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Genesis 28:16-22

16And Jacobיַעֲקֹב֮ya.'a.KoH3290awakedוַיִּיקַ֣ץvai.yi.KatzH3364out of his sleepמִשְּׁנָתוֹ֒mi.she.na.ToH8142,and he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Surelyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068isיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426in this placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725;and I knewיָדָֽעְתִּי׃ya.Da.'e.tiH3045it not.

17And he was afraidוַיִּירָא֙vai.yi.Ra'H3372,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,How dreadfulנּוֹרָ֖אno.Ra'H3372isthis placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725! this isnone other but the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430, and this isthe gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

18And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290rose up earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947the stoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68that he had putשָׂ֣םsamH7760forhis pillowsמְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֔יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763,and set it upוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760fora pillarמַצֵּבָ֑הma.tze.VahH4676,and pouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332oilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081upon the top of itרֹאשָֽׁהּ׃ro.ShahH7218.

19And he calledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of that placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Beth–elH1008:butוְאוּלָ֛םve.'u.LamH199the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of that cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892was calledLuzל֥וּזluzH3870at the firstלָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃la.ri.sho.NahH7223.

20And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290vowedוַיִּדַּ֥רvai.yi.DarH5087a vowנֶ֣דֶרNe.derH5088,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,If Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430will be with me, and will keep meוּשְׁמָרַ֙נִי֙u.she.ma.Ra.niH8104in this wayבַּדֶּ֤רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870that I goהוֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980,and will giveוְנָֽתַן־ve.na.tan-H5414me breadלֶ֛חֶםLe.chemH3899to eatלֶאֱכֹ֖לle.'e.KholH398,and raimentוּבֶ֥גֶדu.Ve.gedH899to put onלִלְבֹּֽשׁ׃lil.BoshH3847,

21So that I come againוְשַׁבְתִּ֥יve.shav.TiH7725to my father’sאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004in peaceבְשָׁל֖וֹםve.sha.LomH7965;then shall the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068be my Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430:

22And this stoneוְהָאֶ֣בֶןve.ha.'E.venH68,which I have setשַׂ֙מְתִּי֙sam.tiH7760fora pillarמַצֵּבָ֔הma.tze.VahH4676,shall be God’sאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004:and of all that thou shalt giveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414me I will surelyעַשֵּׂ֖ר'a.SerH6237give the tenthאֲעַשְּׂרֶ֥נּוּ'a.'as.se.Re.nuH6237unto thee.

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