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

2And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I. 3And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation: 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. 5And Jacob rose up from Beer–sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. 6And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:

Genesis 46:4 word by word

אָנֹכִ֗י אֵרֵ֤ד עִמְּךָ֙ מִצְרַ֔יְמָה וְאָנֹכִ֖י אַֽעַלְךָ֣ גַם־עָלֹ֑ה וְיוֹסֵ֕ף יָשִׁ֥ית יָד֖וֹ עַל־עֵינֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

• 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 28:15And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
• Genesis 48:21And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.
• Isaiah 43:1But now thus saith Yhwh that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
• Genesis 15:14And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
• Genesis 50:5My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.
• Exodus 3:8And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the 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