Genesis
Genesis 28
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Genesis 28 — Scripture text (King James Version)
And 3327 called7121 3290, and blessed1288 him, and charged6680 him, and said559 unto him, Thou shalt not take3947 a wife802 of the daughters1323 of 3667. Arise6965, go3212 to Padanaram6307, to the house1004 of Bethuel1328 thy mother's517 father1; and take3947 thee a wife802 from thence of the daughters1323 of 3837 thy mother's517 brother251. And God410 Almighty7706 bless1288 thee, and make thee fruitful6509, and multiply7235 thee, that thou mayest be a multitude6951 of people5971; a multitude: Heb. an assembly of people And give5414 thee the blessing1293 of 85, to thee, and to thy seed2233 with thee; that thou mayest inherit3423 the land776 wherein thou art a stranger4033, which God430 gave5414 unto 85. wherein: Heb. of thy sojournings And 3327 sent away7971 3290: and he went3212 to Padanaram6307 unto 3837, son1121 of Bethuel1328 the Syrian761, the brother251 of 7259, Jacob's3290 and 's6215 mother517. When 6215 saw7200 that 3327 had blessed1288 3290, and sent him away7971 to Padanaram6307, to take3947 him a wife802 from thence; and that as he blessed1288 him he gave him a charge6680, saying559, Thou shalt not take3947 a wife802 of the daughters1323 of 3667; And that 3290 obeyed8085 his father1 and his mother517, and was gone3212 to Padanaram6307; And 6215 seeing7200 that the daughters1323 of 3667 pleased5869 not7451 3327 his father1; pleased: Heb. were evil in the eyes, etc Then went3212 6215 unto 3458, and took3947 unto the wives802 which he had Mahalath4258 the daughter1323 of 3458 's85 son1121, the sister269 of Nebajoth5032, to be his wife802. Mahalath: or, Bashemath And 3290 went out3318 from 884, and went3212 toward 2771. : Gr. Charran And he lighted6293 upon a certain place4725, and tarried there all night3885, because the sun8121 was set935; and he took3947 of the stones68 of that place4725, and 7760 them for his pillows4763, and lay down7901 in that place4725 to sleep7901. And he dreamed2492, and behold a ladder5551 set up5324 the earth776, and the top of it7218 reached5060 to heaven8064: and behold the angels4397 of God430 ascending5927 and descending3381 it. And, behold, the LORD3068 stood5324 above it, and said559, I am the LORD3068 God430 of 85 thy father1, and the God430 of 3327: the land776 whereon thou liest7901, to thee will I give it5414, and to thy seed2233; And thy seed2233 shall be as the dust6083 of the earth776, and thou shalt spread abroad6555 to the west3220, and to the east6924, and to the north6828, and to the south5045: and in thee and in thy seed2233 shall all the families4940 of the earth127 be blessed1288. spread: Heb. break forth And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep8104 thee in all places whither834 thou goest3212, and will bring thee again7725 into this land127; for I will not leave5800 thee, until834 I have done6213 that which I have spoken1696 to thee of. And 3290 awaked3364 out of his sleep8142, and he said559, Surely403 the LORD3068 is3426 in this place4725; and I knew3045 it not. And he was afraid3372, and said559, How dreadful3372 is this place4725! this is none other but the house1004 of God430, and this is the gate8179 of heaven8064. And 3290 rose up early7925 in the morning1242, and took3947 the stone68 that he had 7760 for his pillows4763, and set it up7760 for a pillar4676, and poured3332 oil8081 upon the top of it7218. And he called7121 the name8034 of that place4725 1008: but199 the name8034 of that city5892 was called Luz3870 at the first7223. : that is, The house of God And 3290 vowed5087 a vow5088, saying559, If God430 will be with me, and will keep me8104 in this way1870 that I go1980, and will give5414 me bread3899 to eat398, and raiment899 to 3847, So that I come again7725 to my father's1 house1004 in peace7965; then shall the LORD3068 be my God430: And this stone68, which I have set7760 for a pillar4676, shall be God's430 house1004: and of all that thou shalt give5414 me I will surely6237 give the tenth6237 unto thee.