Genesis

Chapter 28

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqera֥ yitzecha֛q 'eֽl-ya'aqo֖b vayeba֣reke 'ot֑o vayetzaue֨hu֙ vayּo֣'mer l֔o loֽ'-tiqּa֥ch 'ishshּa֖h mibּen֥ot kּenaֽ'an׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him: "Do not marry a Canaanite woman.

וַיִּקְרָ֥א יִצְחָ֛ק אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֖ב וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֹת֑וֹ וַיְצַוֵּ֨הוּ֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ לֹֽא־תִקַּ֥ח אִשָּׁ֖ה מִבְּנ֥וֹת כְּנָֽעַן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): q֥um leke֙ pּadּe֣naֽh 'ara֔m bּe֥ytah betu'e֖l 'abi֣y 'imּe֑ka veqach-leka֤ mishshּam֙ 'ishshּa֔h mibּen֥ot laba֖n 'achi֥y 'imּeֽka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Go at once to Paddan Aram, to the house of your mother's father Bethuel. Take a wife for yourself there, from among the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.

ק֥וּם לֵךְ֙ פַּדֶּ֣נָֽה אֲרָ֔ם בֵּ֥יתָה בְתוּאֵ֖ל אֲבִ֣י אִמֶּ֑ךָ וְקַח־לְךָ֤ מִשָּׁם֙ אִשָּׁ֔ה מִבְּנ֥וֹת לָבָ֖ן אֲחִ֥י אִמֶּֽךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'e֤l shshadּay֙ yebare֣ke 'oֽteka֔ veyapereka֖ veyarebּe֑ka vehayi֖yta liqeha֥l 'amּiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and increase your numbers until you become a community of peoples.

וְאֵ֤ל שַׁדַּי֙ יְבָרֵ֣ךְ אֹֽתְךָ֔ וְיַפְרְךָ֖ וְיַרְבֶּ֑ךָ וְהָיִ֖יתָ לִקְהַ֥ל עַמִּֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veyiֽtּen-leka֙ 'et-bּirekּa֣t 'aberaha֔m leka֖ ulezare'aka֣ 'itּa֑ke lerishshetּeka֙ 'et-'e֣retz megure֔yka 'ashsher-nata֥n 'elohi֖ym le'aberahaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)May He give you and your descendants the blessing given to Abraham, so that you may take possession of the land where you now reside as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham."

וְיִֽתֶּן־לְךָ֙ אֶת־בִּרְכַּ֣ת אַבְרָהָ֔ם לְךָ֖ וּלְזַרְעֲךָ֣ אִתָּ֑ךְ לְרִשְׁתְּךָ֙ אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ מְגֻרֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥ן אֱלֹהִ֖ים לְאַבְרָהָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshela֤ch yitzechaq֙ 'eֽt-ya'aqo֔b vayּe֖leke pּadּe֣naֽh 'ara֑m 'el-laba֤n bּen-bּetu'el֙ haֽ'aramּi֔y 'achi֣y ribeqa֔h 'e֥m ya'aqo֖b ve'eshsaֽv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Isaac sent Jacob on his way, and he went to Paddan Aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, who was the mother of Jacob and Esau.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יִצְחָק֙ אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹ֔ב וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ פַּדֶּ֣נָֽה אֲרָ֑ם אֶל־לָבָ֤ן בֶּן־בְּתוּאֵל֙ הָֽאֲרַמִּ֔י אֲחִ֣י רִבְקָ֔ה אֵ֥ם יַעֲקֹ֖ב וְעֵשָֽׂו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֣re 'eshsa֗v kּiֽy-bera֣ke yitzechaq֮ 'eֽt-ya'aqob֒ veshshilּa֤ch 'oto֙ pּadּe֣naֽh 'ara֔m laqaֽchat-l֥o mishshּa֖m 'ishshּa֑h bּebarak֣o 'ot֔o vayetza֤v 'alayv֙ le'mo֔r loֽ'-tiqּa֥ch 'ishshּa֖h mibּen֥ot kּenaֽ'an׃

Edified Edition (EDE)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,"

וַיַּ֣רְא עֵשָׂ֗ו כִּֽי־בֵרַ֣ךְ יִצְחָק֮ אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹב֒ וְשִׁלַּ֤ח אֹתוֹ֙ פַּדֶּ֣נָֽה אֲרָ֔ם לָקַֽחַת־ל֥וֹ מִשָּׁ֖ם אִשָּׁ֑ה בְּבָרֲכ֣וֹ אֹת֔וֹ וַיְצַ֤ו עָלָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹֽא־תִקַּ֥ח אִשָּׁ֖ה מִבְּנ֥וֹת כְּנָֽעַן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshema֣ ya'aqo֔b 'el-'abi֖yv ve'el-'imּ֑o vayּe֖leke pּadּe֥naֽh 'araֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and had gone to Paddan Aram.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע יַעֲקֹ֔ב אֶל־אָבִ֖יו וְאֶל־אִמּ֑וֹ וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ פַּדֶּ֥נָֽה אֲרָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֣re 'eshsa֔v kּi֥y ra'֖ot bּen֣ot kּena֑'an bּe'eyne֖y yitzecha֥q 'abiֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Esau then realised how displeasing the Canaanite women were to his father Isaac;

וַיַּ֣רְא עֵשָׂ֔ו כִּ֥י רָע֖וֹת בְּנ֣וֹת כְּנָ֑עַן בְּעֵינֵ֖י יִצְחָ֥ק אָבִֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֥leke 'eshsa֖v 'el-yishshema'e֑'l vayּiqּa֡ch 'eֽt-machala֣t ׀ bּat-yishshema'e֨'l bּen-'aberaha֜m 'ach֧ot nebay֛ot 'al-nashsha֖yv l֥o le'ishshּaֽh׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)so he went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Ishmael son of Abraham, in addition to the wives he already had.

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ עֵשָׂ֖ו אֶל־יִשְׁמָעֵ֑אל וַיִּקַּ֡ח אֶֽת־מָחֲלַ֣ת ׀ בַּת־יִשְׁמָעֵ֨אל בֶּן־אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֲח֧וֹת נְבָי֛וֹת עַל־נָשָׁ֖יו ל֥וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּetze֥ ya'aqo֖b mibּe'e֣r shsha֑ba vayּe֖leke charaֽnah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran.

וַיֵּצֵ֥א יַעֲקֹ֖ב מִבְּאֵ֣ר שָׁ֑בַע וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ חָרָֽנָה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּipegּa֨ bּamּaq֜om vayּa֤len shsham֙ kּiy-ba֣ hashshּe֔meshsh vayּiqּach֙ me'abene֣y hamּaq֔om vayּa֖shsem meraֽ'ashshota֑yv vayּishshekּa֖b bּamּaq֥om hahֽu'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep.

וַיִּפְגַּ֨ע בַּמָּק֜וֹם וַיָּ֤לֶן שָׁם֙ כִּי־בָ֣א הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ וַיִּקַּח֙ מֵאַבְנֵ֣י הַמָּק֔וֹם וַיָּ֖שֶׂם מְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יו וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב בַּמָּק֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vֽayּachalo֗m vehinּe֤h sulּam֙ mutzּa֣b 'a֔retzah vero'shsh֖o magּi֣y'a hashshּama֑yemah vehinּeh֙ male'ake֣y 'elohi֔ym 'oli֥ym veyoredi֖ym bּֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He had a dream in which he saw a stairway[1] resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

וַֽיַּחֲלֹ֗ם וְהִנֵּ֤ה סֻלָּם֙ מֻצָּ֣ב אַ֔רְצָה וְרֹאשׁ֖וֹ מַגִּ֣יעַ הַשָּׁמָ֑יְמָה וְהִנֵּה֙ מַלְאֲכֵ֣י אֱלֹהִ֔ים עֹלִ֥ים וְיֹרְדִ֖ים בּֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehinּe֨h yehva֜h nitzּa֣b 'alayv֮ vayּo'mar֒ 'ani֣y yehva֗h 'elohey֙ 'aberaha֣m 'abi֔yka ve'lohe֖y yitzecha֑q ha'a֗retz 'ashshe֤r 'atּah֙ shshoke֣b 'ale֔yha leka֥ 'etּene֖nּah ulezare'eֽka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)There above it stood the Lord, and He said: "I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying.

וְהִנֵּ֨ה יְהוָ֜ה נִצָּ֣ב עָלָיו֮ וַיֹּאמַר֒ אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֗ה אֱלֹהֵי֙ אַבְרָהָ֣ם אָבִ֔יךָ וֵאלֹהֵ֖י יִצְחָ֑ק הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֤ר אַתָּה֙ שֹׁכֵ֣ב עָלֶ֔יהָ לְךָ֥ אֶתְּנֶ֖נָּה וּלְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaya֤h zare'aka֙ kּa'apa֣r ha'a֔retz uparatzetּa֛ ya֥mּah vaqe֖demah vetzapo֣nah vane֑gebּah veniberak֥u beka֛ kּal-mishshepּecho֥t ha'adama֖h ubezare'eֽka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.

וְהָיָ֤ה זַרְעֲךָ֙ כַּעֲפַ֣ר הָאָ֔רֶץ וּפָרַצְתָּ֛ יָ֥מָּה וָקֵ֖דְמָה וְצָפֹ֣נָה וָנֶ֑גְבָּה וְנִבְרֲכ֥וּ בְךָ֛ כָּל־מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת הָאֲדָמָ֖ה וּבְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehinּe֨h 'anoki֜y 'imּa֗ke ushshemaretּi֨yka֙ bּeko֣l 'ashsher-tּele֔ke vahashshi֣boti֔yka 'el-ha'adama֖h hazּo֑'t kּi֚y lo֣ 'ֽe'ezabeka֔ 'a֚d 'ashshe֣r 'im-'ashsi֔ytiy 'e֥t 'ashsher-dּibּa֖retּiy laֽke׃

Edified Edition (EDE)I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you."

וְהִנֵּ֨ה אָנֹכִ֜י עִמָּ֗ךְ וּשְׁמַרְתִּ֨יךָ֙ בְּכֹ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־תֵּלֵ֔ךְ וַהֲשִׁ֣בֹתִ֔יךָ אֶל־הָאֲדָמָ֖ה הַזֹּ֑את כִּ֚י לֹ֣א אֶֽעֱזָבְךָ֔ עַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִם־עָשִׂ֔יתִי אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי לָֽךְ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiyqa֣tz ya'aqob֮ mishshּenato֒ vayּo֕'mer 'aken֙ ye֣shsh yehva֔h bּamּaq֖om hazּe֑h ve'anoki֖y lo֥ yadaֽ'etּiy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, "Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it."

וַיִּיקַ֣ץ יַעֲקֹב֮ מִשְּׁנָתוֹ֒ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אָכֵן֙ יֵ֣שׁ יְהוָ֔ה בַּמָּק֖וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וְאָנֹכִ֖י לֹ֥א יָדָֽעְתִּי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiyra'֙ vayּo'ma֔r mah-nּora֖ hamּaq֣om hazּe֑h 'e֣yn ze֗h kּi֚y 'im-bּe֣yt 'elohi֔ym veze֖h shsha֥'ar hashshּamaֽyim׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate[2] of heaven."

וַיִּירָא֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר מַה־נּוֹרָ֖א הַמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה אֵ֣ין זֶ֗ה כִּ֚י אִם־בֵּ֣ית אֱלֹהִ֔ים וְזֶ֖ה שַׁ֥עַר הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּashshekּe֨m ya'aqo֜b bּabּo֗qer vayּiqּa֤ch 'et-ha'e֨ben֙ 'ashsher-shsa֣m meraֽ'ashshota֔yv vayּa֥shsem 'ota֖hּ matzּeba֑h vayּitzo֥q shshe֖men 'al-ro'shshaֽhּ׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of it.

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם יַעֲקֹ֜ב בַּבֹּ֗קֶר וַיִּקַּ֤ח אֶת־הָאֶ֨בֶן֙ אֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֣ם מְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֔יו וַיָּ֥שֶׂם אֹתָ֖הּ מַצֵּבָ֑ה וַיִּצֹ֥ק שֶׁ֖מֶן עַל־רֹאשָֽׁהּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqera֛ 'et-shsheֽm-hamּaq֥om hah֖u bּeֽyt-'e֑l ve'ula֛m l֥uz shshem-ha'i֖yr lari'shshonaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He called that place Bethel, though the city used to be called Luz.

וַיִּקְרָ֛א אֶת־שֵֽׁם־הַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֖וּא בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל וְאוּלָ֛ם ל֥וּז שֵׁם־הָעִ֖יר לָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּidּa֥r ya'aqo֖b ne֣der le'mo֑r 'im-yiheye֨h 'elohi֜ym 'imּadi֗y ushshemara֨niy֙ bּadּe֤reke hazּeh֙ 'ashshe֣r 'anoki֣y hole֔ke venaֽtan-li֥y le֛chem le'eko֖l ube֥ged lilebּoֽshsh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Jacob made a vow, saying, "If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear

וַיִּדַּ֥ר יַעֲקֹ֖ב נֶ֣דֶר לֵאמֹ֑ר אִם־יִהְיֶ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֜ים עִמָּדִ֗י וּשְׁמָרַ֨נִי֙ בַּדֶּ֤רֶךְ הַזֶּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָנֹכִ֣י הוֹלֵ֔ךְ וְנָֽתַן־לִ֥י לֶ֛חֶם לֶאֱכֹ֖ל וּבֶ֥גֶד לִלְבֹּֽשׁ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veshshabetּi֥y beshshal֖om 'el-bּe֣yt 'abi֑y vehaya֧h yehva֛h li֖y le'lohiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)so that I return safely to my father's household, then the Lord will be my God

וְשַׁבְתִּ֥י בְשָׁל֖וֹם אֶל־בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֑י וְהָיָ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה לִ֖י לֵאלֹהִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veha'e֣ben hazּo֗'t 'ashsher-shsa֨metּiy֙ matzּeba֔h yiheye֖h bּe֣yt 'elohi֑ym vekol֙ 'ashshe֣r tּitּen-li֔y 'ashsּe֖r 'a'ashsּere֥nּu laֽke׃

Edified Edition (EDE)and this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God's house, and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth."

וְהָאֶ֣בֶן הַזֹּ֗את אֲשֶׁר־שַׂ֨מְתִּי֙ מַצֵּבָ֔ה יִהְיֶ֖ה בֵּ֣ית אֱלֹהִ֑ים וְכֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּתֶּן־לִ֔י עַשֵּׂ֖ר אֲעַשְּׂרֶ֥נּוּ לָֽךְ׃