Genesis 46:4

Genesis 46:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I 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.
• New International Version (NIV)I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again. And Joseph’s own hand will close your eyes.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)I myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you up again, and Joseph's hand shall close your eyes."
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also surely bring you up again; and Joseph will put his hand on your eyes.”

Context of Genesis 46:4

2During the night, God spoke to Israel in a dream. He said, ‘Jacob! Jacob!’ Jacob replied, ‘Yes, I am here.’ 3God said, ‘I am God. I am the God that your father worshipped. Do not be afraid to go to Egypt. Your descendants will be very many so that you become a great nation there. I will go with you to Egypt. I will also bring you back again. Joseph will be with you when you die.’ 5Then Jacob left Beersheba and he continued to travel. Jacob's sons took their father as well as their wives and children. They rode in the carts that Pharaoh had sent to take them to Egypt. 6They also took all their animals and everything that they had got in Canaan. In that way, Jacob and all his family went to Egypt.

Genesis 46:4 word by word

אָנֹכִ֗י אֵרֵ֤ד עִמְּךָ֙ מִצְרַ֔יְמָה וְאָנֹכִ֖י אַֽעַלְךָ֣ גַם־עָלֹ֑ה וְיוֹסֵ֕ף יָשִׁ֥ית יָד֖וֹ עַל־עֵינֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I will go downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• with thee into Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• and I will also surelyעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
• and Josephיוֹסֵףyôsêph · JosephH3130
• shall putשִׁיתshîyth · to set: putH7896
• his handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• upon thine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869

Cross-references for Genesis 46:4

• Genesis 28:15I am with you. I will take care of you wherever you go. I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I promised to do for you.’
• Genesis 48:21Then Jacob said to Joseph, ‘I will die soon. But God will be with you. He will take you back to the land where your ancestors lived.
• Isaiah 43:1Israelites, descendants of Jacob, the Lord created you, and he made you who you are. Now he says this to you: ‘Do not be afraid, I have rescued you to belong to me. I have called you by your name, so now you are mine.
• Genesis 15:14But I will punish the people of that country who give them trouble. After this, your descendants will leave that country. They will take many valuable things with them.
• Genesis 50:5My father made me make a promise. He said, “I will soon die. Bury me in the grave that I prepared for myself in Canaan.” So please let me go and bury my father there. Then I will return.’
• Exodus 3:8So now I have come down to save them from the power of the Egyptians. I will bring them out from Egypt to go to another land. That will be a good land and a big land. The land will give them plenty of good food and drink, enough for everyone. These are the nations who live there now: the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites and the Jebusites.

Commentaries on Genesis 46:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-34Verses 1-34 - Jacob Goes Down to Egypt 9. פלוּא pallû' Pallu, “distinguished.” חצרן chetsrôn Chetsron, of the “court,” or “village.” כרמי karmı̂y Karmi, “vine-dresser.” 10. ימוּאל yemû'êl Jemuel, “day of El.” ימין yâmı̂yn Jamin, “right hand.” אהד 'ôhad Ohad, “joining together.” יכין yâkı̂yn Jakin, “he shall establish.” צחר tsôchar Tsochar, “whiteness.” 11. גרשׁון gêreshôn Gereshon, “expelling.” קהת qehâth Qehath, “assembly.” מררי merârı̂y…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4will close your eyes: He would have a peaceful death, surrounded by his family and many blessings from God (49:33).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. I will also surely bring thee up again--As Jacob could not expect to live till the former promise was realized, he must have seen that the latter was to be accomplished only to his posterity. To himself it was literally verified in the removal of his remains to Canaan; but, in the large and liberal sense of the words, it was made good only on the establishment of Israel in the land of promise. Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes--shall perform…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 46:4

• Communion
• God
• Jacob

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Egypt, Egyptian
• South
• Antediluvian Patriarchs
• Bring
• Burial
• Discrepancies, Biblical
• Genealogy
• Genesis
• Jacob (1)

Commentaries on Genesis 46

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings