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Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלset outוַיִּסַּעwith allוְכָלthatאֲשֶׁרhe had,לוֹand cameוַיָּבֹאto Beersheba,בְּאֵרָה שָּׁבַעand offered sacrificesוַיִּזְבַּח זְבָחִיםto the Elohimלֵאלֹהֵיof his fatherאָבִיוIsaac.יִצְחָק
Genesis 46:1
Study it in the app“Israel set out with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the Elohim of his father Isaac.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 46:1, word by word
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- set outיִּסַּעyisa
set out
To break camp and set out for another place.
Where else “yisa” appears- and cameיָּבֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- to Beershebaבְּאֵרָbeera
Beersheba
See it on the mapWhere else “beera” appears- and offered sacrificesיִּזְבַּחyizbach
sacrifice
To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.
Where else “yizbach” appears- and offered sacrificesזְבָחִיםzevachim
sacrifice
An animal offered to God and eaten together.
Where else “zevachim” appears- to the Elohimאלֹהֵיlohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “lohe” appears- of his fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- Isaacיִצְחָקyitschak
Isaac
Isaac, the son promised to Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob. His name means "he laughs" (Genesis 17:17, 19; 21:6).
Where else “yitschak” appears
Places in this verse
Beersheba
Today: Beersheba (Be'er Sheva), Israel
A city at the southern edge of the land of Israel, in the Negev desert, about 47 miles (75 km) south of Jerusalem.
Abraham and Isaac made agreements there over a well (Gen 21:31; 26:33). "From Dan to Beersheba" meant the whole land.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Elohim spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” And he said, “Here I am.”
To study Genesis 46 in a group
1. What it says
What did Elohim say to Israel at Beersheba, and what happened when he met Joseph (vv. 2-4, 29)?
2. What it means
Why does Elohim say to him, “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt” (v. 3)?
3. How I live it
What change that frightens you can you place in Elohim’s hands today?