Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again. And Joseph’s own hand will close your eyes.” New Living Translation I will go with you down to Egypt, and I will bring you back again. You will die in Egypt, but Joseph will be with you to close your eyes.” English Standard Version I myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you up again, and Joseph’s hand shall close your eyes.” Berean Standard Bible I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.” King James Bible 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. New King James Version I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also surely bring you up again; and Joseph will put his hand on your eyes.” New American Standard Bible I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also assuredly bring you up again; and Joseph will close your eyes.” NASB 1995 “I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also surely bring you up again; and Joseph will close your eyes.” NASB 1977 “I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also surely bring you up again; and Joseph will close your eyes.” Legacy Standard Bible I Myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I Myself will also bring you up again; and Joseph will close your eyes with his hand.” Amplified Bible I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also surely bring you (your people) up again; and Joseph will put his hand on your eyes [to close them at the time of your death].” Christian Standard Bible I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you back. Joseph will close your eyes when you die.” Holman Christian Standard Bible I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you back. Joseph will put his hands on your eyes.” American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version I will go with you to Egypt, and later I will bring your descendants back here. Your son Joseph will be at your side when you die." English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation I will go with you to Egypt, and I will make sure you come back again. Joseph will close your eyes [when you die]." Good News Translation I will go with you to Egypt, and I will bring your descendants back to this land. Joseph will be with you when you die." International Standard Version I'm going down with you to Egypt, and I'm certainly going to bring you back again. And Joseph himself will be with you when you die." Majority Standard Bible I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph?s own hands will close your eyes.? NET Bible I will go down with you to Egypt and I myself will certainly bring you back from there. Joseph will close your eyes." New Heart English Bible I will go down with you into Egypt, and I myself will surely bring you up again, and Joseph will close your eyes." Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible I will go down with you into Egypt. I will also surely bring you up again. Joseph’s hand will close your eyes.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionI go down with you to Egypt, and I also certainly bring you up, and Joseph puts his hand on your eyes.” Young's Literal Translation I -- I go down with thee to Egypt, and I -- I also certainly bring thee up, and Joseph doth put his hand on thine eyes.' Smith's Literal Translation I will go down with thee to Egypt, and I will raise thee up; and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleI will go down with thee thither, and will bring thee back again from thence: Joseph also shall put his hands upon thy eyes. Catholic Public Domain Version I will descend with you to that place, and I will lead you back from there, returning. Also, Joseph will place his hands over your eyes. New American Bible I will go down to Egypt with you and I will also bring you back here, after Joseph has closed your eyes. New Revised Standard Version I myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you up again; and Joseph’s own hand shall close your eyes.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleI will go down with you into Egypt; and I will also surely bring you up again; and Joseph shall close your eyes when you die. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated I shall go down with you and I shall bring you up, and Yoseph will lay his hands on your eyes.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917I 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.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And I will go down with thee into Egypt, and I will bring thee up at the end; and Joseph shall put his hands on thine eyes. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jacob's Journey to Egypt…3“I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. 4I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.” 5Then Jacob departed from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel took their father Jacob in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him, along with their children and wives.… Cross References Genesis 28:15 Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” Genesis 50:1-14 Then Joseph fell upon his father’s face, wept over him, and kissed him. / And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him, / taking the forty days required to complete the embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days. ... Exodus 3:12 “I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.” Exodus 13:19 Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear a solemn oath when he said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones with you from this place.” Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.” Joshua 1:5 No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. Isaiah 41:10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Isaiah 43:2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze. Jeremiah 30:10 As for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid. Jeremiah 46:27 But you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid. Matthew 28:20 and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” John 14:18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid. Acts 7:15-16 So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died. / Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver. Romans 8:28 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. Treasury of Scripture I will go down with you into Egypt; and I will also surely bring you up again: and Joseph shall put his hand on your eyes. will go. Genesis 28:15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of. Genesis 48:21 And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers. Isaiah 43:1,2 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine… and I will. Genesis 15:14-16 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance… Genesis 50:5,13,24,25 My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again… Exodus 3:8 And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. and Joseph. Jump to Previous Close Death Egypt Eyes Hand Hands Joseph Joseph's SurelyJump to Next Close Death Egypt Eyes Hand Hands Joseph Joseph's SurelyGenesis 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. I will go down with you to Egypt This phrase signifies God's personal involvement and presence with Jacob as he moves to Egypt. It reflects God's covenant faithfulness, as He reassures Jacob of His guidance and protection. The journey to Egypt is significant in the biblical narrative, marking the beginning of Israel's sojourn in a foreign land, which eventually leads to their enslavement and the Exodus. This movement to Egypt fulfills God's earlier promise to Abraham in Genesis 15:13-14, where He foretold that Abraham's descendants would be strangers in a land not their own. Theologically, this phrase emphasizes God's omnipresence and His commitment to His people, even in times of transition and uncertainty. and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.” Persons / Places / Events 1. Jacob (Israel)The patriarch of the Israelites, father of the twelve tribes. In this passage, God reassures him as he prepares to move to Egypt. 2. Egypt The land where Jacob and his family are moving due to famine in Canaan. It becomes a place of both refuge and future bondage for the Israelites. 3. Joseph Jacob's son, who was sold into slavery by his brothers but rose to power in Egypt. He is the one who will "close Jacob's eyes," indicating his presence at Jacob's death. 4. God The speaker in this verse, providing assurance and promise to Jacob. 5. The Journey to Egypt A significant event in the history of Israel, marking the beginning of their sojourn in Egypt. Teaching Points God's Presence in TransitionJust as God promised to be with Jacob during his move to Egypt, He is with us in our life transitions. We can trust His presence and guidance. Assurance of God's Promises God's promise to bring Jacob back points to His faithfulness. We can rely on God's promises, knowing He will fulfill them in His timing. Family and Legacy Joseph's role in closing Jacob's eyes signifies the importance of family and legacy. We should consider how we are preparing the next generation to continue in faith. Facing Death with Hope The mention of Joseph closing Jacob's eyes suggests a peaceful death surrounded by loved ones. As believers, we can face death with hope, knowing God's promises extend beyond this life. Trust in God's Plan Jacob's journey to Egypt was part of a larger divine plan. We should trust that God is working through our circumstances for His greater purpose.(4) Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.--Both among the Jews and Greeks it was the duty of those nearest in blood to close the eyes of a deceased relative. The promise conveyed the assurance that Jacob would die peacefully, surrounded by his friends. For the fulfilment see Genesis 1:1.Verse 4. - I will go down with thee into Egypt; - not a proof that the Hebrews believed in a local deity following them when they changed their abodes, and confined to the district in which they happened for tire time being to reside (Tuch, Bohlen), but simply a metaphorical expression for the efficiency and completeness of the Divine protection (Kalisch) - and I will also surely bring thee up again (literally, and I will bring thee up also, bringing thee up; a double emphasis lying in the use of the infinitive absolute, with גַּם preceding, as in Genesis 31:15, meaning that God would assuredly recover his body for interment in Canaan should he die in Egypt, and his descendants for settlement in the land of their inheritance): and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes - i.e. will perform for thee the last offices of affection by closing thine eyes in death, a service upon which the human heart in all ages and countries has set the highest value (vide Homer, ' I1 .' 11. 453; 'Odys.,' 24:294; Virg., 'AEn.,' 9:487; Ovid, ' Epist.,' 1:162). "A father at the point of death is always very desirous that his wife, children, and grandchildren should be with him. Should there be one at a distance, he will be immediately sent for, and until he arrive the father will mourn and complain, 'My son, will you not come? I cannot die without you.' When he arrives, he will take the hands of his son, and kiss them, and place them on his eyes, his face, and mouth, and say, ' Now I die.'" (Roberts' 'Oriental Illustrations,' p. 52). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Iאָנֹכִ֗י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I will go down אֵרֵ֤ד (’ê·rêḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend with עִמְּךָ֙ (‘im·mə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 5973: With, equally with you to Egypt, מִצְרַ֔יְמָה (miṣ·ray·māh) Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa and I וְאָנֹכִ֖י (wə·’ā·nō·ḵî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I will surely גַם־ (ḡam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and bring you back. אַֽעַלְךָ֣ (’a·‘al·ḵā) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively And Joseph’s וְיוֹסֵ֕ף (wə·yō·w·sêp̄) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites own hands יָד֖וֹ (yā·ḏōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand will close יָשִׁ֥ית (yā·šîṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7896: To put, set your eyes.” עֵינֶֽיךָ׃ (‘ê·ne·ḵā) Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain Links Genesis 46:4 NIVGenesis 46:4 NLT Genesis 46:4 ESV Genesis 46:4 NASB Genesis 46:4 KJV Genesis 46:4 BibleApps.com Genesis 46:4 Biblia Paralela Genesis 46:4 Chinese Bible Genesis 46:4 French Bible Genesis 46:4 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 46:4 I will go down with you into (Gen. 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