KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 46:2 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And God” | אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ | 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 superlative | God |
| “spake” | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | spake |
| “unto Israel” | לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | He will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity | Israel |
| “in the visions” | בְּמַרְאֹ֣ת | A vision | visions |
| “of the night,” | הַלַּ֔יְלָה | Properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity | night |
| “and said,” | וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “Jacob,” | יַֽעֲקֹ֣ב׀ | Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch | Jacob |
| “Jacob.” | יַֽעֲקֹ֑ב | Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch | Jacob |
| “And he said,” | וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “Here” | הִנֵּֽנִי׃ | Lo! | Here |
| “am” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “I.” | הִנֵּֽנִי׃ | Lo! | I |
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1 And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.
2 And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.
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:
4 I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.
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