Genesis 48:3 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
יַעֲקֹב֙	ya.'a.Ko	Jacob	H3290 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
יוֹסֵ֔ף	yo.Sef	Joseph	H3130 →
אֵ֥ל	'el	God	H410 →
שַׁדַּ֛י	sha.Dai	Almighty	H7706 →
נִרְאָֽה־	nir.'ah-	he appeared	H7200 →
אֵלַ֥י	'e.Lai	to me	H413 →
בְּל֖וּז	be.Luz	at Luz	H3870 →
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	be.'E.retz	in [the] land of	H776 →
כְּנָ֑עַן	ke.Na.'an	Canaan	H3667 →
וַיְבָ֖רֶךְ	vay.Va.rekh	and he blessed	H1288 →
אֹתִֽי׃	'o.Ti	<obj.> me	H853 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 17:1
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
leads to
- Philippians 4:13
  I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
- Ephesians 3:20
  Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
- Luke 1:6
  Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
- Genesis 18:14
  Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”
- Genesis 6:9
  This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.
Through
Exodus 6:3
I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.
leads to
- Psalms 83:18
  May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
- Genesis 17:1
  When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
- Psalms 68:4
  Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds— His name is the LORD— and rejoice before Him.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

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.Genesis 28:19and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.Genesis 18:1Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent.Genesis 35:9–12After Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him.Exodus 4:5“This is so that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has appeared to you.”Genesis 17:1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.Exodus 6:3I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.Genesis 28:3May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.Judges 1:23They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz),Hosea 12:4Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there—Genesis 28:12–19And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder.Genesis 35:6–7So Jacob and everyone with him arrived in Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.Revelation 21:11shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.Exodus 3:18The elders of Israel will listen to what you say, and you must go with them to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’Genesis 35:6So Jacob and everyone with him arrived in Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.Revelation 1:8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.2 Corinthians 6:18And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”

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