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Genesis 28:13-22

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.

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