Genesis 46:3

King James Version (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:

Translations

Genesis 46:3 - Amplified Bible

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

Genesis 46:3 - 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:

Genesis 46:3 - 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:

Genesis 46:3 - Darby Bible

And he said, I am

Genesis 46:3 - English Standard Version

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

Genesis 46:3 - 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:

Genesis 46:3 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y El dijo: Yo soy Dios, el Dios de tu padre; no temas descender a Egipto, porque allì te haré una gran naciòn.

Genesis 46:3 - The Message

God said, "I am the God of your father. Don’t be afraid of going down to Egypt. I’m going to make you a great nation there. I’ll go with you down to Egypt; I’ll also bring you back here. And when you die, Joseph will be with you; with his own hand he’ll close your eyes."

Genesis 46:3 - 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.

Genesis 46:3 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Y El dijo: "Yo soy Dios, el Dios de tu padre; no temas descender a Egipto, porque allì te haré una gran naciòn.

Genesis 46:3 - 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.

Genesis 46:3 - Young's Living 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;

Genesis 46:3 - Additional Comments

Why would God say "do not fear" unless God knew Jacob feared to go to Egypt?
Also it must have been strange leaving Canaan, because that was the land God gave to Abram as the promised land (12:7).
God is revealing His will for Jacob directly, so at least for Jacob it was crystal clear. Now, he has a decision to make - follow God, or ignore Him.
For the rest of us it is not so easy to know God's will. George Mr set out to ascertain the will of God on a daily basis - "I seek at the beginning to get my heart into such a state that it has no will of its own in regard to a given matter. Nine-tenths of the trouble with people generally is just here. Nine-tenths of the difficulties are over come when our hearts are ready to do the Lord's will, whatever it may be. When one is truly in this state, it is usually but a little way to the knowledge of what His will is."
God once again reiterates His promise that they would become a great nation.
They will remain in Egypt for 430 years until the exodus in 1445 BC.

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