Genesis 28
Legacy Standard Bible
Jacob Is Sent to Laban
28 So Isaac called Jacob and (A)blessed him and commanded him and said to him, “(B)You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan. 2 Arise, go to Paddan-aram, to the house of (C)Bethuel your mother’s father; and from there take to yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban your mother’s brother. 3 May [a](D)God Almighty (E)bless you and (F)make you fruitful and (G)multiply you, that you may become an (H)assembly of peoples. 4 May He also give you the (I)blessing of Abraham, to you and to your seed with you, that you may (J)possess the land of your (K)sojournings, which God gave to Abraham.” 5 Then (L)Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Paddan-aram to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
6 And Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-aram to take for himself a wife from there, and that when he blessed him he commanded him, saying, “(M)You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan,” 7 and that Jacob had listened to his father and his mother and had gone to Paddan-aram. 8 So Esau saw that (N)the daughters of Canaan were displeasing [b]in the sight of his father Isaac; 9 and Esau went to Ishmael and took Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife, (O)besides the wives that he had.
Jacob’s Dream
10 Then Jacob departed from (P)Beersheba and went toward (Q)Haran. 11 And he reached [c]a (R)certain place and spent the night there because the sun had set; and he took one of the stones of the place and put it [d]under his head and lay down in that place. 12 (S)Then he had a dream, and behold, a [e]ladder stood on the earth with its top touching heaven; and behold, (T)the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. 13 And behold, (U)Yahweh stood [f]above it and said, “I am Yahweh, (V)the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie, I will give it (W)to you and to (X)your seed. 14 And your seed will also be like (Y)the dust of the earth, and you will [g]spread out (Z)to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and (AA)in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed. 15 Behold, (AB)I am with you and (AC)will keep you wherever you go. And (AD)I will bring you back to this land; for (AE)I will not forsake you until I have done what I have [h]promised you.” 16 Then Jacob (AF)awoke from his sleep and said, “(AG)Surely Yahweh is in this place, and I did not know it.” 17 And he was afraid and said, “(AH)How fearsome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”
18 So Jacob rose early in the morning and took (AI)the stone that he had put [i]under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on its top. 19 And he called the name of that place [j](AJ)Bethel; however, [k]previously the name of the city had been (AK)Luz. 20 Then Jacob (AL)made a vow, saying, “(AM)If God will be with me and will keep me on this journey on which I am going, and will give me [l](AN)food to eat and garments to wear, 21 and (AO)I return to my father’s house in peace, (AP)then Yahweh will be my God. 22 Now this stone, which I have set up as a pillar, (AQ)will be God’s house, and (AR)of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 28:3 Heb El Shaddai
- Genesis 28:8 Lit in the eyes of his
- Genesis 28:11 Lit the place
- Genesis 28:11 Lit at his head-place
- Genesis 28:12 Or stairway
- Genesis 28:13 Or beside him
- Genesis 28:14 Lit break through
- Genesis 28:15 Lit spoken to
- Genesis 28:18 Lit at his head-place
- Genesis 28:19 Lit the house of God
- Genesis 28:19 Lit at the first
- Genesis 28:20 Lit bread
Genesis 28
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
28 Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, ‘You shall not marry one of the Canaanite women. 2 Go at once to Paddan-aram to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father; and take as wife from there one of the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother. 3 May God Almighty[a] bless you and make you fruitful and numerous, that you may become a company of peoples. 4 May he give to you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your offspring with you, so that you may take possession of the land where you now live as an alien—land that God gave to Abraham.’ 5 Thus Isaac sent Jacob away; and he went to Paddan-aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.
Esau Marries Ishmael’s Daughter
6 Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-aram to take a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he charged him, ‘You shall not marry one of the Canaanite women’, 7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and gone to Paddan-aram. 8 So when Esau saw that the Canaanite women did not please his father Isaac, 9 Esau went to Ishmael and took Mahalath daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, and sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife in addition to the wives he had.
Jacob’s Dream at Bethel
10 Jacob left Beer-sheba and went towards Haran. 11 He came to a certain place and stayed there for the night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down in that place. 12 And he dreamed that there was a ladder[b] set up on the earth, the top of it reaching to heaven; and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. 13 And the Lord stood beside him[c] and said, ‘I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring; 14 and your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and all the families of the earth shall be blessed[d] in you and in your offspring. 15 Know that I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.’ 16 Then Jacob woke from his sleep and said, ‘Surely the Lord is in this place—and I did not know it!’ 17 And he was afraid, and said, ‘How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.’
18 So Jacob rose early in the morning, and he took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up for a pillar and poured oil on the top of it. 19 He called that place Bethel;[e] but the name of the city was Luz at the first. 20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, ‘If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear, 21 so that I come again to my father’s house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God, 22 and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God’s house; and of all that you give me I will surely give one-tenth to you.’
Footnotes
- Genesis 28:3 Traditional rendering of Heb El Shaddai
- Genesis 28:12 Or stairway or ramp
- Genesis 28:13 Or stood above it
- Genesis 28:14 Or shall bless themselves
- Genesis 28:19 That is House of God
Genesis 28
King James Version
28 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
2 Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughers of Laban thy mother's brother.
3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
4 And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.
5 And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.
6 When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughers of Canaan;
7 And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;
8 And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;
9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.
10 And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.
11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
13 And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not.
17 And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
19 And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the Lord be my God:
22 And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
Genesi 28
La Nuova Diodati
28 Allora Isacco chiamò Giacobbe, lo benedisse, gli diede quest'ordine e gli disse: Non prender moglie tra le donne di Canaan.
2 Alzati, va' in Paddan-Aram, alla casa di Bethuel, padre di tua madre, e prenditi di là in moglie una delle figlie di Labano, fratello di tua madre.
3 Dio onnipotente ti benedica, ti renda fruttifero e ti moltiplichi, si che tu divenga un'assemblea di popoli,
4 e ti dia la benedizione di Abrahamo, a te e alla tua discendenza con te, affinché tu possegga il paese dove vivi come uno straniero e che DIO donò ad Abrahamo».
5 Così Isacco fece partire Giacobbe, che andò in Paddan-Aram da Labano, figlio di Betbuel, l'Arameo fratello di Rebecca, madre di Giacobbe e di Esaú.
6 Or Esaú vide che Isacco aveva benedetto Giacobbe e lo aveva mandato in Paddan-Aram per prendersi di là una moglie e, nel benedirlo, gli aveva dato quest'ordine dicendo: «Non prender moglie tra le figlie di Canaan»;
7 e Giacobbe aveva ubbidito a suo padre e a sua madre e se ne era andato in Paddan-Aram.
8 Quando Esaú si rese conto che le figlie di Canaan erano mal viste da Isacco suo padre,
9 andò da Ismaele e prese Mahalath, figlia di Ismaele, figlio di Abrahamo, sorella di Nebajoth, perché fosse sua moglie oltre le mogli che già aveva.
10 Or Giacobbe partì da Beer-Sceba e se ne andò verso Haran.
11 Giunse in un certo luogo e vi passó la notte, perché il sole era già tramontato. Allora prese una delle pietre del luogo, la pose sotto la sua testa e in quel luogo si coricò.
12 E sognò di vedere una scala appoggiata sulla terra, la cui cima toccava il cielo; ed ecco, gli angeli di DIO salivano e scendevano su di essa.
13 Ed ecco l'Eterno stava in cima ad essa e gli disse: «Io sono l'Eterno, il DIO di Abrahamo tuo padre e il DIO di Isacco; la terra sulla quale tu sei coricato la darò a te e alla tua discendenza;
14 e la tua discendenza sarà come la polvere della terra, e tu ti estenderai a ovest e a est a nord e a sud; e tutte le famiglie della terra saranno benedette in te e nella tua discendenza.
15 Ed ecco, io sono con te e ti proteggerò dovunque andrai, e ti ricondurrò in questo paese; poiché non ti abbandonerò prima di aver fatto quello che ti ho detto».
16 Allora Giacobbe si svegliò dal suo sonno e disse: «Certamente l'Eterno è in questo luogo, e io non lo sapevo».
17 Ed ebbe paura e disse: «Come è tremendo questo luogo! Questa non è altro che la casa di DIO, e questa è la porta del cielo!».
18 Così Giacobbe si alzò al mattino presto prese la pietra che aveva posta sotto la sua testa, la eresse come stele e versò dell'olio sulla sua sommità.
19 E chiamò quel luogo Bethel, mentre prima il nome della città era Luz.
20 Poi Giacobbe fece un voto dicendo: «Se DIO sarà con me e mi proteggerà durante questo viaggio che faccio, se mi darà pane da mangiare e vesti da coprirmi,
21 e ritornerò alla casa di mio padre in pace, allora l'Eterno sarà il mio DIO;
22 e questa pietra che ho eretta come stele, sarà la casa di DIO; e di tutto quello che tu mi darai io ti darò la decima».
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