Genesis

Genesis 46:3

³“I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אָנֹכִ֥י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am God	הָאֵ֖ל	hā·’êl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
He said	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of your father	אָבִ֑יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
be afraid	תִּירָא֙	tî·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3372 fear
to go down	מֵרְדָ֣ה	mê·rə·ḏāh	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
to Egypt	מִצְרַ֔יְמָה	miṣ·ray·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I will make	אֲשִֽׂימְךָ֥	’ă·śî·mə·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
you into a great	גָּד֖וֹל	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
nation	לְג֥וֹי	lə·ḡō·w	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H1471 nation, people
there	שָֽׁם׃	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.