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Genesis 28:16-19

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.

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