New King James Version
Genesis 46:2
2Then God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” And he said, “Here I am.”
Genesis 46:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.
- New International Version (NIV)And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, “Jacob! Jacob!” “Here I am,” he replied.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, "Jacob, Jacob." And he said, "Here I am."
- New Living Translation (NLT)During the night God spoke to him in a vision. “Jacob! Jacob!” he called. “Here I am,” Jacob replied.
Context of Genesis 46:2
1So Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. Then God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” And he said, “Here I am.” 3So He said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not fear to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there. 4I 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.”
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּמַרְאֹ֣ת הַלַּ֔יְלָה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֣ב׀ יַעֲקֹ֑ב וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Genesis 46:2
- Genesis 15:1After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”
- Genesis 22:11But the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” So he said, “Here I am.”
- Numbers 12:6Then He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord, make Myself known to him in a vision; I speak to him in a dream.
- Numbers 24:4The utterance of him who hears the words of God, Who sees the vision of the Almighty, Who falls down, with eyes wide open:
- 2 Chronicles 26:5He sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God; and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him prosper.
- Job 4:13In disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falls on men,
- Job 33:14For God may speak in one way, or in another, Yet man does not perceive it.
- Daniel 2:19Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a night vision. So Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
- Acts 9:10Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and to him the Lord said in a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, “Here I am, Lord.”
- Acts 10:3About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God coming in and saying to him, “Cornelius!”
- Acts 16:9And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
- Genesis 22:1Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”
- Exodus 3:3Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.”
- 1 Samuel 3:4that the Lord called Samuel. And he answered, “Here I am!”
- Acts 9:4Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”
- Acts 10:13And a voice came to him, “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.”
Commentaries on Genesis 46:2
- 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. 2-4In a night vision, the Lord promised Jacob that he would be with him and make his family a great nation in Egypt. The same God who led them into Egypt promised to bring them back to live in Canaan.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. God spake unto Israel--Here is a virtual renewal of the covenant and an assurance of its blessings. Moreover, here is an answer on the chief subject of Jacob's prayer and a removal of any doubt as to the course he was meditating. At first the prospect of paying a personal visit to Joseph had been viewed with unmingled joy. But, on calmer consideration, many difficulties appeared to lie in the way. He may have remembered the prophecy to Abraham that his…Read the comment
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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
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