Genesis 46:3 - Compare All Versions
Genesis 46:3-4 MSG (The Message)
God said, “I am the God of your father. Don’t be afraid of going down to Egypt. I’m going to make you a great nation there. I’ll go with you down to Egypt; I’ll also bring you back here. And when you die, Joseph will be with you; with his own hand he’ll close your eyes.”
Genesis 46:3 KJV (King James Version)
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
Genesis 46:3 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
He said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you a great nation there.
Genesis 46:3 NCV (New Century Version)
Then God said, “I am God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go to Egypt, because I will make your descendants a great nation there.
Genesis 46:3 ASV (American Standard Version)
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
Genesis 46:3 NIV (New International Version)
“I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
Genesis 46:3 NKJV (New King James Version)
So He said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not fear to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.
Genesis 46:3 AMP (Amplified Bible)
And He said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you (your descendants) a great nation there.
Genesis 46:3 NLT (New Living Translation)
“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.
Genesis 46:3 TPT (The Passion Translation)
“I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go to Egypt; for I will make your descendants a great nation there.
Genesis 46:3 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Then he said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make you into a great nation.