Génesis 46:2

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2 Y Dios habl贸 a Israel en una visi贸n nocturna, y dijo: Jacob, Jacob. Y 茅l respondi贸: Heme aqu铆.

Génesis 46:2 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 46:2

And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night
He appeared to Jacob as he lay upon his bed in the night season, and with an articulate voice spoke to him as follows: and said, Jacob, Jacob:
not "Israel", the more honourable name he had given him, but Jacob, putting him in mind of his former low estate; and doubling this name, either out of love and affection to him, as Jarchi intimates; or rather in order to awake him, at least to stir up his attention to what he was about to say to him: and he said, here [am] I;
signifying his readiness to hearken to him in what he should say to him, and to obey him in whatsoever he should command him.

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Génesis 46:2 In-Context

1 Y parti贸 Israel con todo lo que ten铆a y lleg贸 a Beerseba, y ofreci贸 sacrificios al Dios de su padre Isaac.
2 Y Dios habl贸 a Israel en una visi贸n nocturna, y dijo: Jacob, Jacob. Y 茅l respondi贸: Heme aqu铆.
3 Y El dijo: Yo soy Dios, el Dios de tu padre; no temas descender a Egipto, porque all铆 te har茅 una gran naci贸n.
4 Yo descender茅 contigo a Egipto, y ciertamente, yo tambi茅n te har茅 volver; y Jos茅 cerrar谩 tus ojos.
5 Entonces Jacob parti贸 de Beerseba; y los hijos de Israel llevaron a su padre Jacob, y a sus peque帽os y a sus mujeres, en las carretas que Fara贸n hab铆a enviado para llevarlo.
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