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Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh

Genesis 48:3

In 11 translations

BSB
Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed meHebrew El-Shaddai
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,
LSV
And Jacob says to Joseph, “God Almighty has appeared to me, in Luz, in the land of Canaan, and blesses me,
YLT
And Jacob saith unto Joseph, 'God Almighty hath appeared unto me, in Luz, in the land of Canaan, and blesseth me,
DBY
And Jacob said to Joseph, The Almighty God appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,El
DRC
And when Joseph was come in to him, he said: God Almighty appeared to me at Luza, which is in the land of Chanaan: and he blessed me,
GNV
Then Iaakob sayde vnto Ioseph, God almightie appeared vnto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me.
JPS
And Jacob said unto Joseph: 'God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
LXXE
And Jacob said to Joseph, My God appeared to me in Luza, in the land of Chanaan, and blessed me,

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף אֵ֥ל שַׁדַּ֛י נִרְאָֽה־אֵלַ֥י בְּל֖וּז בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וַיְבָ֖רֶךְ אֹתִֽי׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ εἶπεν Ἰακὼβ τῷ Ἰωσὴφ, ὁ Θεός μου ὤφθη μοι ἐν Λουζᾷ ἐν γῇ Χαναὰν, καὶ εὐλόγησέ με,

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  • Genesis 35:9–12After Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him. And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel.” So God…
  • Genesis 17:1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
  • Exodus 6:3I 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.
  • Genesis 28:3May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.
  • Genesis 28:12–19And 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. And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the…
  • Revelation 21:11shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.
  • Hosea 12:4Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there —
  • Judges 1:23They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz),
  • Genesis 35:6–7So Jacob and everyone with him arrived in Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan. There Jacob built an altar, and he called that place El-bethel, because it was there that God had revealed Himself to Jacob as he…

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