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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)I will go with you down to Egypt, and I will bring you back again. You will die in Egypt, but Joseph will be with you to close your eyes.”

Context of Genesis 46:4

2And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, “Jacob! Jacob!” “Here I am,” he replied. 3“I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. 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.” 5Then Jacob left Beersheba, and Israel’s sons took their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the carts that Pharaoh had sent to transport him. 6So Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt, taking with them their livestock and the possessions they had acquired in Canaan.

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 and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
• Genesis 48:21Then Israel said to Joseph, “I am about to die, but God will be with you and take you back to the land of your fathers.
• Isaiah 43:1But now, this is what the Lord says— he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
• Genesis 15:14But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great possessions.
• Genesis 50:5‘My father made me swear an oath and said, “I am about to die; bury me in the tomb I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.” Now let me go up and bury my father; then I will return.’ ”
• Exodus 3:8So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and 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