with seventy persons; and now the LORD your God has made you as the stars of heaven for multitude.
  • Isa 41:10 : 10 Fear not; for I am with you: be not dismayed; for I am your God: I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
  • Isa 43:1-2 : 1 But now, this is what the LORD who created you says, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you: when you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned; nor shall the flame ignite upon you.
  • Jer 40:9 : 9 And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore to them and to their men, saying, Do not fear to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
  • Acts 7:17 : 17 But when the time of the promise drew near, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
  • Acts 27:24 : 24 Saying, Do not fear, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar: and indeed, God has granted you all those who sail with you.
  • Gen 13:15-16 : 15 For all the land which you see, to you will I give it, and to your descendants forever. 16 And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also shall be numbered.
  • Gen 15:1 : 1 After these things, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am your shield, and your exceedingly great reward.
  • Gen 15:13 : 13 And He said to Abram, Know certainly that your offspring shall be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
  • Gen 18:18 : 18 Since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
  • Gen 22:17 : 17 That in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies;
  • Gen 26:2-3 : 2 And the LORD appeared to him, and said, Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land which I shall tell you of: 3 Stay in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you; for to you, and to your descendants, I will give all these countries, and I will fulfill the oath which I swore to Abraham your father;
  • Gen 28:13-14 : 13 And behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: the land where you lie, I will give to you and to your descendants; 14 And your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in you and in your descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    6 Moreover he said, I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.

    7 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows;

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    4 I will go down with you into Egypt, and I will also surely bring you up again; and Joseph shall put his hand upon your eyes.

  • Gen 46:2
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    2 And God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here I am.

  • Exod 3:15-16
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    80%

    15 And God said moreover to Moses, Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you: this is my name forever, and this is my memorial to all generations.

    16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together and say to them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared to me, saying, I have surely visited you and seen what is done to you in Egypt:

  • Gen 26:2-3
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    78%

    2 And the LORD appeared to him, and said, Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land which I shall tell you of:

    3 Stay in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you; for to you, and to your descendants, I will give all these countries, and I will fulfill the oath which I swore to Abraham your father;

  • Acts 7:32
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    32 Saying, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled and did not dare to look.

  • Gen 45:7-10
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    7 And God sent me before you to preserve a posterity for you in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

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    77%

    3 And the LORD said to Jacob, Return to the land of your fathers, and to your kindred; and I will be with you.

  • Gen 26:24
    77%

    24 And the LORD appeared to him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham your father: fear not, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your descendants for my servant Abraham's sake.

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    9 And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD who said to me, Return to your country and to your relatives, and I will deal well with you:

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    11 And God said to him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be from you, and kings shall come from your body;

  • Gen 28:13
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    13 And behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: the land where you lie, I will give to you and to your descendants;

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    21 And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.

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    31 And Joseph said to his brothers, and to his father's household, I will go up and tell Pharaoh, and say to him, My brothers and my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.

  • Gen 50:19
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    19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not, for am I in the place of God?

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  • Exod 3:10-12
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    74%

    10 Come now therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh, that you may bring forth my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.

    11 And Moses said to God, Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

    12 And he said, Certainly I will be with you; and this shall be a sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought forth the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God upon this mountain.

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    2 verses
    74%

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    4 And said to me, Behold, I will make you fruitful, and multiply you, and I will make of you a multitude of people; and will give this land to your descendants after you for an everlasting possession.

  • Josh 24:3
    74%

    3 And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the river, and led him through all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his descendants, and gave him Isaac.

  • Exod 4:5
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    5 That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.

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    24 And Joseph said unto his brothers, I die, and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

  • Exod 32:13
    73%

    13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants, to whom You swore by Your own self, and said to them, 'I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.'"

  • Gen 28:3
    73%

    3 And God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be a multitude of people;

  • Gen 48:15
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    15 And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has fed me all my life long unto this day,

  • Gen 31:5
    72%

    5 And said to them, I see your father's expression, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father has been with me.

  • Deut 29:13
    72%

    13 That he may establish you today as a people for himself, and that he may be to you a God, as he has said to you, and as he has sworn to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

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    72%

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  • Gen 48:19
    72%

    19 And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations.

  • Gen 50:21
    72%

    21 Now therefore fear not, I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spoke kindly unto them.

  • Gen 48:11
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    11 And Israel said to Joseph, I had not thought to see your face: and, lo, God has shown me also your seed.