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Genesis 46:3

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:

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Genesis 46:3 in other translations

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.

Genesis 46:3 · World English Bible

Genesis 46:3 in context

  1. 1And 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. 2And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.
  3. 3And 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. 4I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.
  5. 5And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.