³ But God came to Abimelek^(A) in a dream^(B) one night and said to him, “You are as good as dead^(C) because of the woman you have taken; she is a married woman.”^(D)

²⁹ I have the power to harm you;^(A) but last night the God of your father^(B) said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’^(C)

² And God spoke to Israel^(A) in a vision at night^(B) and said, “Jacob! Jacob!”

“Here I am,”^(C) he replied.

³ “I am God, the God of your father,”^(D) he said. “Do not be afraid^(E) to go down to Egypt,^(F) for I will make you into a great nation^(G) there.^{(H) 4} I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again.^(I) And Joseph’s own hand will close your eyes.^(J)”

²⁰ But after he had considered this, an angel^(A) of the Lord appeared to him in a dream^(B) and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.