Revised Version 1895

Genesis 28:13-22

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.

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