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Genesis 28

1AndIsaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327calledH7121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,andblessedH1288him,andchargedhim,andsaidH559untohim, Thou shaltnottakeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802ofthedaughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

2Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,gotoPaddan-aram,tothehouseבֵּ֥יתָהBei.tahH1004ofBethuelבְתוּאֵ֖לve.tu.'ElH1328thymother’sאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1;andtakeוְקַח־ve.kach-H3947theeawifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802fromthenceofthedaughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837thymother’sאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

3AndGodוְאֵ֤לve.'ElH410Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706blessיְבָרֵ֣ךְye.va.RekhH1288thee,andmakeוְיַפְרְךָ֖ve.yaf.re.KhaH6509theefruitfulH6509,andmultiplyוְיַרְבֶּ֑ךָve.yar.Be.khaH7235thee,thatthou mayestbeH1961acompanyלִקְהַ֥לlik.HalH6951ofpeoplesH5971;

4andgiveH5414theetheblessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,tothee,andtothyseedH2233withthee;thatthou mayestinheritH3423thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthysojourningsמְגֻרֶ֔יךָme.gu.Rei.khaH4033,whichGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430gaveH5414untoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָֽם׃le.'av.ra.HamH85.

5AndIsaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327sentH7971awayH7971JacobH3290:andhewenttoPaddan-aramuntoLabanלָבָ֤ןla.VanH3837,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBethuelבְּתוּאֵל֙be.tu.'ElH1328theSyrian,thebrotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251ofRebekahרִבְקָ֔הriv.KahH7259,Jacob’sandEsau’smotherאֵ֥ם'emH517.

6NowEsauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215sawH7200thatIsaacיִצְחָק֮yitz.ChakH3327hadblessedH1288Jacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290andsentH7971himawayH7971toPaddan-aram,totakeלָקַֽחַת־la.ka.chat-H3947himawifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802fromthence;andthatasheblessedH1288himhegavehimacharge,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thou shaltnottakeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802ofthedaughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667;

7andthatJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290obeyedhisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1andhismotherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517,andwasgonetoPaddan-aram:

8andEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215sawH7200thatthedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667pleasednotIsaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1;

9andEsauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215wentuntoIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֑אלyish.ma.'ElH3458,andtookH3947,besidesthewivesH802thathehad,Mahalathמָחֲלַ֣ת׀ma.cha.LatH4258thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלyish.ma.'ElH3458Abraham’ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121,thesisterאֲח֧וֹת'a.ChotH269ofNebaiothנְבָי֛וֹתne.va.YotH5032,tobehiswifeH802.

10AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290wentH3318outfromBeer-sheba,andwentH3318towardHaranחָרָֽנָה׃cha.Ra.nahH2771.

11Andhelighteduponacertainplaceבַּמָּק֜וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,andtarriedthereallnight,becausethesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121wassetH7760;andhetookH3947oneofthestonesH68oftheplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,andputוַיָּ֖שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760itunderhisheadמְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763,andlayH7901downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בvai.yish.KavH7901inthatplaceבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725tosleep.

12Andhedreamedוַֽיַּחֲלֹ֗םvai.ya.cha.LomH2492;andbehold,aladdersetH5324upontheearthאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,andthetopוְרֹאשׁ֖וֹve.ro.ShoH7218ofitreachedמַגִּ֣יעַma.Gi.a'H5060toheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יְמָהha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064;andbehold,theangelsמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430ascendinganddescendingonit.

13And,behold,Jehovahstoodנִצָּ֣בni.TzavH5324aboveit,andsaidH559,IamJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,andtheGodוֵאלֹהֵ֖יve.lo.HeiH430ofIsaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327:thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereon thou liest,totheewillIgiveאֶתְּנֶ֖נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414it,andtothyseedH2233;

14andthyseedH2233shallbeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961asthedustכַּעֲפַ֣רka.'a.FarH6083oftheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andthou shaltspreadוּפָרַצְתָּ֛u.fa.ratz.TaH6555abroadtothewestיָ֥מָּהYa.mahH3220,andtotheeastוָקֵ֖דְמָהva.Ke.de.mahH6924,andtothenorthוְצָפֹ֣נָהve.tza.Fo.nahH6828,andtothesouthוָנֶ֑גְבָּהva.Neg.bahH5045:andintheeandinthyseedH2233shallallthefamiliesH4940oftheearthH776beH1961blessedH1288.

15And,behold,Iamwiththee,andwillkeepH8104thee whithersoever thou goest,andwillbringוַהֲשִׁ֣בֹתִ֔יךָva.ha.Shi.vo.Ti.khaH7725theeagainintothislandהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127;forIwillnotleaveH5800thee,untilIhavedonethatwhichIhavespokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696totheeof.

16AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֮ya.'a.KoH3290awakedoutofhissleepמִשְּׁנָתוֹ֒mi.she.na.ToH8142,andhesaidH559,SurelyJehovahisinthisplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725;andIknewH3045itnot.

17AndhewasafraidH3372,andsaidH559,Howמַה־mah-H4100dreadfulisthisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725!thisisnoneotherthanthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,andthisisthegateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179ofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

18AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290roseH7925upearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andtookH3947thestoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68thathehadputשָׂ֣םsamH7760underhisheadH7218,andsetוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760itupforapillarמַצֵּבָ֑הma.tze.VahH4676,andpouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332oilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081uponthetopרֹאשָֽׁהּ׃ro.ShahH7218ofit.

19Andhecalledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034ofthatplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Beth-el:butthenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034ofthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892wasLuzל֥וּזluzH3870atthefirstH7223.

20AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290vowedוַיִּדַּ֥רvai.yi.DarH5087avowנֶ֣דֶרNe.derH5088,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,IfGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430willbeיִהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961withme,andwillkeepH8104meinthiswayH1870thatIgoH1980,andwillgiveוְנָֽתַן־ve.na.tan-H5414mebreadH3899toeatלֶאֱכֹ֖לle.'e.KholH398,andraimenttoputH5414on,

21sothatIcomeagaintomyfather’sאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004inpeaceבְשָׁל֖וֹםve.sha.LomH7965,andJehovahwillbeH1961myGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430,

22thenthisstoneוְהָאֶ֣בֶןve.ha.'E.venH68,whichIhavesetשַׂ֙מְתִּי֙sam.tiH7760upforapillarמַצֵּבָ֔הma.tze.VahH4676,shallbeיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961God’sאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004:andofallthatthou shaltgiveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414meIwillsurelygiveH5414thetenthH6237unto thee.

Commentaries on Genesis 28

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