Revised Version 1895

Genesis 35:1-15

1AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,Ariseק֛וּםkumH6965,goעֲלֵ֥ה'a.LehH5927upH5927to Beth-el, anddwellוְשֶׁב־ve.shev-H3427there: andmakeוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213there analtarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196untoGodH430, whoappearedהַנִּרְאֶ֣הha.nir.'EhH7200unto thee when thou fleddest from thefaceמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440ofEsauעֵשָׂ֥ו'e.SavH6215thybrotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251.

2ThenJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hishouseholdבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, and toallכָּל־kol-H3605that were with him,PutH5493awayH5493thestrangeהַנֵּכָר֙ha.ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430that are amongyouH834, andpurifyוְהִֽטַּהֲר֔וּve.hi.ta.ha.RuH2891yourselves, andchangeוְהַחֲלִ֖יפוּve.ha.cha.Li.fuH2498yourgarmentsשִׂמְלֹתֵיכֶֽם׃sim.lo.tei.KhemH8071:

3andletH1980usH3117ariseוְנָק֥וּמָהve.na.Ku.mahH6965, andgoH1980upוְנַעֲלֶ֖הve.na.'a.LehH5927to Beth-el; and I willmakeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213there analtarמִזְבֵּ֗חַmiz.Be.achH4196untoGodלָאֵ֞לla.'ElH410, whoansweredהָעֹנֶ֤הha.'o.NehH6030meH5978in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of mydistressצָֽרָתִ֔יtza.ra.TiH6869, and was withmeH5978in thewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834IwentH1980.

4And theygaveוַיִּתְּנ֣וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414untoJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290allכָּל־kol-H3605thestrangeהַנֵּכָר֙ha.ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were in theirhandבְּיָדָ֔םbe.ya.DamH3027, and theringsהַנְּזָמִ֖יםha.ne.za.MimH5141whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were in theirearsבְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.ze.nei.HemH241; andJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290hidוַיִּטְמֹ֤ןvai.yit.MonH2934themunderתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478theoakהָאֵלָ֖הha.'e.LahH424whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was byShechemשְׁכֶֽם׃she.KhemH7927.

5And theyjourneyedוַיִּסָּ֑עוּvai.yi.Sa.'uH5265: and agreatאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430terrorחִתַּ֣תchi.TatH2847wasuponעַל־'al-H5921thecitiesהֶֽעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892that wereroundסְבִיבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.HemH5439aboutוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961them, and theydidאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808pursueרָֽדְפ֔וּra.de.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

6Soאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toLuzל֗וּזָהLu.zahH3870,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667(thesameH1931is Beth-el), he andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971that were with him.

7And hebuiltוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129there analtarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196, andcalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121theplaceלַמָּק֔וֹםla.ma.KomH4725El-beth-el:becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588thereGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wasrevealedנִגְל֤וּnig.LuH1540unto him, when hefledבְּבָרְח֖וֹbe.va.re.ChoH1272from thefaceמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440of hisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

8AndDeborahדְּבֹרָה֙de.vo.RahH1683Rebekah’sרִבְקָ֔הriv.KahH7259nurseמֵינֶ֣קֶתmei.Ne.ketH3243diedוַתָּ֤מָתva.Ta.motH4191, andsheH7121wasburiedוַתִּקָּבֵ֛רva.ti.ka.VerH6912belowמִתַּ֥חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478Beth-elunderתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478theoakהָֽאַלּ֑וֹןha.'a.LonH437: and thenameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034of it wascalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Allon-bacuthH439.

9AndGodאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430appearedוַיֵּרָ֨אvai.ye.Ra'H7200untoJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290againע֔וֹדodH5750, when hecameבְּבֹא֖וֹbe.vo.'OH935fromPaddan-aramמִפַּדַּ֣ןmi.pa.DanH6307, andblessedוַיְבָ֖רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288him.

10AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559unto him, Thynameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034isJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290: thynameשִׁמְךָ֙shim.KhaH8034shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808becalledיִקָּרֵא֩yi.ka.Re'H7121anyH5750moreH5750Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290, butIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall be thynameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034: and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11AndGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto him, I amGodH430Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706: befruitfulפְּרֵ֣הpe.RehH6509andmultiplyוּרְבֵ֔הu.re.VehH7235; anationגּ֛וֹיGoyH1471and acompanyוּקְהַ֥לu.ke.HalH6951ofnationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471shall be of thee, andkingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428shallcomeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961outיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ye.Tze.'uH3318of thyloinsמֵחֲלָצֶ֥יךָme.cha.la.Tzei.khaH2504;

12and thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Igaveנָתַ֛תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414untoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85andIsaacוּלְיִצְחָ֖קu.le.yitz.ChakH3327, to thee I willgiveאֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414it, and to thyseedוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֥u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee will Igiveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

13AndGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430wentH5927upH5927from him in theplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he spake with him.

14AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290setוַיַּצֵּ֨בvai.ya.TzevH5324upH5921apillarמַצֵּבָ֗הma.tze.VahH4676in theplaceבַּמָּק֛וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he spake with him, apillarH4676ofstoneאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68: and hepouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332outH3332a drink offeringthereonH5921, andpouredH3332oilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081thereonH5921.

15AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of theplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430spake with him, Beth-el.

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