Genesis 46:3

Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data

"And 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:"

Word-by-Word Analysis

And he

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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I am

אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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the

אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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of thy

אָב

ʼâb

H1

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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יָרֵא

yârêʼ

H3372

to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten

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not to

יָלַךְ

yâlak

H3212

to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

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down into

מִצְרַיִם

Mitsrayim

H4714

Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt

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for I will there

עָשָׂה

ʻâsâh

H6213

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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of thee a

גָּדוֹל

gâdôwl

H1419

great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent

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גּוֹי

gôwy

H1471

a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

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Key Terms in This Verse

nation H1471

גּוֹי gôwy

a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

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fear H3372

יָרֵא yârêʼ

to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten

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Egypt H4714

מִצְרַיִם Mitsrayim

Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt

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great H1419

גָּדוֹל gâdôwl

great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent

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make H6213

עָשָׂה ʻâsâh

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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father H1

אָב ʼâb

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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go H3212

יָלַךְ yâlak

to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

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said H559

אָמַר ʼâmar

to say (used with great latitude)

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God H430

אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...

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God H430

אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...

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Cross References

Genesis 12:2 cross-reference

And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

Deuteronomy 26:5 cross-reference

And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and...

Acts 27:24 cross-reference

Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

Genesis 35:11 cross-reference

And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

Isaiah 41:10 cross-reference

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Genesis 47:27 cross-reference

And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.

Acts 7:17 cross-reference

But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

Genesis 15:1 cross-reference

After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

Genesis 18:18 cross-reference

Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

Genesis 15:13 cross-reference

And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

Genesis 22:17 cross-reference

That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enem...

Deuteronomy 10:22 cross-reference

Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.

Deuteronomy 1:10 cross-reference

The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.

Jeremiah 40:9 cross-reference

And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with...

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