He said, “(A)I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will (B)make you a great nation there. (C)I will go down with you to Egypt, and (D)I will also surely bring you up again; and (E)Joseph will [a]close your eyes.”

Then Jacob arose from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob and their little ones and their wives in the (F)wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

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  1. Genesis 46:4 Lit put his hand on

“I am God, the God of your father,”(A) he said. “Do not be afraid(B) to go down to Egypt,(C) for I will make you into a great nation(D) there.(E) I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again.(F) And Joseph’s own hand will close your eyes.(G)

Then Jacob left Beersheba,(H) and Israel’s(I) sons took their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the carts(J) that Pharaoh had sent to transport him.

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