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Genesis 28:13-22

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.

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