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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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd 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:
“I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
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;
And he said, I amGod, theGod of thy father: fear not to go down to Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)