Genesis 46 · Verse 4

Genesis 46:4

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.
Genesis 46:4, King James Version

Genesis 46:4 in other translations

BSBI will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.”
WEBI will go down with you into Egypt. I will also surely bring you up again. Joseph’s hand will close your eyes.”
ASVI 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.
YLTI--I go down with thee to Egypt, and I--I also certainly bring thee up, and Joseph doth put his hand on thine eyes.'
DARBYI will go down with thee to Egypt, and I will also certainly bring thee up; and Joseph shall put his hand on thine eyes.
BBEI will go down with you to Egypt, and I will see that you come back again, and at your death Joseph will put his hands on your eyes.
WebsterI 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.

What does Genesis 46:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. I will also surely bring thee up again--As Jacob could not expect to live till the former promise was realized, he must have seen that the latter was to be accomplished only to his posterity. To himself it was literally verified in the removal of his remains to Canaan; but, in the large and liberal sense of the words, it was made good only on the establishment of Israel in the land of promise. Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes--shall perform the last office of filial piety; and this implied that he should henceforth enjoy, without interruption, the society of that favorite son.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 46:1-4

Even as to those events and undertakings which appear most joyful, we should seek counsel, assistance, and a blessing from the Lord. Attending on his ordinances, and receiving the pledges of his covenant love, we expect his presence, and that peace which it confers. In all removals we should be reminded of our removal out of this world. Nothing can encourage us to fear no evil when passing through the valley of the…

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Genesis 46:4 in the original Hebrew

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אָנֹכִ֗י'a.no.KhiIH595
אֵרֵ֤ד'e.RedI will go downH3381
עִמְּךָ֙'i.me.Khawith youH5973
מִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahEgypt towardsH4714
וְאָנֹכִ֖יve.'a.no.Khiand IH595
אַֽעַלְךָ֣'a.'al.KhaI will bring up youH5927
גַם\־gam-alsoH1571
עָלֹ֑ה'a.Lohcompletely <to go up>H5927
וְיוֹסֵ֕ףve.yo.Sefand JosephH3130
יָשִׁ֥יתya.Shithe will putH7896
יָד֖וֹya.Dohand hisH3027
עַל\־'al-overH5921
עֵינֶֽיךָ\׃'ei.Nei.khaeyes yourH5869

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Cross references for Genesis 46:4

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Genesis 50:1

    And Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.

  • Genesis 15:14-16

    And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

  • Genesis 50:13

    For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.

  • Genesis 50:24-25

    And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.

  • 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. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

  • Genesis 50:5

    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.

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will go.
28:15; 48:21; Isa 43:1,2
and I will.
15:14-16; 50:5,13,24,25; Ex 3:8
and Joseph.This last and most solemn office, as Mr. Hewlett observes, that could be paid to a parent, was generally performed by the nearest relation of the deceased. This promise must have given great consolation to the venerable patriarch's mind.
50:1

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Context

  • Genesis 46:3

    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:

  • Genesis 46:4

    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.

  • Genesis 46:5

    And Jacob rose up from Beer–sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

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Genesis 46:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Yo descenderé contigo á Egipto, y yo también te haré volver: y José pondrá su mano sobre tus ojos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Moi, je descendrai avec toi en Égypte, et moi je t’en ferai aussi certainement remonter; et Joseph mettra sa main sur tes yeux.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ich will mit dir nach Ägypten hinabziehen, und ich will dich auch gewißlich heraufführen; und Joseph soll seine Hand auf deine Augen legen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ego descendam tecum illuc, et ego inde adducam te revertentem: Joseph quoque ponet manus suas super oculos tuos.