Jacob’s Journey to Egypt
Genesis 46:2
In 11 translations
- BSB
- And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob.
- KJV
- And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.
- WEB
- God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” He said, “Here I am.”
- ASV
- And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.
- LSV
- and God speaks to Israel in visions of the night and says, “Jacob, Jacob”; and he says, “Here I [am].”
- YLT
- and God speaketh to Israel in visions of the night, and saith, 'Jacob, Jacob;' and he saith, 'Here [am] I.'
- DBY
- And God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night and said, Jacob, Jacob! And he said, Here am I.Elohim
- DRC
- He heard him by a vision in the night calling him, and saying to him: Jacob, Jacob. And he answered him: Lo, here I am.
- GNV
- And God spake vnto Israel in a vision by night, saying, Iaakob, Iaakob. Who answered, I am here.
- JPS
- And God spoke unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said: 'Jacob, Jacob.' And he said: 'Here am I.'
- LXXE
- And God spoke to Israel in a night vision, saying, Jacob, Jacob; and he said, What is it?
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּמַרְאֹ֣ת הַלַּ֔יְלָה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֣ב ׀ יַעֲקֹ֑ב וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי׃
- LXX-Br
- Εἶπε δὲ ὁ Θεὸς τῷ Ἰσραὴλ ἐν ὁράματι τῆς νυκτὸς, εἰπὼν, Ἰακὼβ, Ἰακώβ· ὁ δὲ εἶπε, τί ἐστιν;
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Cross-references most cited first
- Genesis 15:1After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
- Job 33:14–15For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices. In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,
- Acts 10:3One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
- Genesis 22:1Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered.
- Exodus 3:3–4So Moses thought, “I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?” When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from within the bush, “Moses, Moses!” “Here I am,”…
- Genesis 22:11Just then the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied.
- Daniel 2:19During the night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he blessed the God of heaven
- Acts 9:10In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.
- 1 Samuel 3:4Then the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.”
- Acts 16:9During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
- 2 Chronicles 26:5He sought God throughout the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God. And as long as he sought the LORD, God gave him success.
- Numbers 12:6He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.
- Acts 9:4He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
- Genesis 31:11In that dream the angel of God said to me, ‘Jacob!’ And I replied, ‘Here I am.’
- Genesis 15:13Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
- Numbers 24:4the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:
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