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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. 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. 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. 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.” 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.

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,” and that Jacob had listened to his father and his mother and had gone to Paddan-aram. So Esau saw that (N)the daughters of Canaan were displeasing [b]in the sight of his father Isaac; 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

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.

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.

And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;

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.

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.

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;

And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;

And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;

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.

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. (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.

“May (G)God Almighty bless you,
And make you (H)fruitful and multiply you,
That you may be an assembly of peoples;
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.”

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

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,” and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and had gone to Padan Aram. Also Esau saw (K)that the daughters of Canaan did not please his father Isaac. 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

28 Busa gipatawag ni Isaac si Jacob. Gipanalanginan niya kini ug gimandoan, “Ayaw gayod pangasawa ug taga-Canaan. Adto sa Padan Aram,[a] didto sa panimalay ni Betuel nga amahan sa imong inahan, ug pangasaw-a ang usa sa mga anak nga dalaga ni Laban nga igsoon sa imong inahan. Hinaut nga panalanginan ka sa Makagagahom nga Dios ug hatagan ug daghang mga kaliwat aron mahimo kamong usa ka dakong pundok sa mga katawhan. Hinaut nga ihatag usab niya kanimo ug sa imong mga kaliwat ang panalangin nga gihatag niya kang Abraham, aron mapanag-iya mo kining yuta nga imong gipuy-an karon ingon nga dumuduong. Kini nga yuta gihatag sa Dios kang Abraham.” Unya gipalakaw ni Isaac si Jacob sa Padan Aram, sa dapit ni Laban nga anak ni Betuel nga Aramehanon. Si Laban igsoon ni Rebeka nga inahan ni Jacob ug ni Esau.

Nangasawa Pag-usab si Esau

Nahibaloan ni Esau nga gipanalanginan ni Isaac si Jacob ug gipaadto sa Padan Aram aron didto mangita ug pangasaw-onon. Nahibalo usab siya nga sa dihang gipanalanginan ni Isaac si Jacob, gimandoan niya kini nga dili mangasawa ug taga-Canaan. Ug nahibaloan usab niya nga mituman si Jacob sa ilang ginikanan ug miadto sa Padan Aram. Busa nakita ni Esau nga dili diay gusto sa iyang amahan ang mga babaye nga taga-Canaan. Busa miadto siya sa iyang uyoan nga si Ishmael nga anak ni Abraham kang Hagar. Ug gawas sa iyang duha ka asawa, gipangasawa pa gayod niya si Mahalat nga anak ni Ishmael ug igsoon ni Nebayot.

Nagdamgo si Jacob sa Betel

10 Mibiya si Jacob sa Beersheba ug milakaw paingon sa Haran. 11 Sa dihang misalop na ang adlaw, nakaabot siya sa usa ka dapit ug didto siya nagpabilin niadtong gabhiona. Mikuha siya ug usa ka bato ug iya kining giunlanan sa iyang pagkatulog. 12 Unya, nagdamgo siya nga may usa ka hagdan nga nagbarog sa yuta ug misangko sa langit. Nakita niya ang mga anghel sa Dios nga nagsaka-kanaog sa hagdan. 13 Nakita usab niya ang Ginoo nga nagtindog sa ibabaw sa hagdan[b] ug miingon kaniya, “Ako mao ang Ginoo, ang Dios ni Abraham ug ni Isaac. Ihatag ko kanimo ug sa imong mga kaliwat kining yuta nga imong gihigdaan. 14 Ang imong mga kaliwat mahimong sama kadaghan sa abog sa yuta. Magkatag kamo sa nagkalain-laing bahin niining yutaa.[c] Pinaagi kanimo ug sa imong mga kaliwat, panalanginan ko ang tanang mga katawhan sa kalibotan. 15 Hinumdomi gayod kanunay nga kauban mo ako ug bantayan ko ikaw bisan asa ka paingon. Dad-on ko ikaw pagbalik niining yutaa ug dili ko ikaw biyaan hangtod nga matuman ko ang akong saad kanimo.”

16 Unya nakamata si Jacob ug miingon sa iyang kaugalingon, “Wala ako makahibalo nga ania diay ang Ginoo niining dapita.” 17 Gikulbaan siya ug miingon, “Katingalahan kining dapita! Puloy-anan kini sa Dios ug kini ang pultahan paingon sa langit.”

18 Pagkabuntag, sayo kaayong mibangon si Jacob. Gikuha niya ang bato nga iyang giunlanan ug gipatindog ingon nga usa ka handomanan. Unya gibuboan niya kini ug lana aron idedikar ngadto sa Dios. 19 Ginganlan ni Jacob kadtong dapita ug Betel.[d] Apan kaniadto Luz ang ngalan niadto nga dapit. 20 Unya nanumpa si Jacob nga nagaingon, “O Dios, kon ubanan mo ako ug bantayan niining akong lakaw ug hatagan ug pagkaon ug bisti, 21 ug kon makabalik ako sa balay sa akong amahan nga walay daotang mahitabo kanako, ilhon ko ikaw Ginoo nga akong Dios. 22 Kining bato nga akong gipatindog isip usa ka handomanan magapamatuod sa imong presensya niini nga dapit.[e] Ug ihatag ko kanimo ang ikapulo sa tanan nga ihatag mo kanako.”

Footnotes

  1. 28:2 Padan Aram: usa ka dapit sa Mesopotamia.
  2. 28:13 sa ibabaw sa hagdan: o, sa tapad niya.
  3. 28:14 sa nagkalain-laing bahin niining yutaa: sa literal, sa kasadpan, sa sidlakan, sa amihan, ug sa habagatan.
  4. 28:19 Betel: Ang buot ipasabot sa Hebreo, puloy-anan sa Dios.
  5. 28:22 sa imong presensya niini nga dapit: sa literal, nga puloy-anan sa Dios.

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. Arise, go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother’s father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother’s brother. And [a]God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a company of peoples; and give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land of thy sojournings, which God gave unto Abraham. And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Paddan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the [b]Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.

Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-aram, 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 daughters of Canaan; and that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan-aram: and Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father; and Esau went unto Ishmael, and took, besides the wives that he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife.

10 And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran. 11 And he lighted upon [c]a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, 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, Jehovah stood [d]above it, and said, I am Jehovah, the 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 [e]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 whithersoever 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 Jehovah 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 than 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 under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. 19 And he called the name of that place [f]Beth-el: but the name of the city was 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, [g]and Jehovah will be my God, 22 then this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 28:3 Hebrew El Shaddai.
  2. Genesis 28:5 Hebrew Aramean.
  3. Genesis 28:11 Hebrew the place.
  4. Genesis 28:13 Or, beside him
  5. Genesis 28:14 Hebrew break forth.
  6. Genesis 28:19 That is, The house of God.
  7. Genesis 28:21 Or, then shall Jehovah be my God, and this stone etc.