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Genesis 28

1AndIsaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327calledH7121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,andblessedH1288him,andchargedhim,andsaidH559tohim, Thou shaltnottakeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802ofthedaughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

2Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,gotoPadan-Aram,tothehouseבֵּ֥יתָהBei.tahH1004ofBethuelבְתוּאֵ֖לve.tu.'ElH1328thy mother'sfatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1,andtakeוְקַח־ve.kach-H3947awifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802thenceofthedaughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837thy mother'sbrotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

3AndtheAlmightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706Godוְאֵ֤לve.'ElH410blessיְבָרֵ֣ךְye.va.RekhH1288thee,andmakeוְיַפְרְךָ֖ve.yaf.re.KhaH6509theefruitfulH6509andmultiplyוְיַרְבֶּ֑ךָve.yar.Be.khaH7235thee,thatthou mayestbecomeוְהָיִ֖יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961acompanyלִקְהַ֥לlik.HalH6951ofpeoplesH5971.

4AndmayhegiveH5414theetheblessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,totheeandtothyseedH2233withthee,inorderthatthou mayestpossessH3423thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthysojourning,whichGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430gaveH5414toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָֽם׃le.'av.ra.HamH85!

5AndIsaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327sentH7971awayH7971JacobH3290;andhewenttoPadan-Aram,toLabanלָבָ֤ןla.VanH3837thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBethuelבְּתוּאֵל֙be.tu.'ElH1328theSyrian,thebrotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251ofRebecca, Jacob'sandEsau'smotherאֵ֥ם'emH517.

6AndEsauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215sawH7200thatIsaacיִצְחָק֮yitz.ChakH3327hadblessedH1288Jacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290,andsentH7971himawayH7971toPadan-Aram,totakeלָקַֽחַת־la.ka.chat-H3947awifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802thence,blessingH1288him,andgivinghimachargesayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thou shaltnottakeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802ofthedaughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667;

7and[that]Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290hadobeyedhisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1andhismotherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517,andwasgonetoPadan-Aram.

8AndEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215sawH7200thatthedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667wereevilH7451inthesightofIsaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

9AndEsauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215wenttoIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֑אלyish.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,andwentH3318towardsHaranחָרָֽנָה׃cha.Ra.nahH2771.

11Andhelightedonacertainplaceבַּמָּק֜וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,andlodgedthere,becausethesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121hadsetH7760.AndhetookH3947[one]ofthestonesH68oftheplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,andmadeH7760[it]hispillow,andlayH7901downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בvai.yish.KavH7901inthatplaceבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

12Andhedreamedוַֽיַּחֲלֹ֗םvai.ya.cha.LomH2492,andbehold,aladderwassetH5324upontheearthאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,andthetopוְרֹאשׁ֖וֹve.ro.ShoH7218ofitreachedמַגִּ֣יעַma.Gi.a'H5060totheheavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יְמָהha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064.Andbehold,angelsמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430ascendedanddescendeduponit.

13Andbehold,Jehovahstoodנִצָּ֣בni.TzavH5324aboveit.AndhesaidH559,IamJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85, thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,andtheGodוֵאלֹהֵ֖יve.lo.HeiH430ofIsaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327:thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776onwhichthou 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.

15Andbehold,Iamwiththee,andwillkeepH8104theeinall[places]towhichthou goest,andwillbringוַהֲשִׁ֣בֹתִ֔יךָva.ha.Shi.vo.Ti.khaH7725theeagainintothislandהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127;forIwillnotleaveH5800theeuntilIhavedonewhatIhavespokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696totheeof.

16AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֮ya.'a.KoH3290awokeוַיִּיקַ֣ץvai.yi.KatzH3364fromhissleepמִשְּׁנָתוֹ֒mi.she.na.ToH8142,andsaidH559,SurelyJehovahisinthisplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,andIknewH3045[it]not.

17AndhewasafraidH3372,andsaidH559,Howמַה־mah-H4100dreadfulisthisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725!thisisnoneotherbutthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,andthisisthegateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179ofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

18AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290roseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andtookH3947thestoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68thathehadmadeH7760hispillow,andsetH7760itup[for]apillarמַצֵּבָ֑הma.tze.VahH4676,andpouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332oilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081onthetopרֹאשָֽׁהּ׃ro.ShahH7218ofit.

19Andhecalledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034ofthatplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Beth-el;butthenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034ofthatcityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892wasLuzל֥וּזluzH3870atthefirstH7223.

20AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290vowedוַיִּדַּ֥רvai.yi.DarH5087avowנֶ֣דֶרNe.derH5088,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,IfGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430willbeיִהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961withme,andkeepH8104meonthisroadH1870thatIgoH1980,andwillgiveוְנָֽתַן־ve.na.tan-H5414mebreadH3899toeatלֶאֱכֹ֖לle.'e.KholH398,andagarmentH899toputH5414on,

21andIcomeagaintomyfather'shouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004inpeaceבְשָׁל֖וֹםve.sha.LomH7965—thenshallJehovahbeH1961myGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

22Andthisstoneוְהָאֶ֣בֶןve.ha.'E.venH68,whichIhavesetשַׂ֙מְתִּי֙sam.tiH7760up[for]apillarמַצֵּבָ֔הma.tze.VahH4676,shallbeיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961God'shouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;andofallthatthou wiltgiveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414meIwillwithout failgiveH5414thetenthH6237tothee.

Commentaries on Genesis 28

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