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Genesis 28:18-22

18And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290rose up earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947the stoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68that he had putשָׂ֣םsamH7760forhis pillowsמְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֔יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763,and set it upוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760fora pillarמַצֵּבָ֑הma.tze.VahH4676,and pouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332oilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081upon the top of itרֹאשָֽׁהּ׃ro.ShahH7218.

19And he calledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of that placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Beth–elH1008:butוְאוּלָ֛םve.'u.LamH199the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of that cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892was calledLuzל֥וּזluzH3870at the firstלָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃la.ri.sho.NahH7223.

20And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290vowedוַיִּדַּ֥רvai.yi.DarH5087a vowנֶ֣דֶרNe.derH5088,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,If Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430will be with me, and will keep meוּשְׁמָרַ֙נִי֙u.she.ma.Ra.niH8104in this wayבַּדֶּ֤רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870that I goהוֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980,and will giveוְנָֽתַן־ve.na.tan-H5414me breadלֶ֛חֶםLe.chemH3899to eatלֶאֱכֹ֖לle.'e.KholH398,and raimentוּבֶ֥גֶדu.Ve.gedH899to put onלִלְבֹּֽשׁ׃lil.BoshH3847,

21So that I come againוְשַׁבְתִּ֥יve.shav.TiH7725to my father’sאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004in peaceבְשָׁל֖וֹםve.sha.LomH7965;And, behold, Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068be my Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430:

22And this stoneוְהָאֶ֣בֶןve.ha.'E.venH68,which I have setשַׂ֙מְתִּי֙sam.tiH7760fora pillarמַצֵּבָ֔הma.tze.VahH4676,shall be God’sאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004:and of all that thou shalt giveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414me I will surelyעַשֵּׂ֖ר'a.SerH6237give the tenthאֲעַשְּׂרֶ֥נּוּ'a.'as.se.Re.nuH6237unto thee.

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