Parallel Verses
King James 2000
And he said, I am God, the God of your father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of you a great nation:
New American Standard Bible
He said, “
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:
Holman Bible
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.
International Standard Version
"I'm God, your father's God. Don't be afraid to move down to Egypt, because I'm going to turn you into a mighty nation there.
A Conservative 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
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
And He said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you (your descendants) a great nation there.
Bible in Basic English
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:
Darby Translation
And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down to Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will say, I am God, the God of thy father: thou shalt not fear going down to Egypt; for I will there make thee into a great nation.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then he said, "I [am] the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you a great nation there.
Modern King James verseion
And He said, I am God, the God of your fathers. Do not fear to go down into Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he said, "I am that mighty God of thy father, fear not to go down into Egypt. For I will make of thee there a great people.
NET 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 into a great nation there.
New Heart English Bible
He said, "I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down into Egypt, for there I will make of you a great nation.
The Emphasized Bible
And he said - Behold me! And he said: I, am GOD himself, the God of thy father, - Be not afraid of going down to Egypt, seeing that for a great nation, will I plant thee there.
Webster
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:
World English Bible
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.
Youngs 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;
Themes
Communion » Instances of » Isaac, in dreams
Interlinear
'ab
Yare'
Yarad
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 46:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob And His Offspring Go To Egypt
2 And God spoke unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I. 3 And he said, I am God, the God of your father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of you a great nation: 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.
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Cross References
Genesis 12:2
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:
Deuteronomy 26:5
And you shall speak and say before the LORD your God, An Aramean 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:
Genesis 35:11
And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of you, and kings shall spring forth from you;
Genesis 13:15-16
For all the land which you see, to you will I give it, and to your descendants forever.
Genesis 15:1
After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am your shield, and your exceeding great reward.
Genesis 15:13
And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that your descendants shall be sojourners in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
Genesis 18:18
Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
Genesis 22:17
That in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies;
Genesis 26:2-3
And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell you of:
Genesis 28:13-14
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 on which you lie, to you will I give it, and to your descendants;
Genesis 47:27
And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
Exodus 1:7-10
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.
Deuteronomy 1:10
The LORD your God has multiplied you, and, behold, you are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.
Deuteronomy 10:22
Your fathers went down into Egypt with three score and ten persons; and now the LORD your God has made you as the stars of heaven for multitude.
Isaiah 41:10
Fear not; for I am with you: be not dismayed; for I am your God: I will strengthen you; yea, I will help you; yea, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
Isaiah 43:1-2
But now thus says the LORD that created you, O Jacob, and he that formed you, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed you, I have called you by your name; you are mine.
Jeremiah 40:9
And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
Acts 7:17
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
Saying, Fear not, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God has given you all them that sail with you.