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Genesis 46:2 KJV
Genesis · chapter 46 · verse 2
And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.Genesis 46:2 · King James Version
Genesis 46:2 in context
1And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.
2And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.
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:
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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- visionsmarʼâha visionH4759 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- spakeʼâmarto sayH559 →
- nightlayilproperly, a twistH3915 →
- JacobYaʻăqôbJaakob, the Israelitish patriarchH3290 →
- Godʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →
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The divine precept is, In all thy ways acknowledge God; and the promise annexed to it is, He shall direct thy paths. Jacob has here a very great concern before him, not only a journey, but a removal, to settle in another country, a change which was very surprising to him (for he never had any other thoughts than to…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-4