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Genesis 28:16-22

16When Jacobיַעֲקֹב֮ya.'a.KoH3290woke upוַיִּיקַ֣ץ מִשְּׁנָתוֹ֒vai.yi.Katz mi.she.na.ToH3364 H8142,he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Surelyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068isיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426in thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,and Iוְאָנֹכִ֖יve.'a.no.KhiH595was unaware of itלֹ֥א יָדָֽעְתִּי׃lo' ya.Da.'e.tiH3808 H3045.”

17And he was afraidוַיִּירָא֙vai.yi.Ra'H3372and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, “Howמַה־mah-H4100awesomeנּוֹרָ֖אno.Ra'H3372isthisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725!Thisזֶ֗הZehH2088is noneאֵ֣ין'einH369other thanכִּ֚י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430;thisוְזֶ֖הve.ZehH2088is the gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064!”

18Earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925the next morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the stoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he had placedשָׂ֣םsamH7760under his headמְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֔יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763אֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH853,and he set it upוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760as a pillarמַצֵּבָ֑הma.tze.VahH4676.He pouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332oilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081onעַל־'al-H5921top of itרֹאשָֽׁהּ׃ro.ShahH7218,

19and he calledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853שֵֽׁם־shem-H8034thatהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725BethelH1008,thoughוְאוּלָ֛םve.'u.LamH199previouslyלָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃la.ri.sho.NahH7223the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892had been namedשֵׁם־shem-H8034Luzל֥וּזluzH3870.

20Then Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290madeוַיִּדַּ֥רvai.yi.DarH5087a vowנֶ֣דֶרNe.derH5088,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430will beיִהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961with meעִמָּדִ֗י'i.ma.DiH5978and watch over meוּשְׁמָרַ֙נִי֙u.she.ma.Ra.niH8104on thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834אָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.KhiH595הוֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980journeyבַּדֶּ֤רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,and if He will provideוְנָֽתַן־ve.na.tan-H5414mewith foodלֶ֛חֶםLe.chemH3899to eatלֶאֱכֹ֖לle.'e.KholH398and clothesוּבֶ֥גֶדu.Ve.gedH899to wearלִלְבֹּֽשׁ׃lil.BoshH3847,

21so that I may returnוְשַׁבְתִּ֥יve.shav.TiH7725safelyבְשָׁל֖וֹםve.sha.LomH7965toאֶל־'el-H413my father’sאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,then the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will beוְהָיָ֧הve.ha.YahH1961myGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

22And thisהַזֹּ֗אתha.ZotH2063stoneוְהָאֶ֣בֶןve.ha.'E.venH68אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have set upשַׂ֙מְתִּי֙sam.tiH7760as a pillarמַצֵּבָ֔הma.tze.VahH4676will beיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961God’sאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and of allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You giveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414meI will surely give You a tenthH6237.”

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