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Genesis 28
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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

  1. Genesis 28:3 Heb El Shaddai
  2. Genesis 28:8 Lit in the eyes of his
  3. Genesis 28:11 Lit the place
  4. Genesis 28:11 Lit at his head-place
  5. Genesis 28:12 Or stairway
  6. Genesis 28:13 Or beside him
  7. Genesis 28:14 Lit break through
  8. Genesis 28:15 Lit spoken to
  9. Genesis 28:18 Lit at his head-place
  10. Genesis 28:19 Lit the house of God
  11. Genesis 28:19 Lit at the first
  12. Genesis 28:20 Lit bread
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Jacob Sent to His Uncle Laban

28 Then Isaac called Jacob and (A)blessed him, and [a]charged him, and said to him: (B)“You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan. 2 (C)Arise, go to (D)Padan Aram, to the house of (E)Bethuel your mother’s father; and take yourself a wife from there of the daughters of (F)Laban your mother’s brother.

3 “May (G)God Almighty bless you,
And make you (H)fruitful and multiply you,
That you may be an assembly of peoples;
4 And give you (I)the blessing of Abraham,
To you and your descendants with you,
That you may inherit the land
(J)In[b] which you are a stranger,
Which God gave to Abraham.”

5 So Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Padan Aram, to Laban the son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.

Esau Marries Mahalath

6 Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Padan Aram to take himself a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan,” 7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and had gone to Padan Aram. 8 Also Esau saw (K)that the daughters of Canaan did not please his father Isaac. 9 So Esau went to Ishmael and (L)took (M)Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, (N)the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife in addition to the wives he had.

Jacob’s Vow at Bethel

10 Now Jacob (O)went out from Beersheba and went toward (P)Haran. 11 So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep. 12 Then he (Q)dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there (R)the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

13 (S)And behold, the Lord stood above it and said: (T)“I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; (U)the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants. 14 Also your (V)descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad (W)to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and (X)in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed. 15 Behold, (Y)I am with you and will (Z)keep[c] you wherever you go, and will (AA)bring you back to this land; for (AB)I will not leave you (AC)until I have done what I have spoken to you.”

16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in (AD)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 Then Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put at his head, (AE)set it up as a pillar, (AF)and poured oil on top of it. 19 And he called the name of (AG)that place [d]Bethel; but the name of that city had been Luz previously. 20 (AH)Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If (AI)God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me (AJ)bread to eat and clothing to put on, 21 so that (AK)I come back to my father’s house in peace, (AL)then the Lord shall be my God. 22 And this stone which I have set as a pillar (AM)shall be God’s house, (AN)and of all that You give me I will surely give a [e]tenth to You.”

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 28:1 commanded
  2. Genesis 28:4 Lit. Of your sojournings
  3. Genesis 28:15 protect
  4. Genesis 28:19 Lit. House of God
  5. Genesis 28:22 tithe
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28 Då kallade Isak till sig Jakob och välsignade honom och sade till honom: ”Du ska inte ta någon av Kanaans döttrar till hustru. 2 (A) Bryt upp och bege dig till Paddan-Aram[a], till din morfar Betuels hus. Ta dig en hustru därifrån, någon av döttrarna till din morbror Laban. 3 Gud den Allsmäktige ska välsigna dig och göra dig fruktsam och föröka dig så att du blir många folk. 4 (B) Han ska ge Abrahams välsignelse åt dig och dina efterkommande, så att du får inta det land som Gud gav åt Abraham, det land där du nu bor som främling.”

5 Så sände Isak i väg Jakob, och han begav sig till Paddan-Aram, till aramén Laban, som var son till Betuel och bror till Rebecka, Jakobs och Esaus mor.

Esau tar sig en hustru till

6 Esau såg att Isak hade välsignat Jakob och sänt honom till Paddan-Aram för att hämta en hustru därifrån. Han hade välsignat honom och befallt honom: ”Du ska inte ta en hustru bland Kanaans döttrar.” 7 Och Jakob hade lytt sin far och mor och begett sig till Paddan-Aram.

8 Då förstod Esau att hans far Isak inte tyckte om kananeiskorna. 9 (C) Därför gick han till Ismael och tog Mahalat till hustru, utöver de hustrur han redan hade. Hon var dotter till Ismael, Abrahams son, och syster till Nebajot.

Jakobs dröm i Betel

10 Jakob lämnade Beer-Sheba och begav sig mot Harran. 11 Han kom till en plats där han måste stanna över natten, eftersom solen hade gått ner. Och han tog en av stenarna på platsen för att ha under huvudet och lade sig att sova.

12 (D) Då hade han en dröm. Han såg en stege[b] rest på jorden. Den nådde ända upp till himlen, och Guds änglar steg upp och ner[c] på den. 13 Och se, Herren stod ovanför den[d] och sade: ”Jag är Herren, din far Abrahams Gud och Isaks Gud. Det land där du ligger ska jag ge åt dig och dina efterkommande. 14 (E) Din avkomma ska bli som stoftet på jorden och du ska utbreda dig åt väster och öster, norr och söder. Genom dig och din avkomma ska jordens alla släkten bli välsignade[e]. 15 (F) Och se, jag är med dig och ska bevara dig vart du än går, och jag ska föra dig tillbaka till detta land. Jag ska inte överge dig förrän jag har gjort vad jag lovat dig.”

16 När Jakob vaknade upp ur sömnen, sade han: ”Herren är verkligen på denna plats och jag visste det inte.” 17 (G) Han greps av fruktan och sade: ”Hur helig är inte denna plats! Det måste vara Guds boning, här är himlens port.” 18 (H) Tidigt på morgonen steg Jakob upp, och han tog stenen som han hade vilat sig mot och reste den till en stod[f] och hällde olja över den. 19 (I) Och han kallade platsen Betel[g]. Tidigare hette denna stad Luz.

20 Jakob gav ett löfte och sade: ”Om Gud är med mig och bevarar mig på denna resa som jag gör och ger mig bröd att äta och kläder att ta på mig, 21 och jag kommer tillbaka till min fars hus i frid, då ska Herren vara min Gud. 22 (J) Och stenen som jag har rest till en stod ska bli ett Guds hus, och av allt som du ger mig ska jag ge dig tionde.”

Footnotes

  1. 28:2 Paddan-Aram   Syftar troligen på Harran i Aram-Naharajim (24:10 med not), en månads vandring norrut från Kanaans land. Både padanu och harranu är akkadiska för ”väg”.
  2. 28:12 stege   Annan översättning: ”trappa” (jfr not till 11:4).
  3. 28:12 Guds änglar steg upp och ner   Jesus använder uttrycket om sig själv i Joh 1:51.
  4. 28:13 ovanför den   Annan översättning: ”vid den” eller ”framför honom”.
  5. 28:14 välsignade   Här upprepas löftet till Jakob om frälsning för alla folk (jfr 12:3, 22:18).
  6. 28:18 reste den till en stod   Till minne av viktig händelse (jfr 31:45, 35:14, 2 Mos 24:4, Jos 4:3f, 24:26).
  7. 28:19 Betel   Betyder ”Guds hus”. Platsen blev längre fram en viktig helgedom (1 Sam 10:3, 1 Kung 12:29f, Amos 7:10f). Den ligger nästan 10 mil norr om Beer-Sheba.
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28 So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed(A) him. Then he commanded him: “Do not marry a Canaanite woman.(B) 2 Go at once to Paddan Aram,[a](C) to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel.(D) Take a wife for yourself there, from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.(E) 3 May God Almighty[b](F) bless(G) you and make you fruitful(H) and increase your numbers(I) until you become a community of peoples. 4 May he give you and your descendants the blessing given to Abraham,(J) so that you may take possession of the land(K) where you now reside as a foreigner,(L) the land God gave to Abraham.” 5 Then Isaac sent Jacob on his way,(M) and he went to Paddan Aram,(N) to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean,(O) the brother of Rebekah,(P) who was the mother of Jacob and Esau.

6 Now Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and had sent him to Paddan Aram to take a wife from there, and that when he blessed him he commanded him, “Do not marry a Canaanite woman,”(Q) 7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and had gone to Paddan Aram. 8 Esau then realized how displeasing the Canaanite women(R) were to his father Isaac;(S) 9 so he went to Ishmael(T) and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth(U) and daughter of Ishmael son of Abraham, in addition to the wives he already had.(V)

Jacob’s Dream at Bethel

10 Jacob left Beersheba(W) and set out for Harran.(X) 11 When he reached a certain place,(Y) he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head(Z) and lay down to sleep. 12 He had a dream(AA) in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.(AB) 13 There above it[c] stood the Lord,(AC) and he said: “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac.(AD) I will give you and your descendants the land(AE) on which you are lying.(AF) 14 Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you(AG) will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south.(AH) All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.[d](AI) 15 I am with you(AJ) and will watch over you(AK) wherever you go,(AL) and I will bring you back to this land.(AM) I will not leave you(AN) until I have done what I have promised you.(AO)”(AP)

16 When Jacob awoke from his sleep,(AQ) he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” 17 He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place!(AR) This is none other than the house of God;(AS) this is the gate of heaven.”

18 Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head(AT) and set it up as a pillar(AU) and poured oil on top of it.(AV) 19 He called that place Bethel,[e](AW) though the city used to be called Luz.(AX)

20 Then Jacob made a vow,(AY) saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me(AZ) on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear(BA) 21 so that I return safely(BB) to my father’s household,(BC) then the Lord[f] will be my God(BD) 22 and[g] this stone that I have set up as a pillar(BE) will be God’s house,(BF) and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth.(BG)”

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 28:2 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia; also in verses 5, 6 and 7
  2. Genesis 28:3 Hebrew El-Shaddai
  3. Genesis 28:13 Or There beside him
  4. Genesis 28:14 Or will use your name and the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)
  5. Genesis 28:19 Bethel means house of God.
  6. Genesis 28:21 Or Since God … father’s household, the Lord
  7. Genesis 28:22 Or household, and the Lord will be my God, 22 then
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