Genesis 48:3

Genesis 48:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
• New International Version (NIV)Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there he blessed me
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Jacob said to Joseph, "God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jacob said to Joseph: “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me,

Context of Genesis 48:3

1Later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim ⌞to see Jacob⌟. 2When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph is here to see you,” Israel gathered his strength and sat up in bed. Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in Canaan and blessed me. 4He said to me, ‘I will make you fertile and increase the number of your descendants so that you will become a community of people. I will give this land to your descendants as a permanent possession.’ 5“So your two sons, who were born in Egypt before I came here, are my sons. Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine just as Reuben and Simeon are.

Genesis 48:3 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף אֵ֥ל שַׁדַּ֛י נִרְאָֽה־אֵלַ֥י בְּל֖וּז בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וַיְבָ֖רֶךְ אֹתִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto Josephיוֹסֵףyôsêph · JosephH3130
• Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• Almightyשַׁדַּיshadday · AlmightyH7706
• appearedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• unto me at Luzלוּזlûz · LuzH3870
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Canaanכְּנַ֫עַןkena‛an · CanaanH3667
• and blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288

Cross-references for Genesis 48:3

• Genesis 17:1When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him. He said to Abram, “I am God Almighty. Live in my presence with integrity.
• Genesis 28:3May God Almighty bless you, make you fertile, and increase the number of your descendants so that you will become a community of people.
• Genesis 35:11God also said to him, “I am God Almighty. Be fertile, and increase in number. A nation and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will come from you.
• Exodus 6:3I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty, but I didn’t make myself known to them by my name, the Lord.
• Revelation 21:11It had the glory of God. Its light was like a valuable gem, like gray quartz, as clear as crystal.
• Genesis 28:12He had a dream in which he saw a stairway set up on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven. He saw the angels of God going up and coming down on it.
• Genesis 35:6Jacob and all the people who were with him came to Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.
• Hosea 12:4He struggled with the Messenger and won. Jacob cried and pleaded with him. Jacob found him at Bethel, and he talked with him there.
• Judges 1:23They sent men to spy on Bethel. (In the past the city was called Luz.)

Commentaries on Genesis 48:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3God Almighty - שדי אל El Shaddai, the all-sufficient God, the Outpourer and Dispenser of mercies, (see Genesis 17:1;), appeared to me at Luz, afterwards called Beth-El; see Genesis 28:13; Genesis 35:6, Genesis 35:9.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-22Verses 1-22 - Joseph Visits His Sick Father The right of primogeniture has been forfeited by Reuben. The double portion in the inheritance is now transferred to Joseph. He is the first-born of her who was intended by Jacob to be his first and only wife. He has also been the means of saving all his father‘s house, even after he had been sold into slavery by his brethren. He has therefore, undeniable claims to this part of the first-born‘s rights. Genesis…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4Jacob remembered how God Almighty appeared to him and promised him Abraham's blessing: countless descendants living in the land … as an everlasting possession (compare 28:10–22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-43-4. God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz--The object of Jacob, in thus reverting to the memorable vision at Beth-el [Ge 28:10-15]--one of the great landmarks in his history--was to point out the splendid promises in reserve for his posterity--to engage Joseph's interest and preserve his continued connection with the people of God, rather than with the Egyptians.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Canaan
• God
• Jacob
• Canaan; Canaanites
• Canaan, Canaanite
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Dreadful
• Antediluvian Patriarchs
• Genesis

Commentaries on Genesis 48

• 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