Genesis 46:2
New International Version
And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, “Jacob! Jacob!” “Here I am,” he replied.

New Living Translation
During the night God spoke to him in a vision. “Jacob! Jacob!” he called. “Here I am,” Jacob replied.

English Standard Version
And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.”

Berean Standard Bible
And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob.

King James Bible
And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.

New King James Version
Then God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” And he said, “Here I am.”

New American Standard Bible
And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.”

NASB 1995
God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.”

NASB 1977
And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.”

Legacy Standard Bible
And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.”

Amplified Bible
And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” And he said, “Here I am.”

Christian Standard Bible
That night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob! ” he said. And Jacob replied, “Here I am.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
That night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. And Jacob replied, “Here I am.”

American Standard Version
And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And God spoke to Israel in a vision of the night and said, “Yaquuv, Yaquuv”, and he said, “Here I am.”

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And God spoke to Israel in a night vision, saying, Jacob, Jacob; and he said, What is it?

Contemporary English Version
That night, God spoke to him in a dream and said, "Jacob! Jacob!" "Here I am," Jacob answered.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He heard him by a vision in the night calling him, and saying to him: Jacob, Jacob. And he answered him: Lo, here I am.

English Revised Version
And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
God spoke to Israel in a vision that night and said, "Jacob, Jacob!" "Here I am," he answered.

Good News Translation
God spoke to him in a vision at night and called, "Jacob, Jacob!" "Yes, here I am," he answered.

International Standard Version
God spoke to Israel through night visions, addressing him, "Jacob! Jacob!" "Here I am!" Jacob replied.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And God spoke unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said: 'Jacob, Jacob.' And he said: 'Here am I.'

Literal Standard Version
and God speaks to Israel in visions of the night and says, “Jacob, Jacob”; and he says, “Here I [am].”

Majority Standard Bible
And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob.

New American Bible
There God, speaking to Israel in a vision by night, called: Jacob! Jacob! He answered, “Here I am.”

NET Bible
God spoke to Israel in a vision during the night and said, "Jacob, Jacob!" He replied, "Here I am!"

New Revised Standard Version
God spoke to Israel in visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.”

New Heart English Bible
And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night, and said, "Jacob, Jacob." And he said, "Here I am."

Webster's Bible Translation
And God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob: and he said, Here am I.

World English Bible
God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” He said, “Here I am.”

Young's Literal Translation
and God speaketh to Israel in visions of the night, and saith, 'Jacob, Jacob;' and he saith, 'Here am I.'

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Jacob's Journey to Egypt
1So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. 2And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob. 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.…

Cross References
Genesis 15:1
After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward."

Genesis 22:11
Just then the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, "Abraham, Abraham!" "Here I am," he replied.

Genesis 31:11
In that dream the angel of God said to me, 'Jacob!' And I replied, 'Here I am.'

Numbers 12:6
He said, "Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.

Job 33:14
For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices.

Job 33:15
In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,


Treasury of Scripture

And God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.

in the visions.

Genesis 15:1,13
After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward…

Genesis 22:11
And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

Numbers 12:6
And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.

Jacob.

Genesis 22:1
And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.

Exodus 3:3,4
And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt…

1 Samuel 3:4,10
That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I…

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Verse 2. - And God (Elohim) spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob - the name Jacob being employed probably to remind Jacob of what he had been (Lawson, Bush, Wordsworth), and repeated ut magis attentus reddatur (Calvin). And he said, Here am I - literally, behold me (cf. Genesis 22:1),

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And that night
הַלַּ֔יְלָה (hal·lay·lāh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity

God
אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

spoke
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to Israel
לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (lə·yiś·rā·’êl)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

in a vision:
בְּמַרְאֹ֣ת (bə·mar·’ōṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 4759: A vision, a mirror

“Jacob,
יַעֲקֹ֣ב ׀ (ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc

Jacob!”
יַעֲקֹ֑ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc

He said.
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Here I am,”
הִנֵּֽנִי׃ (hin·nê·nî)
Interjection | first person common singular
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

replied Jacob.
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say


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