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 him in a vision. “Jacob! Jacob!” he called. “Here I am,” Jacob replied. 3“I am God, the God of your father,” the voice said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make your family into a great nation. 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.” 5So Jacob left Beersheba, and his sons took him to Egypt. They carried him and their little ones and their wives in the wagons Pharaoh had provided for them. 6They also took all their livestock and all the personal belongings they had acquired in the land of Canaan. So Jacob and his entire 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 28:15What’s more, I am with you, and I will protect you wherever you go. One day I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have finished giving you everything I have promised you.”
• Genesis 48:21Then Jacob said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will take you back to Canaan, the land of your ancestors.
• Isaiah 43:1But now, O Jacob, listen to the Lord who created you. O Israel, the one who formed you says, “Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine.
• Genesis 15:14But I will punish the nation that enslaves them, and in the end they will come away with great wealth.
• Genesis 50:5Tell him that my father made me swear an oath. He said to me, ‘Listen, I am about to die. Take my body back to the land of Canaan, and bury me in the tomb I prepared for myself.’ So please allow me to go and bury my father. After his burial, I will return without delay.”
• Exodus 3:8So I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and lead them out of Egypt into their own fertile and spacious land. It is a land flowing with milk and honey—the land where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites now live.

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