New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 28:13-16

13And beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068stoodנִצָּ֣בni.TzavH5324aboveH5921it and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, “I am the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85and the Godוֵאלֹהֵ֖יve.lo.HeiH430of Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327;the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776on whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you lieשֹׁכֵ֣בsho.KhevH7901,I will giveאֶתְּנֶ֖נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414it to you and to yourdescendantsוּלְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃u.le.zar.'E.khaH2233.

14Yourdescendantsזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233will also be likethe dustכַּעֲפַ֣רka.'a.FarH6083of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and you willspreadוּפָרַצְתָּ֛u.fa.ratz.TaH6555outto the westיָ֥מָּהYa.mahH3220and to the eastוָקֵ֖דְמָהva.Ke.de.mahH6924and to the northוְצָפֹ֣נָהve.tza.Fo.nahH6828and to the southוָנֶ֑גְבָּהva.Neg.bahH5045; and in you and in yourdescendantsוּבְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃u.ve.zar.'E.khaH2233shall allכָּל־kol-H3605the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127be blessedוְנִבְרֲכ֥וּve.niv.ra.KhuH1288.

15Beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, I am with you andwill keepוּשְׁמַרְתִּ֙יךָ֙u.she.mar.Ti.khaH8104you whereverבְּכֹ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־be.Khol 'a.Sher-H3605 H834you goתֵּלֵ֔ךְte.LekhH1980, andwill bringוַהֲשִׁ֣בֹתִ֔יךָva.ha.Shi.vo.Ti.khaH7725you backH7725to thisH2088landהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127; forI will not leaveאֶֽעֱזָבְךָ֔'e.'e.za.ve.KhaH5800you untilעַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר'ad 'a.SherH5704 H834I have doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I havepromisedדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696you.”

16Then Jacobיַעֲקֹב֮ya.'a.KoH3290awokeוַיִּיקַ֣ץvai.yi.KatzH3364from his sleepמִשְּׁנָתוֹ֒mi.she.na.ToH8142and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Surelyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is in thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,and I did not knowיָדָֽעְתִּי׃ya.Da.'e.tiH3045it.”

Read all of Genesis 28

Commentaries on Genesis 28