Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

28:1 Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, saying, “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of the Canaanites.”

Greek · Saints priority

28:1 Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, saying, “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of the Canaanites.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

28:2 “Arise, go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father, and take a wife there from the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.”

Greek · Saints priority

28:2 “Arise, flee to Mesopotamia, to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father, and take a wife there from the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

28:3 “May El Shaddai bless you, make you fruitful, and multiply you, so you become an assembly of peoples.”

Greek · Saints priority

28:3 “May my God bless you, increase you, and multiply you, so you become assemblies of nations.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

28:4 “And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and to your seed with you, so that you may inherit the land of your sojourning, which God gave to Abraham.”

Greek · Saints priority

28:4 “And may He give the blessing of Abraham my father to you and to your seed after you, so that you may inherit the land of your sojourning, which God gave to Abraham.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

28:5 So Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went into Paddan-aram, to Laban the son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.

Greek · Saints priority

28:5 So Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went into Mesopotamia, to Laban the son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

28:6 Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away into Paddan-aram to take a wife for himself from there, and that as he blessed him, he gave him a charge, saying, “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of the Canaanites,”

Greek · Saints priority

28:6 Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and that Jacob had gone to Mesopotamia of Syria to take a wife. In blessing him, Isaac had commanded, “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

28:7 And Jacob obeyed his father and his mother and went into Paddan-aram.

Greek · Saints priority

28:7 And Jacob obeyed his father and his mother and went into Mesopotamia of Syria.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

28:8 Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan displeased Isaac his father.

Greek · Saints priority

28:8 Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan displeased Isaac his father.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

28:9 and Esau went to Ishmael and took Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife, in addition to the wives he already had.

Greek · Saints priority

28:9 and Esau went to Ishmael and took Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife, in addition to the wives he already had.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

28:10 Now Jacob went out from Beersheba and journeyed toward Haran.

Greek · Saints priority

28:10 Now Jacob went out from the Well of the Oath and journeyed toward Haran.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

28:11 And he came to a certain place and stayed the night there, for the sun had set; and he took one of the stones of the place and put it under his head, and lay down to sleep in that place.

Greek · Saints priority

28:11 And he came to a certain place and stayed the night there, for the sun had set; and he took one of the stones of the place and put it under his head, and lay down to sleep in that place.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

28:12 And he dreamed, and behold, a stairway was set up on the earth, and its top reached into heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending upon it!

Greek · Saints priority

28:12 And he dreamed, and behold, a stairway was set up on the earth, and its top reached into heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending upon it!

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

28:13 YHWH stood above it and said, “I am YHWH, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. The land on which you lie I will give to you and your seed.”

Greek · Saints priority

28:13 And the Lord stood firm upon it and said, “I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac; fear not. The land on which you lie I will give to you and to your seed.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

28:14 “Your seed shall be like the dust of the earth. You shall spread westward, eastward, northward, and southward, and all the families of the earth shall be blessed in you and your seed.”

Greek · Saints priority

28:14 “Your seed shall be like the sand of the earth. It shall spread toward the sea, the south, the north, and the east, and all the tribes of the earth shall be blessed in you and your seed.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

28:15 “I am with you and will guard you wherever you go. I will bring you back to this land, for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.”

Greek · Saints priority

28:15 “I am with you, guarding you on every road you travel. I will bring you back to this land, for I will never abandon you until I have done all that I have spoken to you.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

28:16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely YHWH is in this place, and I did not know it!”

Greek · Saints priority

28:16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it!”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

28:17 And he was afraid and said, “How fearful is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”

Greek · Saints priority

28:17 And he was afraid and said, “How fearful is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

28:18 So Jacob arose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on the top of it.

Greek · Saints priority

28:18 So Jacob arose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on the top of it.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

28:19 He named that place Bethel; previously the city had been called Luz.

Greek · Saints priority

28:19 Jacob named that place House of God; previously the city had been called Oulamlous.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

28:20 Then Jacob vowed a vow, saying, “If God will be with me, and guard me on this way in which I go, and give me bread to eat and clothing to put on,”

Greek · Saints priority

28:20 Then Jacob vowed a vow, saying, “If the Lord God will be with me, and guard me on this way in which I go, and give me bread to eat and clothing to put on,”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

28:21 “and I return in peace to my father’s house, then YHWH shall be my God.”

Greek · Saints priority

28:21 “and He brings me back safely to my father’s house, then the Lord shall be my God.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

28:22 “And this stone, which I have set up as a pillar, shall be the house of God; and of all that You give me, I will surely tithe a tenth to You.”

Greek · Saints priority

28:22 “And this stone, which I have set up as a pillar, shall be to me the house of God; and of all that You give me, I will surely tithe a tenth to You.”