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Genesis 28:18-22

18So Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290gotH7925upH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947the stoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68that he had placedH7760as a supportH4763forH4763his headמְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֔יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763,and setH7760it upH7760as a memorialH4676stoneH4676,and pouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332oilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081on its topרֹאשָֽׁהּ׃ro.ShahH7218.

19Then he namedוַיִּקְרָ֛א שֵֽׁם־vai.yik.Ra' shem-H7121 H8034that placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725BethelH1008;butוְאוּלָ֛םve.'u.LamH199previouslyלָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃la.ri.sho.NahH7223the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892had beenLuzל֥וּזluzH3870.

20Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290alsomadeוַיִּדַּ֥רvai.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 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.

22And thisH2088stoneוְהָאֶ֣בֶןve.ha.'E.venH68,whichH834I have setשַׂ֙מְתִּי֙sam.tiH7760upH7760as a memorialH4676stoneH4676,will be God’sאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, andof everythingוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605that You giveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414me I will assuredlyH6237giveH6237aH6237tenthH6237to You.”

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