Genesis 48:3
And when Joseph was come in to him, he said: God Almighty appeared to me at Luza, which is in the land of Chanaan: and he blessed me,
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Et ingresso ad se ait : Deus omnipotens apparuit mihi in Luza, quæ est in terra Chanaan : benedixitque mihi,
- Septuagint (Swete)
- καὶ εἶπεν Ἰακὼβ τῷ Ἰωσήφ Ὤφθη μοι ὁ θεός μου ⸆ ἐν Λοῦζα ἐν γῇ Χανάαν, καὶ εὐλόγησέν με
- Hebrew (WLC)
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ אֶל יוֹסֵ֔ף אֵ֥ל שַׁדַּ֛י נִרְאָֽה אֵלַ֥י בְּל֖וּז בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וַיְבָ֖רֶךְ אֹתִֽי
The Fathers on this verse
St Hippolytus On Genesis, Section I
“And my God helped thee.” This indicates clearly that the aid and support of the Son came from no one else but our God and Father in heaven. And by the word “my God,” is meant that the Spirit speaks by Jacob.