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Genesis 28:16-19

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.

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