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 King James Version (NKJV)Then Jacob said to Joseph: “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me,

Context of Genesis 48:3

1And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh to thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed. And 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 thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession. 5And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born to thee in the land of Egypt before I came to thee into 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

• Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Josephיוֹסֵףyôsêph · JosephH3130
• Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• Almightyשַׁדַּיshadday · AlmightyH7706
• appearedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• Luzלוּזlûz · LuzH3870
• landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• Canaanכְּנַ֫עַןkena‛an · CanaanH3667
• blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288

Cross-references for Genesis 48:3

• Genesis 17:1And when Abram was ninety and nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said to him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
• Genesis 28:3And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
• Genesis 35:11And God said to him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a multitude of nations shall spring from thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;
• Exodus 6:3And I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
• Revelation 21:11Having the glory of God: and her light was like a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
• Genesis 28:12And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set upon the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
• Genesis 35:6So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him.
• Hosea 12:4Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication to him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spoke with us;
• Judges 1:23And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was 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
• Canaan; Canaanites
• Canaan, Canaanite
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Dreadful
• Antediluvian Patriarchs
• Genesis

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