New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 28:13-22

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.”

17He was afraidוַיִּירָא֙vai.yi.Ra'H3372and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, “Howמַה־mah-H4100awesomeנּוֹרָ֖אno.Ra'H3372is thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725!Thisזֶ֗הZehH2088is noneH369otherH369thanכִּ֚י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,and thisוְזֶ֖הve.ZehH2088is the gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.”

18So Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290roseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947the stoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68that he had putשָׂ֣םsamH7760under his headמְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֔יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763and setוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760it up as a pillarמַצֵּבָ֑הma.tze.VahH4676and pouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332oilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081on its topרֹאשָֽׁהּ׃ro.ShahH7218.

19He calledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of that placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725BethelH1008;howeverוְאוּלָ֛םve.'u.LamH199,previouslyלָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃la.ri.sho.NahH7223the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892had beenLuzל֥וּזluzH3870.

20Then Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290madeוַיִּדַּ֥רvai.yi.DarH5087a vowנֶ֣דֶרNe.derH5088,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430will be with me and will keepוּשְׁמָרַ֙נִי֙u.she.ma.Ra.niH8104me on thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088journeyבַּדֶּ֤רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870that Itakeהוֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980,and will giveוְנָֽתַן־ve.na.tan-H5414mefoodלֶ֛חֶםLe.chemH3899to eatלֶאֱכֹ֖לle.'e.KholH398and garmentsוּבֶ֥גֶדu.Ve.gedH899to wearלִלְבֹּֽשׁ׃lil.BoshH3847,

21andI returnוְשַׁבְתִּ֥יve.shav.TiH7725to my father’sאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004insafetyבְשָׁל֖וֹםve.sha.LomH7965,then the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will be my Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

22ThisH2088stoneוְהָאֶ֣בֶןve.ha.'E.venH68,whichH834I have setשַׂ֙מְתִּי֙sam.tiH7760up as a pillarמַצֵּבָ֔הma.tze.VahH4676,will be God’sאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, andof allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605that You giveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414me I will surelyH6237giveH6237a tenthH6237to You.”

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