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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ויאמר אנכי האל אלהי אביך אל תירא מרדה מצרימה כי לגוי גדול אשימך שם
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vyAmr Anky hAl Alhy Abyk Al tyrA mrdh mTSrymh ky lgvy gdvl ASHymk SHm

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
ait illi Deus ego sum Fortissimus Deus patris tui noli timere et descende in Aegyptum quia in gentem magnam faciam te ibi

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And he said, I am God, the God of your father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of you a great nation:
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And he said, I am God, the God of your father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of you a great nation:
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
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:
Authorized (King James) Version   
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:
New King James Version   
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.
21st Century King James Version   
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.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
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:
Darby Bible Translation   
And he said, I am �God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down to Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
God said to him: I am the most mighty God of thy father: fear not, go down into Egypt, for I will make a great nation of thee there.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
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:
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
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.
God's Word   
"I am God, the God of your father," he said. "Don't be afraid to go to Egypt, because I will make you a great nation there.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
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.
International Standard Version   
"I'm God, your father's God. Don't be afraid to move down to Egypt, because I'm going to turn you into a mighty nation there.
NET Bible   
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.
New American Standard Bible   
He said, "I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you a great nation there.
New International Version   
"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.
New Living Translation   
"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.
Webster's Bible Translation   
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:
The World English Bible   
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.
EasyEnglish Bible   
God said, ‘I am God. I am the God that your father worshipped. Do not be afraid to go to Egypt. Your descendants will be very many so that you become a great nation there.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And He saith, `I [am] God, God of thy father, be not afraid of going down to Egypt, for for a great nation I set thee there;
New Life Version   
He said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go to Egypt. For I will make you a great nation there.
The Voice Bible   
God: I am the True God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go down to Egypt and leave the land I promised you, for I am going to make you into a great nation there.
Living Bible   
“I am God,” the voice replied, “the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will see to it that you become a great nation there. And I will go down with you into Egypt and I will bring your descendants back again; but you shall die in Egypt with Joseph at your side.”
New Catholic Bible   
He continued, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not fear to go down into Egypt, for down there I will make a great people of you.
Legacy Standard Bible   
And He said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you a great nation there.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And he said, I am the God, the God of thy father; fear not to go down into Egypt; for there I will make of thee a great people.
Christian Standard Bible   
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.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And He said, I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will there make of you a great nation.
New Century Version   
Then God said, “I am God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go to Egypt, because I will make your descendants a great nation there.
The Message   
God said, “I am the God of your father. Don’t be afraid of going down to Egypt. I’m going to make you a great nation there. I’ll go with you down to Egypt; I’ll also bring you back here. And when you die, Joseph will be with you; with his own hand he’ll close your eyes.”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
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.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Then he said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.
Good News Translation®   
“I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go to Egypt; I will make your descendants a great nation there.
Wycliffe Bible   
God said to him, I am the full strong God of thy father; do not thou dread, go down into Egypt, for I shall make thee there into a great folk; (And God said to him, I am the very strong God of thy father; do not thou fear, but go down to Egypt, for there I shall make thee into a great nation;)
Contemporary English Version   
God said, “I am God, the same God your father worshiped. Don't be afraid to go to Egypt. I will give you so many descendants that one day they will become a nation.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Then he said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt; for I will there make of you a great nation.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Then he said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Then he said, ‘I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.
Common English Bible © 2011   
He said, “I am El, your father’s God. Don’t be afraid to go down to Egypt because I will make a great nation of you there.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
And He said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you (your descendants) a great nation there.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
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.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
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 a great nation.
New American Standard Bible   
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.
The Expanded Bible   
Then God said, “I am God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go to Egypt, because I will make ·your descendants [L you] a great nation there [12:1–3].
Tree of Life Version   
“I am God, the God of your father,” He said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will turn you into a great nation there.
Revised Standard Version   
Then he said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt; for I will there make of you a great nation.
New International Reader's Version   
“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.
BRG Bible   
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:
Complete Jewish Bible   
He said, “I am God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go down to Egypt. It is there that I will make you into a great nation.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Then he said, ‘I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And He said, I am El Elohei Avicha; fear not to go down to Mitzrayim; for there I will make thee a Goy Gadol;
Names of God Bible   
“I am El, the Elohim of your father,” he said. “Don’t be afraid to go to Egypt, because I will make you a great nation there.
Modern English Version   
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.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Then God said, “I am God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go to Egypt. In Egypt I will make you a great nation.
International Children’s Bible   
Then God said, “I am God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go to Egypt. I will make your descendants a great nation there.
Lexham English Bible   
Then he said, “I am the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you a great nation there.
New International Version - UK   
‘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.