Genesis 48:3
1 Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he set out with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
2 When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed.
Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me
4 and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’
5 And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me
- KJV
- And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
- WEB
- Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
- ASV
- And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
- DARBY
- And Jacob said to Joseph, The Almighty God appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
- BLB
- And Jacob said to Joseph, “El-Shaddai appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and He blessed me
- ÅB
- Og Jakob sa til Josef: Den allmektige Gud åpenbarte seg for meg i Luz i Kana'ans land og velsignet meg
- OTB
- Jakob talte til Josef: "Gud Den Allmektige åpenbarte seg for meg i Luz i Kanaans land og velsignet meg,
- B1930
- Og Jakob sa til Josef: Den allmektige Gud åpenbarte sig for mig i Luz i Kana'ans land og velsignet mig
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 35:9–12
After Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him.
Read in contextGenesis 17:1
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
Read in contextExodus 6:3
I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.
Read in contextGenesis 28:3
May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.
Read in contextGenesis 28:12–19
And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder.
Read in contextHosea 12:4
Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there —
Read in contextJudges 1:23
They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz),
Read in contextGenesis 35:6–7
So Jacob and everyone with him arrived in Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.
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