New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 28:10-15

10Then Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290departedוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318fromBeershebaH884and wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980towardHaranחָרָֽנָה׃cha.Ra.nahH2771.

11And hehappenedH6293uponH6293aparticular placeבַּמָּק֜וֹםba.ma.KomH4725and spentH3885theH3885nightוַיָּ֤לֶןvai.Ya.lenH3885thereשָׁם֙shamH8033,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121had setבָ֣אva'H935;and he tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947one of the stonesמֵאַבְנֵ֣יme.'av.NeiH68of the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725and madeוַיָּ֖שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760it a supportH4763forH4763his headמְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763,and layH7901downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בvai.yish.KavH7901in that placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

12Andhe hadH2492aH2492dreamוַֽיַּחֲלֹ֗םvai.ya.cha.LomH2492,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,a ladderסֻלָּם֙su.LamH5551was setH5324upH5324on the earthאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776with its topוְרֹאשׁ֖וֹve.ro.ShoH7218reachingמַגִּ֣יעַma.Gi.a'H5060to heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יְמָהha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064;and beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,the angelsמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430were ascendingעֹלִ֥ים'o.LimH5927and descendingוְיֹרְדִ֖יםve.yo.re.DimH3381on it.

13Then beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068was standingנִצָּ֣בni.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.KhevH7901I will giveאֶתְּנֶ֖נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414to 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.TaH6555outH6555to the westיָ֥מָּהYa.mahH3220and to the eastוָקֵ֖דְמָהva.Ke.de.mahH6924,and 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.”

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