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

神说：“我是神，就是你父亲的神。你下埃及去不要害怕，因为我必使你在那里成为大族。

上帝说：“我是上帝，你父亲的上帝。不要害怕下埃及去，因为我必使你在那里成为大国。

神说：“我是神，你父亲的神。不要害怕下埃及去，因为我必使你在那里成为大国。

上帝说：“我是上帝，是你父亲的上帝，不要害怕下到埃及，因为我要使你在那里成为大族。

神说：“我是神，就是你父亲的神；你不要怕下埃及去，因为我必使你在那里成为大国。

神说：“我是神，是你父亲的神。你不要害怕下埃及去，因为我必使你在那里成为大国。

神說：「我是神，就是你父親的神。你下埃及去不要害怕，因為我必使你在那裏成為大族。

上帝說：「我是上帝，你父親的上帝。不要害怕下埃及去，因為我必使你在那裏成為大國。

神說：「我是神，你父親的神。不要害怕下埃及去，因為我必使你在那裏成為大國。

上帝說：「我是上帝，是你父親的上帝，不要害怕下到埃及，因為我要使你在那裡成為大族。

神說：“我是神，就是你父親的神；你不要怕下埃及去，因為我必使你在那裡成為大國。

上帝說：『我是上帝，你父親的上帝；你不要怕下埃及去，因為我必使你在那裏成為大國。

神說：「我是神，是你父親的神。你不要害怕下埃及去，因為我必使你在那裡成為大國。

曰、我乃上帝、即爾父之上帝、爾往埃及、勿懼、在彼、我必使爾成為大國、

曰、我乃上帝、即爾父之上帝、爾往埃及勿懼、我必昌熾爾族、使成大國。

曰、我乃天主、即爾父之天主、爾往伊及、勿懼、我必使爾後裔在彼成為大族、

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

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

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

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

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

So He said,“ I am God, the God of your father; do not fear to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.

And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:

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

And he said, I[ am] God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:

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

He said,“ I am God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go down into Egypt, for there I will make of you a great nation.

You are to respond by saying in the presence of the LORD your God: My father was a wandering Aramean. He went down to Egypt with a few people and resided there as an alien. There he became a great, powerful, and populous nation.

I will make you into a great nation, I will bless you, I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.

God also said to him,“ I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation, indeed an assembly of nations, will come from you, and kings will descend from you.

I will indeed bless you and make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the city gates of their enemies.

The LORD was standing there beside him, saying,“ I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your offspring the land on which you are lying.Your offspring will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out toward the west, the east, the north, and the south. All the peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.

Abraham is to become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him.

Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand.

Now this is what the LORD says— the one who created you, Jacob, and the one who formed you, Israel—“ Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are mine.When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and the rivers will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, and the flame will not burn you.

Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property in it and became fruitful and very numerous.

Your ancestors went down to Egypt, seventy people in all, and now the LORD your God has made you numerous, like the stars of the sky.

“ As the time was approaching to fulfill the promise that God had made to Abraham, the people flourished and multiplied in Egypt

But the Israelites were fruitful, increased rapidly, multiplied, and became extremely numerous so that the land was filled with them.A new king, who did not know about Joseph, came to power in Egypt.He said to his people,“ Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and powerful than we are.Come, let’s deal shrewdly with them; otherwise they will multiply further, and when war breaks out, they will join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”

Then the LORD said to Abram,“ Know this for certain: Your offspring will be resident aliens for four hundred years in a land that does not belong to them and will be enslaved and oppressed.

and said,‘ Don’t be afraid, Paul. It is necessary for you to appear before Caesar. And indeed, God has graciously given you all those who are sailing with you.’

The LORD appeared to him and said,“ Do not go down to Egypt. Live in the land that I tell you about;stay in this land as an alien, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.

The LORD your God has so multiplied you that today you are as numerous as the stars of the sky.

for I will give you and your offspring forever all the land that you see.I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.

After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield; your reward will be very great.

Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, swore an oath to them and their men, assuring them,“ Don’t be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well for you.