Genesis 46 · Verse 6

Genesis 46:6

And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:
Genesis 46:6, King James Version

Genesis 46:6 in other translations

BSBThey also took the livestock and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt.
WEBThey took their livestock, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt—Jacob, and all his offspring with him,
ASVAnd they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:
YLTand they take their cattle, and their goods which they have acquired in the land of Canaan, and come into Egypt--Jacob, and all his seed with him,
DARBYAnd they took their cattle, and their goods which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and came to Egypt, Jacob and all his seed with him;
BBEAnd they took their cattle and all the goods which they had got in the land of Canaan, and came to Egypt, even Jacob and all his seed:
WebsterAnd they took their cattle, and their goods which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:

What does Genesis 46:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. goods, which they had gotten in the land--not furniture, but substance--precious things.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 46:5-27

We have here a particular account of Jacob's family. Though the fulfilling of promises is always sure, yet it is often slow. It was now 215 years since God had promised Abraham to make of him a great nation, ch. 12:2; yet that branch of his seed, to which the promise was made sure, had only increased to seventy, of whom this particular account is kept, to show the power of God in making these seventy become a vast…

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Genesis 46:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.Chuand they tookH3947
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מִקְנֵיהֶ֗םmik.nei.Hemlivestock theirH4735
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
רְכוּשָׁם֙re.khu.Shampossession[s] theirH7399
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhichH834
רָֽכְשׁוּ֙ra.khe.Shuthey had accumulatedH7408
בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776
כְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anCanaanH3667
וַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they cameH935
מִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahEgypt towardsH4714
יַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoJacobH3290
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
זַרְע֥וֹzar.'Ooffspring hisH2233
אִתּֽוֹ\׃'i.Towith himH854

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 46:6

  • Acts 7:15

    So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,

  • Isaiah 52:4

    For thus saith the Lord God, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.

  • Psalms 105:23

    Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

  • Joshua 24:4

    And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

  • Deuteronomy 26:5

    And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:

  • Numbers 20:15

    How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers:

  • 1 Samuel 12:8

    When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the Lord, then the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place.

  • Deuteronomy 10:22

    Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the Lord thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.

  • Genesis 15:13

    And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
into Egypt.
15:13; Nu 20:15; De 10:22; 26:5; Jos 24:4; 1Sa 12:8; Ps 105:23
Isa 52:4; Ac 7:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • Genesis 46:6

    And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:

  • Genesis 46:7

    His sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.

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Genesis 46:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y tomaron sus ganados, y su hacienda que había adquirido en la tierra de Canaán, y viniéronse á Egipto, Jacob, y toda su simiente consigo;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils prirent leur bétail, et leur bien, qu’ils avaient acquis dans le pays de Canaan, et vinrent en Égypte, Jacob, et toute sa descendance avec lui;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie nahmen ihr Vieh und ihre Habe, die sie im Lande Kanaan erworben hatten, und kamen nach Ägypten, Jakob und all sein Same mit ihm:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et omnia quæ possederat in terra Chanaan: venitque in Ægyptum cum omni semine suo,