Genesis 28 – Bible | Equip God’s People

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^[1] Isaac called Jacob, blessed him, and commanded him, “You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. ^[2] Arise, go to Paddan Aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother’s father. Take a wife from there from the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother. ^[3] May God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be a company of peoples, ^[4] and give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your offspring with you, that you may inherit the land where you travel, which God gave to Abraham.” ^[5] Isaac sent Jacob away. He went to Paddan Aram to Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother. ^[6] Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan Aram, to take him a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he gave him a command, saying, “You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;” ^[7] and that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan Aram. ^[8] Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan didn’t please Isaac, his father. ^[9] So Esau went to Ishmael, and took, in addition to the wives that he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife. ^[10] Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. ^[11] He came to a certain place, and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. He took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep. ^[12] He dreamed and saw a stairway set upon the earth, and its top reached to heaven. Behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. ^[13] Behold, Yahweh stood above it, and said, “I am Yahweh, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. I will give the land you lie on to you and to your offspring. ^[14] Your offspring will be as the dust of the earth, and you will spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. In you and in your offspring, all the families of the earth will be blessed. ^[15] Behold, I am with you, and will keep you, wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave you until I have done that which I have spoken of to you.” ^[16] Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, “Surely Yahweh is in this place, and I didn’t know it.” ^[17] He was afraid, and said, “How awesome this place is! This is none other than God’s house, and this is the gate of heaven.” ^[18] Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil on its top. ^[19] He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first. ^[20] Jacob vowed a vow, saying, “If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and clothing to put on, ^[21] so that I come again to my father’s house in peace, and Yahweh will be my God, ^[22] then this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, will be God’s house. Of all that you will give me I will surely give a tenth to you.”

King James Version

^[1] And IsaacH3327 calledH7121(QalImpf) Jacob,H3290 and blessedH1288(PielImpf) him, and chargedH6680(PielImpf) him, and saidH559(QalImpf) unto him, Thou shalt not takeH3947(QalImpf) a wifeH802 of the daughtersH1323 of Canaan.H3667 ^[2] Arise,H6965(QalImpv) goH3212(QalImpv) to Padanaram,H6307 to the houseH1004 of BethuelH1328 thy mother’sH517 father;H1 and takeH3947(QalImpv) thee a wifeH802 from thence of the daughtersH1323 of LabanH3837 thy mother’sH517 brother.H251 ^[3] And GodH410 AlmightyH7706 blessH1288(PielImpf) thee, and make thee fruitful,H6509(HiphImpf) and multiplyH7235(HiphImpf) thee, that thou mayest be a multitudeH6951 of people;H5971 ^[4] And giveH5414(QalImpf) thee the blessingH1293 of Abraham,H85 to thee, and to thy seedH2233 with thee; that thou mayest inheritH3423(QalInf) the landH776 wherein thou art a stranger,H4033 which GodH430 gaveH5414(QalPerf) unto Abraham.H85 ^[5] And IsaacH3327 sent awayH7971(QalImpf) Jacob:H3290 and he wentH3212(QalImpf) to PadanaramH6307 unto Laban,H3837 sonH1121 of BethuelH1328 the Syrian,H761 the brotherH251 of Rebekah,H7259 Jacob’sH3290 and Esau’sH6215 mother.H517 ^[6] When EsauH6215 sawH7200(QalImpf) that IsaacH3327 had blessedH1288(PielPerf) Jacob,H3290 and sent him awayH7971(PielPerf) to Padanaram,H6307 to takeH3947(QalInf) him a wifeH802 from thence; and that as he blessedH1288(PielInf) him he gave him a charge,H6680(PielImpf) saying,H559(QalInf) Thou shalt not takeH3947(QalImpf) a wifeH802 of the daughtersH1323 of Canaan;H3667 ^[7] And that JacobH3290 obeyedH8085(QalImpf) his fatherH1 and his mother,H517 and was goneH3212(QalImpf) to Padanaram;H6307 ^[8] And EsauH6215 seeingH7200(QalImpf) that the daughtersH1323 of CanaanH3667 pleasedH5869 notH7451 IsaacH3327 his father;H1 ^[9] Then wentH3212(QalImpf) EsauH6215 unto Ishmael,H3458 and tookH3947(QalImpf) unto the wivesH802 which he had MahalathH4258 the daughterH1323 of IshmaelH3458 Abraham’sH85 son,H1121 the sisterH269 of Nebajoth,H5032 to be his wife.H802 ^[10] And JacobH3290 went outH3318(QalImpf) from Beersheba,H884 and wentH3212(QalImpf) toward Haran.H2771 ^[11] And he lightedH6293(QalImpf) upon a certain place,H4725 and tarried there all night,H3885(QalImpf) because the sunH8121 was set;H935(QalPerf) and he tookH3947(QalImpf) of the stonesH68 of that place,H4725 and putH7760(QalImpf) [them for] his pillows,H4763 and lay downH7901 in that placeH4725 to sleep.H7901(QalImpf) ^[12] And he dreamed,H2492(QalImpf) and behold a ladderH5551 set upH5324(HophPtc) on the earth,H776 and the top of itH7218 reachedH5060(HiphPtc) to heaven:H8064 and behold the angelsH4397 of GodH430 ascendingH5927(QalActPtc) and descendingH3381(QalActPtc) on it. ^[13] And, behold, the LordH3068 stoodH5324(NiphPtc) above it, and said,H559(QalImpf) I [am] the LordH3068 GodH430 of AbrahamH85 thy father,H1 and the GodH430 of Isaac:H3327 the landH776 whereon thou liest,H7901(QalActPtc) to thee will I give it,H5414(QalImpf) and to thy seed;H2233 ^[14] And thy seedH2233 shall be as the dustH6083 of the earth,H776 and thou shalt spread abroadH6555(QalPerf) to the west,H3220 and to the east,H6924 and to the north,H6828 and to the south:H5045 and in thee and in thy seedH2233 shall all the familiesH4940 of the earthH127 be blessed.H1288(NiphPerf) ^[15] And, behold, I [am] with thee, and will keepH8104(QalPerf) thee in all [places] whitherH834 thou goest,H3212(QalImpf) and will bring thee againH7725(HiphPerf) into this land;H127 for I will not leaveH5800(QalImpf) thee, untilH834 I have doneH6213(QalPerf) [that] which I have spokenH1696(PielPerf) to thee of. ^[16] And JacobH3290 awakedH3364(QalImpf) out of his sleep,H8142 and he said,H559(QalImpf) SurelyH403 the LordH3068 isH3426 in this place;H4725 and I knewH3045(QalPerf) [it] not. ^[17] And he was afraid,H3372(QalImpf) and said,H559(QalImpf) How dreadfulH3372(NiphPtc) [is] this place!H4725 this [is] none other but the houseH1004 of God,H430 and this [is] the gateH8179 of heaven.H8064 ^[18] And JacobH3290 rose up earlyH7925(HiphImpf) in the morning,H1242 and tookH3947(QalImpf) the stoneH68 that he had putH7760(QalPerf) [for] his pillows,H4763 and set it upH7760(QalImpf) [for] a pillar,H4676 and pouredH3332(QalImpf) oilH8081 upon the top of it.H7218 ^[19] And he calledH7121(QalImpf) the nameH8034 of that placeH4725 Bethel:H1008 butH199 the nameH8034 of that cityH5892 [was called] LuzH3870 at the first.H7223 ^[20] And JacobH3290 vowedH5087(QalImpf) a vow,H5088 saying,H559(QalInf) If GodH430 will be with me, and will keep meH8104(QalPerf) in this wayH1870 that I go,H1980(QalActPtc) and will giveH5414(QalPerf) me breadH3899 to eat,H398(QalInf) and raimentH899 to put on,H3847(QalInf) ^[21] So that I come againH7725(QalPerf) to my father’sH1 houseH1004 in peace;H7965 then shall the LordH3068 be my God:H430 ^[22] And this stone,H68 which I have setH7760(QalPerf) [for] a pillar,H4676 shall be God’sH430 house:H1004 and of all that thou shalt giveH5414(QalImpf) me I will surelyH6237(PielInf) give the tenthH6237(PielImpf) unto thee.

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