Revised Version 1895

Genesis 28

1AndIsaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290, andblessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288him, andchargedוַיְצַוֵּ֙הוּ֙vay.tza.Ve.huH6680him, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808takeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802of thedaughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

2Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,goH6965toPaddan-aramפַּדֶּ֣נָֽהpa.De.nahH6307, to thehouseבֵּ֥יתָהBei.tahH1004ofBethuelבְתוּאֵ֖לve.tu.'ElH1328thymother’sאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1; andtakeוְקַח־ve.kach-H3947thee awifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802from thence of thedaughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837thymother’sאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

3AndGodוְאֵ֤לve.'ElH410Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706blessיְבָרֵ֣ךְye.va.RekhH1288thee, andmakeוְיַפְרְךָ֖ve.yaf.re.KhaH6509theefruitfulH6509, andmultiplyוְיַרְבֶּ֑ךָve.yar.Be.khaH7235thee, that thou mayest be acompanyלִקְהַ֥לlik.HalH6951ofpeoplesעַמִּֽים׃'a.MimH5971;

4andgiveוְיִֽתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414thee theblessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85, to thee, and to thyseedוּלְזַרְעֲךָ֣u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233with thee; that thou mayestinheritלְרִשְׁתְּךָ֙le.rish.te.KhaH3423thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of thysojourningsמְגֻרֶ֔יךָme.gu.Rei.khaH4033,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414untoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָֽם׃le.'av.ra.HamH85.

5AndIsaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327sentH7971awayH7971Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290: and hewentאֶל־'el-H413toPaddan-aramפַּדֶּ֣נָֽהpa.De.nahH6307untoLabanלָבָ֤ןla.VanH3837,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBethuelבְּתוּאֵל֙be.tu.'ElH1328theSyrianהָֽאֲרַמִּ֔יha.'a.ra.MiH761, thebrotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251ofRebekahרִבְקָ֔הriv.KahH7259,Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290andEsau’sוְעֵשָֽׂו׃ve.'e.SavH6215motherאֵ֥ם'emH517.

6Nowכִּֽי־ki-H3588Esauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatIsaacיִצְחָק֮yitz.ChakH3327hadblessedבֵרַ֣ךְve.RakhH1288Jacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290andsentH7971himawayH7971toPaddan-aramפַּדֶּ֣נָֽהpa.De.nahH6307, totakeלָקַֽחַת־la.ka.chat-H3947him awifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802from thence; and that as heblessedבְּבָרֲכ֣וֹbe.va.ra.KhoH1288him hegaveוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680him achargeעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808takeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802of thedaughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667;

7and thatJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290obeyedוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1and hismotherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517, and was gone toPaddan-aramפַּדֶּ֥נָֽהpa.De.nahH6307:

8andEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667pleasedבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869notכִּ֥יkiH3588Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1;

9andEsauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215wentאֶל־'el-H413untoIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֑אלyish.ma.'ElH3458, andtookוַיִּקַּ֡חvai.yi.KachH3947unto thewivesH802whichH802he hadMahalathמָחֲלַ֣ת׀ma.cha.LatH4258thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלyish.ma.'ElH3458Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85sonבֶּן־ben-H1121, thesisterאֲח֧וֹת'a.ChotH269ofNebaiothנְבָי֛וֹתne.va.YotH5032, to be hiswifeH802.

10AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290wentH3318outH3318from Beer-sheba, andwentH3318towardHaranחָרָֽנָה׃cha.Ra.nahH2771.

11And he lighteduponH935a certainplaceבַּמָּק֜וֹםba.ma.KomH4725, and tarried thereallH7901night,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588thesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121wassetH7760; and hetookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947one of thestonesמֵאַבְנֵ֣יme.'av.NeiH68of theplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, andputוַיָּ֖שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760itunderH935hisheadמְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763, andlayH7901downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בvai.yish.KavH7901in thatplaceבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725tosleepH7901.

12And hedreamedוַֽיַּחֲלֹ֗םvai.ya.cha.LomH2492, andbeholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009aladderסֻלָּם֙su.LamH5551setמֻצָּ֣בmu.TzavH5324upH5927on theearthאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, and thetopוְרֹאשׁ֖וֹve.ro.ShoH7218of itreachedמַגִּ֣יעַma.Gi.a'H5060toheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יְמָהha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064: andbeholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009theangelsמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430ascendingH5927anddescendingוְיֹרְדִ֖יםve.yo.re.DimH3381on it.

13And,beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068stoodנִצָּ֣בni.TzavH5324aboveH5921it, andsaidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, I am theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, and theGodוֵאלֹהֵ֖יve.lo.HeiH430ofIsaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327: thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereon thou liest, to thee will Igiveאֶתְּנֶ֖נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414it, and to thyseedוּלְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃u.le.zar.'E.khaH2233;

14and thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233shall be as thedustכַּעֲפַ֣רka.'a.FarH6083of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and thou shaltspreadוּפָרַצְתָּ֛u.fa.ratz.TaH6555abroadH6555to thewestיָ֥מָּהYa.mahH3220, and to theeastוָקֵ֖דְמָהva.Ke.de.mahH6924, and to thenorthוְצָפֹ֣נָהve.tza.Fo.nahH6828, and to thesouthוָנֶ֑גְבָּהva.Neg.bahH5045: and in thee and in thyseedוּבְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃u.ve.zar.'E.khaH2233shallallכָּל־kol-H3605thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.ChotH4940of theearthH776beblessedוְנִבְרֲכ֥וּve.niv.ra.KhuH1288.

15And,beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, I am with thee, and willkeepוּשְׁמַרְתִּ֙יךָ֙u.she.mar.Ti.khaH8104thee whithersoever thou goest, and willbringוַהֲשִׁ֣בֹתִ֔יךָva.ha.Shi.vo.Ti.khaH7725theeagainH7725intoאֶל־'el-H413thislandהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127; for I willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808leaveאֶֽעֱזָבְךָ֔'e.'e.za.ve.KhaH5800thee,untilעַ֚ד'adH5704I havedoneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213thatwhichH834I havespokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to thee of.

16AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֮ya.'a.KoH3290awakedoutH3045of hissleepמִשְּׁנָתוֹ֒mi.she.na.ToH8142, and hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Surelyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is in thisplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725; and IknewH3045itnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808.

17And he wasafraidH3372, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,Howמַה־mah-H4100dreadful is thisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725! this isnoneאֵ֣ין'einH369otherH2088but thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430, and this is thegateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179ofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

18AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290roseH7925upH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, andtookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947thestoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68that he hadputשָׂ֣םsamH7760underH5921hisheadH7218, andsetוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760itupH7925for apillarמַצֵּבָ֑הma.tze.VahH4676, andpouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332oilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081uponH5921thetopרֹאשָֽׁהּ׃ro.ShahH7218of it.

19And hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of thatplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Beth-el: but thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892wasLuzל֥וּזluzH3870at thefirstלָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃la.ri.sho.NahH7223.

20AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290vowedוַיִּדַּ֥רvai.yi.DarH5087avowנֶ֣דֶרNe.derH5088,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Ifאִם־'im-H518Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430will be withmeH5414, and willkeepוּשְׁמָרַ֙נִי֙u.she.ma.Ra.niH8104meH5414in thiswayבַּדֶּ֤רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870that Igoהוֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980, and willgiveוְנָֽתַן־ve.na.tan-H5414meH5414breadלֶ֛חֶםLe.chemH3899toeatלֶאֱכֹ֖לle.'e.KholH398, and raiment toputH5414on,

21soH1961that IcomeH1961againוְשַׁבְתִּ֥יve.shav.TiH7725to myfather’sאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004inpeaceבְשָׁל֖וֹםve.sha.LomH7965, then shall theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068be myGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430,

22and thisstoneוְהָאֶ֣בֶןve.ha.'E.venH68,whichH834I havesetשַׂ֙מְתִּי֙sam.tiH7760upH5414for apillarמַצֵּבָ֔הma.tze.VahH4676, shall beGod’sאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004: and ofallוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605that thou shaltgiveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414meH5414I willsurelyH5414giveH5414thetenthH6237unto thee.

Commentaries on Genesis 28

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