Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

"I'm God, your father's God. Don't be afraid to move down to Egypt, because I'm going to turn you into a mighty nation there.

New American Standard Bible

He said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you a great nation there.

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:

Holman Bible

God said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.

A Conservative 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.

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:

Amplified

And He said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you (your descendants) a great nation there.

Bible in Basic English

And he said, I am God, the God of your father: go down to Egypt without fear, for I will make a great nation of you there:

Darby Translation

And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down to Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation.

Julia Smith Translation

And he will say, I am God, the God of thy father: thou shalt not fear going down to Egypt; for I will there make thee into a great nation.

King James 2000

And he said, I am God, the God of your father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of you a great nation:

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then he said, "I [am] the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you a great nation there.

Modern King James verseion

And He said, I am God, the God of your fathers. Do not fear to go down into Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he said, "I am that mighty God of thy father, fear not to go down into Egypt. For I will make of thee there a great people.

NET Bible

He said, "I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.

New Heart English Bible

He said, "I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down into Egypt, for there I will make of you a great nation.

The Emphasized Bible

And he said - Behold me! And he said: I, am GOD himself, the God of thy father, - Be not afraid of going down to Egypt, seeing that for a great nation, will I plant thee there.

Webster

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:

World English Bible

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And he said

Usage: 0

I am God
אל 
'el 
Usage: 114

the God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

not to go down
ירד 
Yarad 
Usage: 378

מצרים 
Mitsrayim 
Usage: 681

for I will there make
שׂים שׂוּם 
Suwm 
Usage: 580

of thee a great
גּדל גּדול 
Gadowl 
Usage: 528

References

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Fausets

Hastings

Morish

God

Context Readings

Jacob And His Offspring Go To Egypt

2 God spoke to Israel through night visions, addressing him, "Jacob! Jacob!" "Here I am!" Jacob replied. 3 "I'm God, your father's God. Don't be afraid to move down to Egypt, because I'm going to turn you into a mighty nation there. 4 I'm going down with you to Egypt, and I'm certainly going to bring you back again. And Joseph himself will be with you when you die."


Cross References

Genesis 12:2

I'll make a great nation of your descendants, I'll bless you, and I'll make your reputation great, so that you will be a blessing.

Deuteronomy 26:5

Then you are to affirm and declare in the presence of the LORD your God:

Genesis 35:11

So God called his name Israel and also told him, "I am God Almighty. You are to be fruitful and multiply. You will become a nation in fact, an assembly of nations! Kings will come from you they'll emerge from your own loins!

Genesis 13:15-16

because I'm going to give you and your descendants all of the land that you see forever!

Genesis 15:1

Some time later, a message came from the LORD to Abram in a vision. "Stop being afraid, Abram," he said. "I myself your shield am your very great reward."

Genesis 15:13

Then the LORD told Abram, "You can be certain about this: Your descendants will be foreigners in a land that isn't theirs. They will be slaves there and will be oppressed for 400 years.

Genesis 18:18

"since Abraham's descendants will become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him?

Genesis 22:17

I will certainly bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in heaven and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the gates of their enemies.

Genesis 26:2-3

That's when the LORD appeared to Isaac. "You are not to go down to Egypt," he said. "Instead, you are to settle down in an area within this land where I'll tell you.

Genesis 28:13-14

And there was the LORD, standing above it and telling Jacob, "I am the LORD God of your grandfather Abraham. I'm Isaac's God, too. I'm giving you and your descendants the ground on which you're sleeping.

Genesis 47:27

Israel remained in Egypt's Goshen territory, acquired land there, became prosperous, and his descendants grew very numerous.

Exodus 1:7-10

But the Israelis were fruitful and increased abundantly. They multiplied in numbers and became very, very strong. As a result, the land was filled with them.

Deuteronomy 1:10

The LORD your God greatly multiplied your numbers, and today you are like the stars in the sky.

Deuteronomy 10:22

Your ancestors went down to Egypt with 70 people, but the LORD your God has now made you as numerous as the stars in the sky."

Isaiah 41:10

Don't be afraid, because I'm with you; don't be anxious, because I am your God. I keep on strengthening you; I'm truly helping you. I'm surely upholding you with my victorious right hand."

Isaiah 43:1-2

But now this is what the LORD says, the one who created you, Jacob, the one who formed you, Israel: "Do not be afraid, because I've redeemed you. I've called you by name; you are mine.

Jeremiah 40:9

Ahikam's son Gedaliah, the grandson of Shaphan, swore an oath to them and their men: "Don't be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Remain in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and things will go well for you.

Acts 7:17

"Now as the time approached for the fulfillment of the promise that God had made to Abraham, the people's population increased a great deal in Egypt.

Acts 27:24

and said, "Stop being afraid, Paul! You must stand before the emperor. Indeed, God has given to you the lives of everyone who is sailing with you.'

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