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 Living Translation (NLT)Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.

Context of Genesis 48:3

1Now it came to pass after these things that Joseph was told, “Indeed your father is sick”; and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2And Jacob was told, “Look, your son Joseph is coming to you”; and Israel strengthened himself and sat up on the bed. Then Jacob said to Joseph: “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me, 4and said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of you a multitude of people, and give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’ 5And now your two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

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 ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.
• Genesis 28:3“May God Almighty bless you, And make you fruitful and multiply you, That you may be an assembly of peoples;
• Genesis 35:11Also God said to him: “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body.
• Exodus 6:3I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by My name Lord I was not known to them.
• Revelation 21:11having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal.
• Genesis 28:12Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
• Genesis 35:6So Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him.
• Hosea 12:4Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed; He wept, and sought favor from Him. He found Him in Bethel, And there He spoke to us—
• Judges 1:23So the house of Joseph sent men to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city was formerly 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
• Dreadful
• Antediluvian Patriarchs
• Genesis
• Jacob (1)
• Luz
• Manasseh (2)
• Omnipotence

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