1 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Isaac H3327 (יִצְחָק) — Jitschak (or Isaac), son of Abraham
- called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- and blessed H1288 (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
- him, and charged H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- him, and said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto him, Thou shalt not take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- a wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- of the daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- of Canaan H3667 (כְּנַעַן) — Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him
2 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Arise H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- go H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- to Padan–aram H6307 (פַּדָּן) — Paddan or Paddan-Aram, a region of Syria
- to the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of Bethuel H1328 (בְּתוּאֵל) — Bethuel, the name of a nephew of Abraham, and of a place in Palestine
- thy mother’s H517 (אֵם) — a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
- father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- and take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- thee a wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- from thence of the daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- of Laban H3837 (לָבָן) — Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the Desert
- brother H251 (אָח) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1])
3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a company of peoples;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And God H410 (אֵל) — strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
- Almighty H7706 (שַׁדַּי) — the Almighty
- bless H1288 (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
- thee, and make thee fruitful H6509 (פָּרָה) — to bear fruit (literally or figuratively)
- and multiply H7235 (רָבָה) — to increase (in whatever respect)
- thee, that thou mayest be a multitude H6951 (קָהָל) — assemblage (usually concretely)
- of people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
4 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- thee the blessing H1293 (בְּרָכָה) — benediction; by implication prosperity
- of Abraham H85 (אַבְרָהָם) — Abraham, the later name of Abram
- to thee, and to thy seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- with thee; that thou mayest inherit H3423 (יָרַשׁ) — to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
- the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- wherein thou art a stranger H4033 (מָגוּר) — a temporary abode; by extension, a permanent residence
- which God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- gave H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- unto Abraham H85 (אַבְרָהָם) — Abraham, the later name of Abram
5 And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Paddan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Isaac H3327 (יִצְחָק) — Jitschak (or Isaac), son of Abraham
- sent away H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- and he went H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- to Padan–aram H6307 (פַּדָּן) — Paddan or Paddan-Aram, a region of Syria
- unto Laban H3837 (לָבָן) — Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the Desert
- son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Bethuel H1328 (בְּתוּאֵל) — Bethuel, the name of a nephew of Abraham, and of a place in Palestine
- the Syrian H761 (אֲרַמִּי) — an Aramite or Aramaean
- the brother H251 (אָח) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1])
- of Rebekah H7259 (רִבְקָה) — Ribkah, the wife of Isaac
- Jacob’s H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- and Esau’s H6215 (עֵשָׂו) — Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity
- mother H517 (אֵם) — a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
6 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;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- When Esau H6215 (עֵשָׂו) — Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity
- saw H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- that Isaac H3327 (יִצְחָק) — Jitschak (or Isaac), son of Abraham
- had blessed H1288 (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
- Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- and sent him away H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- to Padan–aram H6307 (פַּדָּן) — Paddan or Paddan-Aram, a region of Syria
- to take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- him a wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- from thence; and that as he blessed H1288 (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
- him he gave him a charge H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Thou shalt not take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- a wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- of the daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- of Canaan H3667 (כְּנַעַן) — Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him
7 and that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan-aram:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And that Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- obeyed H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- his father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- and his mother H517 (אֵם) — a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
- and was gone H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- to Padan–aram H6307 (פַּדָּן) — Paddan or Paddan-Aram, a region of Syria
8 and Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Esau H6215 (עֵשָׂו) — Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity
- seeing H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- that the daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- of Canaan H3667 (כְּנַעַן) — Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him
- pleased H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- not H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- Isaac H3327 (יִצְחָק) — Jitschak (or Isaac), son of Abraham
- his father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
9 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then went H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- Esau H6215 (עֵשָׂו) — Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity
- unto Ishmael H3458 (יִשְׁמָעֵאל) — Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites
- and took H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- unto the wives H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- which he had Mahalath H4258 (מַחֲלַת) — Machalath, the name of an Ishmaelitess and of an Israelitess
- the daughter H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- of Ishmael H3458 (יִשְׁמָעֵאל) — Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites
- Abraham’s H85 (אַבְרָהָם) — Abraham, the later name of Abram
- son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- the sister H269 (אָחוֹת) — a sister (used very widely [like 251number 250, corrected to 251], literally and figuratively)
- of Nebajoth H5032 (נְבָיוֹת) — Nebajoth, a son of Ismael, and the country settled by him
- to be his wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
10 And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- went out H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- from Beer–sheba H884 (בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע) — Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine
- and went H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- toward Haran H2771 (חָרָן) — Charan, the name of a man and also of a place
11 And he lighted upon 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And he lighted H6293 (פָּגַע) — to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity
- upon a certain place H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
- and tarried there all night H3885 (לוּן) — to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
- because the sun H8121 (שֶׁמֶשׁ) — the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
- was set H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- and he took H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- of the stones H68 (אֶבֶן) — a stone
- of that place H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
- and put H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- his pillows H4763 (מְרַאֲשָׁה) — properly, a headpiece, i.e. (plural for adverbial) at (or as) the head-rest (or pillow)
- and lay down H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- in that place H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
- to sleep H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And he dreamed H2492 (חָלַם) — properly, to bind firmly, i.e. (by implication) to be (causatively to make) plump; also (through the figurative sense of dumbness) to dream
- and behold a ladder H5551 (סֻלָּם) — a stair-case
- set up H5324 (נָצַב) — to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively)
- on the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and the top of it H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- reached H5060 (נָגַע) — properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire);…
- to heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- and behold the angels H4397 (מַלְאָךְ) — a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
- of God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- ascending H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- and descending H3381 (יָרַד) — to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively,…
13 And, behold, Jehovah stood 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;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And, behold, Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- stood H5324 (נָצַב) — to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively)
- above it, and said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- of Abraham H85 (אַבְרָהָם) — Abraham, the later name of Abram
- thy father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- and the God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- of Isaac H3327 (יִצְחָק) — Jitschak (or Isaac), son of Abraham
- the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- whereon thou liest H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- to thee will I give it H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- and to thy seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And thy seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- shall be as the dust H6083 (עָפָר) — dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
- of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and thou shalt spread abroad H6555 (פָּרַץ) — to break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative)
- to the west H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
- and to the east H6924 (קֶדֶם) — the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
- and to the north H6828 (צָפוֹן) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
- and to the south H5045 (נֶגֶב) — the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)
- and in thee and in thy seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- shall all the families H4940 (מִשְׁפָּחָה) — a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people
- of the earth H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
- be blessed H1288 (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- with thee, and will keep H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- whither H834 (אֲשֶׁר) — who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- thou goest H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- and will bring thee again H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- into this land H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
- for I will not leave H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- thee, until H834 (אֲשֶׁר) — who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- I have done H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- which I have spoken H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely Jehovah is in this place; and I knew it not.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- awaked H3364 (יָקַץ) — to awake (intransitive)
- out of his sleep H8142 (שֵׁנָה) — sleep
- and he said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Surely H403 (אָכֵן) — firmly; figuratively, surely; also (adversative) but
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- is H3426 (יֵשׁ) — there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
- in this place H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
- and I knew H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And he was afraid H3372 (יָרֵא) — to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
- and said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- How dreadful H3372 (יָרֵא) — to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
- this place H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
- none other but the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- the gate H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
- of heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- rose up early H7925 (שָׁכַם) — literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning
- in the morning H1242 (בֹּקֶר) — properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
- and took H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- the stone H68 (אֶבֶן) — a stone
- that he had put H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- his pillows H4763 (מְרַאֲשָׁה) — properly, a headpiece, i.e. (plural for adverbial) at (or as) the head-rest (or pillow)
- and set it up H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- a pillar H4676 (מַצֵּבָה) — something stationed, i.e. a column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idol
- and poured H3332 (יָצַק) — properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard
- oil H8081 (שֶׁמֶן) — grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
- upon the top of it H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
19 And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of the city was Luz at the first.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And he called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- the name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- of that place H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
- Beth–el H1008 (בֵּית־אֵל) — Beth-El, a place in Palestine
- but H199 (אוּלָם) — however or on the contrary
- of that city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- Luz H3870 (לוּז) — Luz, the name of two places in Palestine
- at the first H7223 (רִאשׁוֹן) — first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
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,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- vowed H5087 (נָדַר) — to promise (pos., to do or give something to God)
- a vow H5088 (נֶדֶר) — a promise (to God); also (concretely) a thing promised
- saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- If God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- will be with me, and will keep me H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- in this way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- that I go H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- and will give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- me bread H3899 (לֶחֶם) — food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
- to eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- and raiment H899 (בֶּגֶד) — a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
- to put on H3847 (לָבַשׁ) — properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
21 so that I come again to my father’s house in peace, and Jehovah will be my God,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- So that I come again H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- to my father’s H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- in peace H7965 (שָׁלוֹם) — safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
- And, behold, Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- be my God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And this stone H68 (אֶבֶן) — a stone
- which I have set H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- a pillar H4676 (מַצֵּבָה) — something stationed, i.e. a column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idol
- shall be God’s H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- and of all that thou shalt give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- me I will surely H6237 (עָשַׂר) — to tithe, i.e. to take or give a tenth
- give the tenth H6237 (עָשַׂר) — to tithe, i.e. to take or give a tenth