Jacob Flees To Haran
1 And Isaak will call to Jacob, and will bless him, and will command him, and will say to him, Thou shalt not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.
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.
1 So Isaac called Jacob and (A)blessed him and charged him, and said to him, “(B)You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.
1 Isaac summoned Jacob, blessed him, and commanded him: “Don’t take a wife from the Canaanite women.
1 Later, Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, instructing him, "Don't marry a wife from the local Canaanite women.
2 Rising, go to Padan Aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father, and take to thee from thence a wife from the daughters of Laban, thy mother's brother.
2 Arise, go to Padanaram, 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.
2 Arise, go to Paddan-aram, to the house of (C)Bethuel your mother’s father; and from there take to yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban your mother’s brother.
2 Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father. Marry one of the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.
2 Instead, get up, travel to Paddan-aram, and visit the household of Bethuel, your mother's father. Marry one of Laban's daughters, since he's your mother's brother.
3 And God Almighty will bless thee, and will make thee fruitful, and will multiply thee, and thou wert for an assembly of nations.
3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
3 May (a)(D)God Almighty (E)bless you and (F)make you fruitful and (G)multiply you, that you may become a (H)company of peoples.
3 May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you(A) so that you become an assembly of peoples.(B)
3 May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful so that your descendants become a whole group of people.
4 And he will give to thee the praise of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; for thee to inherit the land of thy sojourning, which God gave to Abraham.
4 And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.
4 May He also give you the (I)blessing of Abraham, to you and to your (b)descendants with you, that you may (J)possess the land of your (K)sojournings, which God gave to Abraham.”
4 May God give you and your offspring the blessing of Abraham(C) so that you may possess the land where you live as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”(D)
4 May he give you and your descendants the blessings that he gave Abraham. May you possess the land where you have lived that God gave to Abraham."
5 And Isaak will send away Jacob; and he will go to Padan Aram, to Laban the son of Bethuel the Syrian, brother of Rebekah, mother of Jacob and Esau.
5 And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.
5 Then (L)Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Paddan-aram to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
5 So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
5 So Isaac sent Jacob off toward Paddan-aram to visit Bethuel's son Laban, the Aramean and brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
Esau Marries An Ishmaelite
6 And Esau will see that Isaak praised Jacob, and sent him away to Padan Aram, to take to him from thence a wife; in blessing him, and he will command him saying, Thou shalt not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan;
6 When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, 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;
6 Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-aram to take to himself a wife from there, and that when he blessed him he charged him, saying, “(M)You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan,”
6 Esau noticed that Isaac blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to get a wife there. When he blessed him, Isaac commanded Jacob, “Do not marry a Canaanite woman.”
6 Esau noticed that after Isaac had blessed Jacob as he was sending him off to Paddan-aram to marry a wife from there, he had instructed Jacob, "Don't marry a Canaanite woman."
7 And Jacob will hear to his father, and to his mother, and will go to Padan Aram.
7 And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;
7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and had gone to Paddan-aram.
7 And Jacob listened to his father and mother and went to Paddan-aram.
7 After Jacob had obeyed his father and mother's instructions to set out for Paddan-aram,
9 And Esau will go to Ishmael, and will take Mahalath, daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, sister of Nebajoth, to his wives, to him for a wife.
9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.
9 and Esau went to Ishmael, and (d)married, (O)besides the wives that he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebaioth.
9 so Esau went to Ishmael and married, in addition to his other wives, Mahalath daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son. She was the sister of Nebaioth.
9 so he went to Abraham's son Ishmael and married Ishmael's daughter Mahalath, who was the sister of Nebaioth.
Jacob's Dream
11 And he will light upon a place and he will remain there, for the sun was gone down: and he will take from the stones of the place and put at his head and will lie down in that place.
11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
11 He (e)came to (f)a (R)certain place and spent the night there, because the sun had set; and he took one of the stones of the place and put it (g)under his head, and lay down in that place.
11 He reached a certain place and spent the night there because the sun had set. He took one of the stones from the place, put it there at his head, and lay down in that place.
11 He reached a certain place and spent the night there, because the sun was setting. He found a stone there, used it for a pillow, and slept there for the night,
12 And he will dream, and behold a ladder placed in the earth, and the head of it reaching to the heavens: and behold the messengers of God ascending and descending upon it.
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.
12 (S)He had a dream, and behold, a ladder was set on the earth with its top reaching to heaven; and behold, (T)the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
12 And he dreamed:(F) A stairway was set on the ground with its top reaching heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down on it.(G)
12 when he had a dream! He saw a raised highway that had been built with its ending point on earth and its beginning point in heaven. God's angels were ascending and descending on it.
13 And behold, Jehovah was set upon it, and he will say, I Jehovah, the God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaak: the land which thou liest upon it, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed.
13 And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD 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;
13 And behold, (U)the Lord stood (h)above it and said, “I am the Lord, (V)the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie, I will give it (W)to you and to (X)your (i)descendants.
13 Yahweh was standing there beside him,(a) saying, “I am Yahweh,(H) the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your offspring the land that you are now sleeping on.
13 And there was the LORD, standing above it and telling Jacob, "I am the LORD God of your grandfather Abraham. I'm Isaac's God, too. I'm giving you and your descendants the ground on which you're sleeping.
14 And thy seed was as the dust of the earth, And thou didst spread abroad to the sea and east, and north, and south: and in thee shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed, and in thy seed.
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.
14 Your (j)descendants will also be like (Y)the dust of the earth, and you will (k)spread out (Z)to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and (AA)in you and in your (l)descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
14 Your offspring will be like the dust of the earth,(I) and you will spread out toward the west, the east, the north, and the south. All the peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.(J)
14 Your descendants are going to become like the dust of the earth and spread out to the west, east, north, and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your descendants.
15 And behold, I am with thee, and I preserved thee in all which thou shalt go, and I turned thee back to this land; for I will not forsake thee, till that I have done what I said to thee.
15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither 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.
15 Behold, (AB)I am with you and (AC)will keep you wherever you go, and (AD)will bring you back to this land; for (AE)I will not leave you until I have done what I have (m)promised you.”
15 Look, I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go. I will bring you back to this land,(K) for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
15 Now pay attention! I'm here with you, and I'm going to be watching over you wherever you go. I'm going to bring you back to this land, because I won't ever leave you until I've accomplished what I've promised about you."
16 And Jacob will awake from his sleep, and he will say, surely there is Jehovah in this place and I knew not
16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.
16 Then Jacob (AF)awoke from his sleep and said, “(AG)Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.”
16 When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.”(L)
16 Then Jacob woke up during the night and told himself, "Surely, the LORD is in this place and I never knew it!"
17 And he will be afraid, and will Say, How terrible this place is not this but the house of God, and this the gate of the heavens?
17 And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
17 He was afraid and said, “(AH)How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”
17 He was afraid and said, “What an awesome place this is! This is none other than the house of God. This is the gate of heaven.”
17 In mounting terror, he cried out, "How scary this place is! This is nothing less than God's house and the gateway to heaven!"
18 And Jacob will rise early in the morning, and take the stone which he put at his head, and will set it a pillar, and pour oil upon its head.
18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
18 So Jacob rose early in the morning, and took (AI)the stone that he had put (n)under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on its top.
18 Early in the morning Jacob took the stone that was near his head and set it up as a marker. He poured oil on top of it
18 When Jacob got up early the next morning, he took the stone that he had used for his pillow, set it up as a pillar, drenched it with oil,
19 And he will call the name of that place the house of God: and Ailam Luz the name of the city at the beginning.
19 And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
19 He called the name of that place (o)(AJ)Bethel; however, (p)previously the name of the city had been (AK)Luz.
19 and named the place Beth-el, although previously the city had been named Luz.
20 And Jacob will vow a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will preserve me in this way which I went, and gave to me bread to eat, and covering to put on,
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,
20 Then Jacob (AL)made a vow, saying, “(AM)If God will be with me and will keep me on this journey that I (q)take, and will give me (r)(AN)food to eat and garments to wear,
20 Then Jacob made a vow:(N) “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, if He provides me with food to eat and clothing to wear,
20 Then he made this solemn vow: "If God remains with me, watches over me throughout this journey that I'm taking, gives me food to eat and clothes to wear,
22 And this stone which I set a pillar shall be the house of God, and all which thou shalt give to me, the tenth I will tithe it to thee.
22 And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
22 This stone, which I have set up as a pillar, (AQ)will be God’s house, and (AR)of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You.”
22 This stone that I have set up as a marker will be God’s house, and I will give to You a tenth of all that You give me.”(Q)
22 this stone that I've erected in the form of a pillar will be God's house, and I'll give you a tenth of everything that you give to me."