¹⁸ Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head^(A) and set it up as a pillar^(B) and poured oil on top of it.^(C)

²⁰ Then Jacob made a vow,^(A) saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me^(B) on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear^{(C) 21} so that I return safely^(D) to my father’s household,^(E) then the Lord^[a] will be my God^{(F) 22} and^[b] this stone that I have set up as a pillar^(G) will be God’s house,^(H) and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth.^(I)”

¹⁶ So that day Esau started on his way back to Seir.^{(A) 17} Jacob, however, went to Sukkoth,^(B) where he built a place for himself and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place is called Sukkoth.^[a]

¹⁸ After Jacob came from Paddan Aram,^[b](C) he arrived safely at the city of Shechem^(D) in Canaan and camped within sight of the city. ¹⁹ For a hundred pieces of silver,^[c] he bought from the sons of Hamor,^(E) the father of Shechem,^(F) the plot of ground^(G) where he pitched his tent.^{(H) 20} There he set up an altar^(I) and called it El Elohe Israel.^[d]