Genesis 46:3 - The Message3-4 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.” Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 17693 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: Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition3 And He said, I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will there make of you a great nation. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)3 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: Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible3 He said, “I am El, your father’s God. Don’t be afraid to go down to Egypt because I will make a great nation of you there. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version3 God said to him: "I am the most strong God of your father. Do not be afraid. Descend into Egypt, for there I will make of you a great nation. Ver Capítulo |
“When the four hundred years were nearly up, the time God promised Abraham for deliverance, the population of our people in Egypt had become very large. And there was now a king over Egypt who had never heard of Joseph. He exploited our race mercilessly. He went so far as forcing us to abandon our newborn infants, exposing them to the elements to die a cruel death.
God said to Abram, “Know this: your descendants will live as outsiders in a land not theirs; they’ll be enslaved and beaten down for 400 years. Then I’ll punish their slave masters; your offspring will march out of there loaded with plunder. But not you; you’ll have a long and full life and die a good and peaceful death. Not until the fourth generation will your descendants return here; sin is still a thriving business among the Amorites.”
But his father wouldn’t do it. He said, “I know, my son; but I know what I’m doing. He also will develop into a people, and he also will be great. But his younger brother will be even greater and his descendants will enrich nations.” Then he blessed them both: Israel will use your names to give blessings: May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh. In that he made it explicit: he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.