Genesis 48:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.”
Genesis 48:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 48:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 48:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“and said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful, and multiply you, and I will make of you a company of peoples, and will give this land to your offspring after you for an everlasting possession.’”
Genesis 48:4 — World English Bible
Genesis 48:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a company of peoples, and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession. ”
Genesis 48:4 — American Standard Version
Genesis 48:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and saith unto me, Lo, I am making thee fruitful, and have multiplied thee, and given thee for an assembly of peoples, and given this land to thy seed after thee, a possession age-during.”
Genesis 48:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 48:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and he said to me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a company of peoples; and will give this land to thy seed after thee [for] an everlasting possession. ”
Genesis 48:4 — Darby Translation
Genesis 48:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he sayde vnto me, Behold, I wil make thee fruitefull, and will multiplie thee, and will make a great number of people of thee, and will giue this lande vnto thy seede after thee for an euerlasting possession.”
Genesis 48:4 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 48:4 in Context — Genesis 48
2 And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
4 And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.
5 And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
6 And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
What Does Genesis 48:4 Mean?
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