Genesis 46:3

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.

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

In The 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:

In Context

2And God sayde vnto Israel in a vision by nyghte and called vnto him: Iacob Iacob. And he answered: here am I.

4I will go downe with ye in to Egipte and I will also bringe the vp agayne and Ioseph shall put his hand apon thine eyes.

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Cross References

Genesis 12:2And I wyll make of the a myghtie people and wyll blesse the and make thy name grete that thou mayst be a blessinge.

Genesis 15:1After these deades ye worde of God came vnto Abram in a vision saynge feare not Abram I am thy shilde and thy rewarde shalbe exceadynge greate.

Genesis 18:18seynge that Abraham shall be a great ad a myghtie people and all the nations of the erth shalbe blessed in him?

Genesis 26:2The the LORde apeared vnto him and sayde goo not doune in to Egipte but byde in ye land which I saye vnto ye:

Genesis 35:11And God sayde vnto him: I am God allmightie growe and multiplye: for people and a multitude of people shall sprynge of the yee ad kynges shall come out of they loynes.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 46:2-5

Jacob Sacrifices at Beersheba. ( b. c. 1707.) 1 And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac. 2 And God spake 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 thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation: 4 I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his… Read the whole commentary →

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