Genesis 48:3

Verse

Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me

American Standard Version (1901)

And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

And Jacob said to Joseph, God, the Ruler of all, came to me in a vision at Luz in the land of Canaan, and gave me his blessing,

Douay-Rheims 1899

And when Joseph was come in to him, he said: God Almighty appeared to me at Luza, which is in the land of Chanaan: and he blessed me,

Free Bible Version

Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in Canaan, and he blessed me there.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Iaakob sayde vnto Ioseph, God almightie appeared vnto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me.

King James (Authorized) Version

And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

One Unity Resource Bible

Jacob [Supplanter] said to Joseph [May he add], “El Shaddai [God Almighty] appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan [Humbled], and blessed me,

Translation for Translators

He said to Joseph, “When I was at Luz in Canaan, God Almighty appeared to me. He blessed me

Unlocked Literal Bible

Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan. He blessed me

Noah Webster Bible

And Jacob said to Joseph, God Almighty appeared to me at Luz, in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

World English Bible

Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

Young's Literal Translation

And Jacob saith unto Joseph, 'God Almighty hath appeared unto me, in Luz, in the land of Canaan, and blesseth me,

Context

Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh

²When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed. ³Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me⁴and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’

Summary

In this verse, Jacob recounts to Joseph how God Almighty appeared to him at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed him. This moment is significant as it reaffirms God's covenant with Jacob and his descendants, promising them the land of Canaan as an inheritance. Jacob's recounting of this divine encounter serves to strengthen Joseph's faith and remind him of God's faithfulness to their family throughout the generations. It also underscores the importance of passing down stories of God's blessings and promises to future generations as a means of preserving faith and heritage.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Keil-Delitzsch
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

God Almighty - אל שדי El Shaddai, the all-sufficient God, the Outpourer and Dispenser of mercies, (see Gen 17:1), appeared to me at Luz, afterwards called Beth-El; see Gen 28:13; Gen 35:6, Gen 35:9.

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

Referring to the promise which the Almighty God had given him at Bethel (Gen 35:10. cf. Gen 38:13.), Israel said to Joseph (Gen 48:5): "And now thy two sons, which were born to thee in the land of Egypt, until (before) I came to thee into Egypt...let them be mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, like Reuben and Simeon (my first and second born), let them be mine." The promise which Jacob had received empowered the patriarch to adopt the sons of Joseph in the place of children. Since the Almighty God had promised him the increase of his seed into a multitude of peoples, and Canaan as an eternal possession to that seed, he could so incorporate into the number of his descendants the two sons of Joseph who were born in Egypt before his arrival, and therefore outside the range of his house, that they should receive an equal share in the promised inheritance with his own eldest sons. But this privilege was to be restricted to the two first-born sons of Joseph. "Thy descendants," he proceeds in Gen 48:6, "which thou hast begotten since them, shall be thine; by the name of their brethren shall they be called in their inheritance;" i.e., they shall not form tribes of their own with a separate inheritance, but shall be reckoned as belonging to Ephraim and Manasseh, and receive their possessions among these tribes, and in their inheritance. These other sons of Joseph are not mentioned anywhere; but their descendants are at any rate included in the families of Ephraim and Manasseh mentioned in Num 26:28-37; 1 Chron 7:14-29. By this adoption of his two eldest sons, Joseph was placed in the position of the first-born, so far as the inheritance was concerned (Ch1 5:2). Joseph's mother, who had died so early, was also honoured thereby. And this explains the allusion made by Jacob in Gen 48:7 to his beloved Rachel, the wife of his affections, and to her death-how she died by his side (עלי), on his return from Padan (for Padan-Aram, the only place in which it is so called, cf. Gen 25:20), without living to see her first-born exalted to the position of a saviour to the whole house of Israel.

Genesis 48:3

Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh

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Berean Standard Bible

Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me

American Standard Version (1901)

And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

Bible in Basic English

And Jacob said to Joseph, God, the Ruler of all, came to me in a vision at Luz in the land of Canaan, and gave me his blessing,

Douay-Rheims 1899

And when Joseph was come in to him, he said: God Almighty appeared to me at Luza, which is in the land of Chanaan: and he blessed me,

Free Bible Version

Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in Canaan, and he blessed me there.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Iaakob sayde vnto Ioseph, God almightie appeared vnto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me.

King James (Authorized) Version

And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

One Unity Resource Bible

Jacob [Supplanter] said to Joseph [May he add], “El Shaddai [God Almighty] appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan [Humbled], and blessed me,

Translation for Translators

He said to Joseph, “When I was at Luz in Canaan, God Almighty appeared to me. He blessed me

Unlocked Literal Bible

Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan. He blessed me

Noah Webster Bible

And Jacob said to Joseph, God Almighty appeared to me at Luz, in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

World English Bible

Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

Young's Literal Translation

And Jacob saith unto Joseph, 'God Almighty hath appeared unto me, in Luz, in the land of Canaan, and blesseth me,

Adam Clarke
Keil-Delitzsch
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

Genesis 48:3

Verse

Context

Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes

Genesis 48:3

Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes