Genesis 46:1
New International Version
So Israel set out with all that was his, and when he reached Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

New Living Translation
So Jacob set out for Egypt with all his possessions. And when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac.

English Standard Version
So Israel took his journey with all that he had and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

Berean Standard Bible
So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

King James Bible
And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.

New King James Version
So Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

New American Standard Bible
So Israel set out with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

NASB 1995
So Israel set out with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

NASB 1977
So Israel set out with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

Legacy Standard Bible
So Israel set out with all that he had and came to Beersheba and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

Amplified Bible
So Israel set out with all that he had, and came to Beersheba [where both his father and grandfather had worshiped God], and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

Christian Standard Bible
Israel set out with all that he had and came to Beer-sheba, and he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Israel set out with all that he had and came to Beer-sheba, and he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

American Standard Version
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.

Contemporary English Version
Jacob packed up everything he owned and left for Egypt. On the way he stopped near the town of Beersheba and offered sacrifices to the God his father Isaac had worshiped.

English Revised Version
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Israel moved with all he had. When he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

Good News Translation
Jacob packed up all he had and went to Beersheba, where he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

International Standard Version
Later, Israel began his journey, taking along everything that he owned, and arrived at Beer-sheba, where he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

Majority Standard Bible
So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

NET Bible
So Israel began his journey, taking with him all that he had. When he came to Beer Sheba he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

New Heart English Bible
So Israel set out with all that he had and arrived at Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

World English Bible
Israel traveled with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Israel journeys, and all that he has, and comes to Beer-Sheba, and sacrifices sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac;

Young's Literal Translation
And Israel journeyeth, and all that he hath, and cometh in to Beer-Sheba, and sacrificeth sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac;

Smith's Literal Translation
And Israel will remove and all which is to him, and he will come to the well of the oath, and he will sacrifice sacrifices to the God of his father Isaak.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Israel taking his journey, with all that he had, came to the well of the oath, and killing victims there to the God of his father Isaac,

Catholic Public Domain Version
And Israel, setting out with all that he had, arrived at the Well of the Oath. And sacrificing victims there to the God of his father Isaac,

New American Bible
Israel set out with all that was his. When he arrived at Beer-sheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

New Revised Standard Version
When Israel set out on his journey with all that he had and came to Beer-sheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
AND Israel journeyed with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Israel picked up, he and all that he had, and he came to Beersheba and offered a sacrifice to the God of his father Isaaq.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Israel departed, he and all that he had, and came to the well of the oath; and he offered sacrifice to the God of his father Isaac.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Jacob's Journey to Egypt
1So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. 2And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob.…

Cross References
Genesis 12:1-3
Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. / I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. / I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”

Genesis 28:10-15
Meanwhile Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran. / On reaching a certain place, he spent the night there because the sun had set. And taking one of the stones from that place, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. / And 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. ...

Genesis 35:1
Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”

Genesis 15:13-16
Then 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. / But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions. / You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age. ...

Genesis 26:2-5
The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Settle in the land where I tell you. / Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham. / I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, ...

Genesis 31:3
Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.”

Genesis 32:1-2
Jacob also went on his way, and the angels of God met him. / When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God.” So he named that place Mahanaim.

Genesis 45:9
Now return quickly to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.

Exodus 3:6
Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.

Exodus 6:2-8
God also told Moses, “I am the LORD. / I 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. / I also established My covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land where they lived as foreigners. ...

Exodus 12:41
At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD’s divisions went out of the land of Egypt.

Acts 7:2-4
And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, / and told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’ / So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living.

Hebrews 11:8-9
By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going. / By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.

Hebrews 11:13-16
All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. / Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own. / If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. ...

Acts 7:15
So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died.


Treasury of Scripture

And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

A.

Genesis 21:14,31,33
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba…

Genesis 26:22,23
And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land…

Genesis 28:10
And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.

and offered.

Genesis 4:4
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

Genesis 8:20
And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

Genesis 12:8
And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.

unto.

Genesis 21:33
And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.

Genesis 26:23,25
And he went up from thence to Beersheba…

Genesis 28:13
And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

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Genesis 46
1. Jacob is comforted by God at Beersheba.
5. Thence he with his company goes into Egypt.
8. The number of his family that went into Egypt.
28. Joseph meets Jacob.
31. He instructs his brothers how to answer Pharaoh.














So Israel set out
The name "Israel" here refers to Jacob, who was given this name after wrestling with God (Genesis 32:28). The use of "Israel" instead of "Jacob" signifies a transition from his personal identity to his role as the patriarch of the nation of Israel. The phrase "set out" indicates a decisive action, a journey of faith and obedience. This journey is not just physical but spiritual, as Jacob is moving towards the fulfillment of God's promises. The Hebrew root for "set out" (נָסַע, nasa) often implies a purposeful departure, suggesting Jacob's trust in God's plan.

with all that he had
This phrase underscores the totality of Jacob's commitment. He is not leaving anything behind, symbolizing his complete trust in God's promise to make him a great nation in Egypt. Historically, this reflects the nomadic lifestyle of the patriarchs, who moved with their entire households and possessions. It also signifies a relinquishing of his past life in Canaan, embracing the unknown future God has prepared.

and when he reached Beersheba
Beersheba holds significant historical and spiritual importance. It was a place where both Abraham and Isaac had encounters with God (Genesis 21:33, 26:23-25). The name "Beersheba" means "Well of the Oath," reminding Jacob of God's covenantal promises. By stopping here, Jacob is connecting with his heritage and reaffirming his faith in God's promises. Archaeologically, Beersheba was a major settlement, indicating its strategic and spiritual significance.

he offered sacrifices
The act of offering sacrifices is a profound expression of worship and devotion. In the Hebrew context, sacrifices were a means of communion with God, acknowledging His sovereignty and seeking His guidance. Jacob's sacrifices at Beersheba symbolize his gratitude, dependence, and desire for divine direction as he embarks on this critical journey. This act also reflects the patriarchal tradition of building altars and worshiping God at significant moments.

to the God of his father Isaac
This phrase emphasizes the continuity of faith from one generation to the next. By invoking "the God of his father Isaac," Jacob is acknowledging the covenantal relationship established with his forefathers. It highlights the faithfulness of God across generations and Jacob's desire to align himself with the divine promises given to Abraham and Isaac. This invocation serves as a reminder of God's unchanging nature and His commitment to His people.

XLVI.

EMIGRATION OF ISRAEL AND HIS SONS INTO EGYPT.

(1) Israel . . . came to Beer-sheba.--Though Jacob, in the first tumult of his joy, had determined upon hastening to Egypt, yet many second thoughts must have made him hesitate. He would call up to mind the boding prophecy in Genesis 15:13, that the descendants of Abraham were to be reduced to slavery, and suffer affliction in a foreign land for four hundred years. It might even be a sin, involving the loss of the Abrahamic covenant, to quit the land of Canaan, which Abraham had expressly forbidden Isaac to abandon (Genesis 24:8). Isaac, too, when going into Egypt, had been commanded to remain in Palestine (Genesis 26:2). Jacob therefore determines solemnly to consult God before finally taking so important a step, and no place could be more suitable than Beersheba, as both Abraham and Isaac had built altars there for Jehovah's worship (Genesis 21:33; Genesis 26:25), and, moreover, it lay upon the route from Hebron to Egypt. . . .

Verse 1. - And Israel (as the head of the theocratic family) took his journey - literally, broke up, sc. his encampment (cf. Genesis 12:9) - with all that he had, and came - from Hebron (Genesis 37:14) - to Beersheba, - where Abraham (Genesis 21:33) and Isaac (Genesis 26:25) had both sojourned for considerable periods, and erected altars to Jehovah - and offered sacrifices unto the God (the Elohim) of his father Isaac. Probably giving thanks to God for the tidings concerning Joseph (Ainsworth); consulting God' about his journey to Egypt (Rosenmüller); it may be, pouring out before God his fear as well as gratitude and joy, more especially if he thought about the stern prophecy (Genesis 15:13) which had been given to Abraham (Kalisch); perhaps commending himself and family to the care of his covenant God (Keil), and certainly praying that God would confirm to him and his the covenant which had been made with his fathers (Calvin).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

set out
וַיִּסַּ֤ע (way·yis·sa‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5265: To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey

with all
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

that
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

he had,
ל֔וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

and when he came
וַיָּבֹ֖א (way·yā·ḇō)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to
בְּאֵ֣רָה (bə·’ê·rāh)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew

Beersheba,
שָּׁ֑בַע (šā·ḇa‘)
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 884: Beersheba -- 'well of seven', a place in the Negev

he offered
וַיִּזְבַּ֣ח (way·yiz·baḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2076: To slaughter for sacrifice

sacrifices
זְבָחִ֔ים (zə·ḇā·ḥîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2077: A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice

to the God
לֵאלֹהֵ֖י (lê·lō·hê)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

of his father
אָבִ֥יו (’ā·ḇîw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1: Father

Isaac.
יִצְחָֽק׃ (yiṣ·ḥāq)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3327: Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah


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