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Genesis 28

1AndIsaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290, andblessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288him, andchargedוַיְצַוֵּ֙הוּ֙vay.tza.Ve.huH6680him, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Thou shalt nottakeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802of thedaughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

2Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,goH3212toPadanaramפַּדֶּ֣נָֽהpa.De.nahH6307, to thehouseבֵּ֥יתָהBei.tahH1004ofBethuelבְתוּאֵ֖לve.tu.'ElH1328thymother’sאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1; andtakeוְקַח־ve.kach-H3947thee awifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802from there of thedaughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837thymother’sאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

3AndGodוְאֵ֤לve.'ElH410Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706blessיְבָרֵ֣ךְye.va.RekhH1288thee, and make theefruitfulוְיַפְרְךָ֖ve.yaf.re.KhaH6509, andmultiplyוְיַרְבֶּ֑ךָve.yar.Be.khaH7235thee, that thou mayest be amultitudeלִקְהַ֥לlik.HalH6951ofpeopleעַמִּֽים׃'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.retzH776in which thou art astrangerמְגֻרֶ֔יךָme.gu.Rei.khaH4033, whichGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָֽם׃le.'av.ra.HamH85.

5AndIsaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327sentawayוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290: and hewentH3212toPadanaramפַּדֶּ֣נָֽהpa.De.nahH6307toLabanלָבָ֤ןla.VanH3837,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBethuelבְּתוּאֵל֙be.tu.'ElH1328theSyrianהָֽאֲרַמִּ֔יha.'a.ra.MiH761, thebrotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251ofRebekahרִבְקָ֔הriv.KahH7259,Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290andEsau’sוְעֵשָֽׂו׃ve.'e.SavH6215motherאֵ֥ם'emH517.

6WhenEsauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatIsaacיִצְחָק֮yitz.ChakH3327hadblessedבֵרַ֣ךְve.RakhH1288Jacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290, and sent himawayוְשִׁלַּ֤חve.shi.LachH7971toPadanaramפַּדֶּ֣נָֽהpa.De.nahH6307, totakeלָקַֽחַת־la.ka.chat-H3947him awifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802from there; and that as heblessedבְּבָרֲכ֣וֹbe.va.ra.KhoH1288him he gave him achargeוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thou shalt nottakeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802of thedaughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667;

7And thatJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290obeyedוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1and hismotherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517, and wasgoneH3212toPadanaramפַּדֶּ֥נָֽהpa.De.nahH6307;

8AndEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215seeingוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667pleasedבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869notרָע֖וֹתra.'otH7451Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1;

9ThenwentH3212Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215toIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֑אלyish.ma.'ElH3458, andtookוַיִּקַּ֡חvai.yi.KachH3947to thewivesנָשָׁ֖יוna.ShavH802which he hadMahalathמָחֲלַ֣ת׀ma.cha.LatH4258thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלyish.ma.'ElH3458Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85sonבֶּן־ben-H1121, thesisterאֲח֧וֹת'a.ChotH269ofNebajothנְבָי֛וֹתne.va.YotH5032, to be hiswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802.

10AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318fromBeershebaH884, andwentH3212towardHaranחָרָֽנָה׃cha.Ra.nahH2771.

11And hecameוַיִּפְגַּ֨עvai.yif.Ga'H6293to a certainplaceבַּמָּק֜וֹםba.ma.KomH4725, and tarried there allnightוַיָּ֤לֶןvai.Ya.lenH3885, because thesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121wassetבָ֣אva'H935; and hetookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947of thestonesמֵאַבְנֵ֣יme.'av.NeiH68of thatplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, andputוַיָּ֖שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760them for hispillowsמְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763, and laydownוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בvai.yish.KavH7901in thatplaceבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725tosleepH7901.

12And hedreamedוַֽיַּחֲלֹ֗םvai.ya.cha.LomH2492, and behold aladderסֻלָּם֙su.LamH5551setuponמֻצָּ֣בmu.TzavH5324theearthאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, and the top ofitוְרֹאשׁ֖וֹve.ro.ShoH7218reachedמַגִּ֣יעַma.Gi.a'H5060toheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יְמָהha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064: and behold theangelsמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430ascendingעֹלִ֥ים'o.LimH5927anddescendingוְיֹרְדִ֖יםve.yo.re.DimH3381on it.

13And, behold, theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068stoodנִצָּ֣בni.TzavH5324above it, andsaidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, I am theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, and theGodוֵאלֹהֵ֖יve.lo.HeiH430ofIsaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327: thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776on which thouliestשֹׁכֵ֣בsho.KhevH7901, to thee will I giveitאֶתְּנֶ֖נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414, and to thyseedוּלְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃u.le.zar.'E.khaH2233;

14And thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233shall be as thedustכַּעֲפַ֣רka.'a.FarH6083of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and thou shalt spreadabroadוּפָרַצְתָּ֛u.fa.ratz.TaH6555to 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.khaH2233shall all thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.ChotH4940of theearthהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127beblessedוְנִבְרֲכ֥וּve.niv.ra.KhuH1288.

15And, behold, I am with thee, and willkeepוּשְׁמַרְתִּ֙יךָ֙u.she.mar.Ti.khaH8104thee in all placeswhereH834thougoestH3212, and will bring theeagainוַהֲשִׁ֣בֹתִ֔יךָva.ha.Shi.vo.Ti.khaH7725into thislandהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127; for I will notleaveאֶֽעֱזָבְךָ֔'e.'e.za.ve.KhaH5800thee,untilH834I havedoneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213that which I havepromisedדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to thee.

16AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֮ya.'a.KoH3290awokeוַיִּיקַ֣ץvai.yi.KatzH3364from hissleepמִשְּׁנָתוֹ֒mi.she.na.ToH8142, and hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Surelyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068isיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426in thisplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725; and Iknewיָדָֽעְתִּי׃ya.Da.'e.tiH3045it not.

17And he wasafraidוַיִּירָא֙vai.yi.Ra'H3372, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, Howdreadfulנּוֹרָ֖אno.Ra'H3372is thisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725! this is no other but thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430, and this is thegateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179ofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

18AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290roseearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, andtookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947thestoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68that he hadputשָׂ֣םsamH7760for hispillowsמְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֔יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763, and set itupוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760for apillarמַצֵּבָ֑הma.tze.VahH4676, andpouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332oilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081on the top ofitרֹאשָֽׁהּ׃ro.ShahH7218.

19And hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of thatplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725BethelH1008:butוְאוּלָ֛םve.'u.LamH199thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of thatcityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892was calledLuzל֥וּזluzH3870at thefirstלָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃la.ri.sho.NahH7223.

20AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290vowedוַיִּדַּ֥רvai.yi.DarH5087avowנֶ֣דֶרNe.derH5088,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, IfGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430will be with me, and will keepmeוּשְׁמָרַ֙נִי֙u.she.ma.Ra.niH8104in thiswayבַּדֶּ֤רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870that Igoהוֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980, and willgiveוְנָֽתַן־ve.na.tan-H5414mebreadלֶ֛חֶםLe.chemH3899toeatלֶאֱכֹ֖לle.'e.KholH398, andraimentוּבֶ֥גֶדu.Ve.gedH899to putonלִלְבֹּֽשׁ׃lil.BoshH3847,

21So that I comeagainוְשַׁבְתִּ֥יve.shav.TiH7725to myfather’sאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004inpeaceבְשָׁל֖וֹםve.sha.LomH7965; then shall theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068be myGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430:

22And thisstoneוְהָאֶ֣בֶןve.ha.'E.venH68, which I havesetשַׂ֙מְתִּי֙sam.tiH7760for apillarמַצֵּבָ֔הma.tze.VahH4676, shall beGod’sאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004: and of all that thou shaltgiveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414me I willsurelyעַשֵּׂ֖ר'a.SerH6237give thetenthאֲעַשְּׂרֶ֥נּוּ'a.'as.se.Re.nuH6237to thee.

Commentaries on Genesis 28

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