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Genesis 48:3 KJV
Genesis · chapter 48 · verse 3
And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,Genesis 48:3 · King James Version
Genesis 48:3 in context
1And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
2And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
3And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
4And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.
5And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- AlmightyShaddaythe AlmightyH7706 →
- appearedrâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
- JosephYôwçêphJoseph, the name of seven IsraelitesH3130 →
- CanaanKᵉnaʻanKenaan, a son a HamH3667 →
- JacobYaʻăqôbJaakob, the Israelitish patriarchH3290 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
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Here, I. Joseph, upon notice of his father's illness, goes to see him; though a man of honour and business, yet he will not fail to show this due respect to his aged father, Gen 48:1. Visiting the sick, to whom we lie under obligations, or may have opportunity of doing good, either for body or soul, is our duty.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7