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Genesis 28:10-17

10And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290went outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from Beer–shebaH884,and wentH3212toward Haranחָרָֽנָה׃cha.Ra.nahH2771.

11And he lightedוַיִּפְגַּ֨עvai.yif.Ga'H6293upon a certain placeבַּמָּק֜וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,and tarried there all nightוַיָּ֤לֶןvai.Ya.lenH3885,because the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121was setבָ֣אva'H935;and he tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947of the stonesמֵאַבְנֵ֣יme.'av.NeiH68of that placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,and putוַיָּ֖שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760them forhis pillowsמְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763,and lay downH7901in that placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725to sleepH7901.

12And he dreamedוַֽיַּחֲלֹ֗םvai.ya.cha.LomH2492,and behold a ladderסֻלָּם֙su.LamH5551set upמֻצָּ֣בmu.TzavH5324on the earthאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and the top of itוְרֹאשׁ֖וֹve.ro.ShoH7218reachedמַגִּ֣יעַma.Gi.a'H5060to heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יְמָהha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064:and behold the angelsמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430ascendingעֹלִ֥ים'o.LimH5927and descendingוְיֹרְדִ֖יםve.yo.re.DimH3381on it.

13And, behold, Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068stoodנִצָּ֣בni.TzavH5324above it, and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, I amYhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85thy fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,and the Godוֵאלֹהֵ֖יve.lo.HeiH430of Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327:the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereon thou liestשֹׁכֵ֣בsho.KhevH7901,to thee will I give itאֶתְּנֶ֖נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414,and to thy seedוּלְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃u.le.zar.'E.khaH2233;

14And thy seedזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233shall be as the dustכַּעֲפַ֣רka.'a.FarH6083of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and thou shalt spread abroadוּפָרַצְתָּ֛u.fa.ratz.TaH6555to the westיָ֥מָּהYa.mahH3220,and to the eastוָקֵ֖דְמָהva.Ke.de.mahH6924,and to the northוְצָפֹ֣נָהve.tza.Fo.nahH6828,and to the southוָנֶ֑גְבָּהva.Neg.bahH5045:and in thee and in thy seedוּבְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃u.ve.zar.'E.khaH2233shall all the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127be blessedוְנִבְרֲכ֥וּve.niv.ra.KhuH1288.

15And, behold, I amwith thee, and will keepוּשְׁמַרְתִּ֙יךָ֙u.she.mar.Ti.khaH8104thee in all placeswhitherH834thou goestH3212,and will bring thee againוַהֲשִׁ֣בֹתִ֔יךָva.ha.Shi.vo.Ti.khaH7725into this landהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127;for I will not leaveאֶֽעֱזָבְךָ֔'e.'e.za.ve.KhaH5800thee, untilH834I have doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213thatwhich I have spokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to thee of.

16And Jacobיַעֲקֹב֮ya.'a.KoH3290awakedוַיִּיקַ֣ץvai.yi.KatzH3364out of his sleepמִשְּׁנָתוֹ֒mi.she.na.ToH8142,and he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Surelyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.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.

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