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Genesis 46:3

“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.

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ASV

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:

KJV

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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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiIH595 →
הָאֵ֖לha.'El[am] the GodH410 →
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430 →
אָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khafather yourH1 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תִּירָא֙ti.Ra'you be afraidH3372 →
מֵרְדָ֣הme.re.Dahfrom going downH3381 →
מִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahEgypt towardsH4714 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
לְג֥וֹיle.Goyinto a nationH1471 →
גָּד֖וֹלga.DolgreatH1419 →
אֲשִֽׂימְךָ֥'a.si.me.KhaI will make youH7760 →
שָֽׁם׃ShamthereH8033 →

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Exodus 1:7but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.Genesis 12:2I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.Deuteronomy 26:5and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous.Genesis 28:13And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.Isaiah 44:8Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”Acts 27:24and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’Isaiah 43:1–2Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!Genesis 26:2–3The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Settle in the land where I tell you.Genesis 28:13–14And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.Genesis 35:11And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.1 Chronicles 16:20they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.Genesis 48:4and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’Psalms 105:24And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes,Genesis 15:1After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”Genesis 47:27Now the Israelites settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and became fruitful and increased greatly in number.Genesis 13:15–16for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.Deuteronomy 10:22Your fathers went down to Egypt, seventy in all, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.

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Jacob Goes to Egypt — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Jacob Goes to Egypt — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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