NASB — Genesis 28 — KJV

Jacob Is Sent Away

1 So Isaac° called° Jacob° and ablessed° him and charged° him, and said° to him, “bYou shall not take° a wife° from the daughters° of Canaan°. 2 Arise°, go° to Paddan-aram°, to the house° of aBethuel° your mother’s° father°; and from there° take° to yourself a wife° from the daughters° of Laban° your mother’s° brother°. 3 May IaGod° Almighty° bbless° you and cmake° you fruitful° and dmultiply° you, that you may become° a ecompany° of peoples°. 4 May He also give° you the ablessing° of Abraham°, to you and to your Idescendants° with you, that you may bpossess° the land° of your csojournings°, which° God° gave° to Abraham°.” 5 Then aIsaac° 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°.

[1] aGn 27:33 bGn 24:3, 4
[2] aGn 25:20
[3] IHeb El Shaddai aGn 17:1; 35:11; 48:3 bGn 22:17 cGn 17:6, 20 dGn 17:2; 26:4, 24 eGn 35:11; 48:4
[4] ILit seed aGn 12:2; 22:17 bGn 15:7, 8; 17:8 c1Ch 29:15; Ps 39:12
[5] aGn 27:43

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°, “aYou shall not take° a wife° from the daughters° of Canaan°,” 7 and that Jacob° had obeyed° his father° and his mother° and had gone° to Paddan-aram°. 8 So Esau° saw° that athe daughters° of Canaan° displeased° Ihis father° Isaac°; 9 and Esau° went° to Ishmael°, and Imarried°°, abesides° the wives° that he had, Mahalath° the daughter° of Ishmael°, Abraham’s° son°, the sister° of Nebaioth°.

[6] aGn 28:1
[8] ILit in the eyes of his aGn 24:3; 26:34, 35; 27:46
[9] ILit took for his wife aGn 26:34; 36:2

Jacob’s Dream

10 ¶ Then Jacob° departed° from aBeersheba° and went° toward bHaran°. 11 He Icame° to IIa acertain place° and spent° the night° there°, because° the sun° had set°; and he took° one of the stones° of the place° and put° it IIIunder his head°, and lay° down° in that place°. 12 aHe had° a dream°, and behold°, a ladder° was set° on the earth° with its top° reaching° to heaven°; and behold°, bthe angels° of God° were ascending° and descending° on it. 13 And behold°, athe LORD° stood° Iabove° it and said°, “I am the LORD°, bthe God° of your father° Abraham° and the God° of Isaac°; the land° on which° you lie°, I will give° it cto you and to dyour IIdescendants°. 14 Your Idescendants° will also be like athe dust° of the earth°, and you will IIspread° out bto the west° and to the east° and to the north° and to the south°; and cin you and in your Idescendants° shall all° the families° of the earth° be blessed°. 15 Behold°, aI am with you and bwill keep° you wherever°° you go°, and cwill bring° you back° to this° land°; for dI will not leave° you until°° I have done° what° I have Ipromised° you.” 16 Then Jacob° aawoke° from his sleep° and said°, “bSurely° the LORD° is in this° place°, and I did not know° it.” 17 He was afraid° and said°, “aHow° awesome° is this° place°! This° is none° other° than°° the house° of God°, and this° is the gate° of heaven°.”

[10] aGn 26:23 bGn 12:4, 5; 27:43
[11] ILit lighted on IILit the place IIILit at his head-place aGn 28:19
[12] aGn 41:1; Nu 12:6 bJn 1:51
[13] IOr beside him IILit seed aGn 35:1; Am 7:7 bGn 26:3, 24 cGn 13:15, 17; 26:3 dGn 12:7; 15:18
[14] ILit seed IILit break through aGn 13:16; 22:17 bGn 13:14, 15 cGn 12:3; 18:18; 22:18; 26:4
[15] ILit spoken to aGn 26:3, 24; 31:3 bNu 6:24; Ps 121:5, 7, 8 cGn 48:21; Dt 30:3 dNu 23:19; Dt 7:9; 31:6, 8
[16] a1K 3:15; Jr 31:26 bEx 3:4-6; Jsh 5:13-15; Ps 139:7-12
[17] aPs 68:35

18 ¶ So Jacob° rose° early° in the morning°, and took° athe stone° that he had put° Iunder his head° and set° it up as a pillar° and poured° oil° on its top°. 19 He called° the name° of that place° IaBethel°; however°, IIpreviously° the name° of the city° had been bLuz°. 20 Then Jacob° amade° a vow°, saying°, “bIf° God° will be with me and will keep° me on this° journey° that I Itake°, and will give° me IIcfood° to eat° and garments° to wear°, 21 and aI return° to my father’s° house° in Isafety°, bthen the LORD° will be my God°. 22 This° stone°, which° I have set° up as a pillar°, awill be God’s° house°, and bof all° that You give° me I will surely° give° a tenth° to You.”

[18] ILit at his head-place aGn 28:11; 35:14
[19] II.e. the house of God IILit at the first aJg 1:23 bGn 35:6; 48:3
[20] ILit go IILit bread aGn 31:13; Jg 11:30; 2S 15:8 bGn 28:15 c1Ti 6:8
[21] ILit peace aJg 11:31 bDt 26:17
[22] aGn 35:7 bLv 27:30; Dt 14:22


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Isaac blesseth Jacob, and sendeth him to Padan-aram.

1 ¶ And Isaacº calledºª² Jacob,º and blessedºª him, and chargedºª him, and saidºª unto him, Thou shalt not² takeºª a wifeº of the daughtersº² of Canaan.º 2 Arise,ºª go¹ª² to Padanaram,º to the houseº of Bethuelº thy mother'sº father;º and takeºª thee a wifeº from thence²² of the daughtersº² of Labanº thy mother'sº brother.º 3 And Godº Almightyº blessºª thee, and make thee fruitful,ºª and multiplyºª thee, that thou mayest be² a multitudeº of people;º 4 And giveºª thee² the blessingº of Abraham,º to thee, and to thy seedº with² thee; that thou mayest inheritºª² the landº wherein thou art a stranger,º which² Godº gaveºª unto Abraham.º 5 And Isaacº sent awayºª² Jacob:º and he went¹ª² to Padanaramº unto² Laban,º sonº of Bethuelº the Syrian,º the brotherº of Rebekah,º Jacob'sº and Esau'sº mother.º

[1] Gn 6:2; 24:3, 37; 26:34; 27:4, 27, 46; 28:3; 34:9, 16; 48:15; 49:28; Ex 34:15; Dt 33:1; Jsh 22:7; 2Co 6:14.
[2] Gn 22:20; 24:10, 15, 29, 50; 25:20; 28:5; 29:1; 31:18; 32:10; 35:9; 46:15; Ho 12:12.
[3] Gn 1:28; 9:1; 13:16; 17:1; 22:17; 24:60; 35:11; 41:52; 43:14; 48:3; Ex 6:3; Ps 127:1, 3; 128:1; 2Co 6:18; Rv 21:22.
[4] Gn 12:1, 7; 13:14; 15:5, 18; 17:6, 8; 22:17; Ps 39:12; 72:17; 105:6; Ro 4:7; Ga 3:8, 14; Ep 1:3; He 11:9.
[5] Gn 28:2.

Esau marrieth Mahalath the daughter of Ismael.

6 ¶ When Esauº sawºª that² Isaacº had blessedºª² Jacob,º and sent him awayºª² to Padanaram,º to takeºª him a wifeº from thence;²² and that as he blessedºª him he gave him a charge,ºª² saying,ºª Thou shalt not² takeºª a wifeº of the daughtersº² of Canaan;º 7 And that Jacobº obeyedºª² his fatherº and his mother,º and was gone¹ª² to Padanaram;º 8 And Esauº seeingºª that² the daughtersº of Canaanº pleased¹ notº² Isaacº his father;º 9 Then went¹ª² Esauº unto² Ishmael,º and tookºª unto² the wivesº which he had² Mahalathº the daughterº of Ishmaelº Abraham'sº son,º the sisterº of Nebajoth,º to be his wife.º

[6] Gn 27:33; 28:1.
[7] Gn 27:43; Ex 20:12; Lv 19:3; Pv 1:8; 30:17; Ep 6:1, 3; Col 3:20.
[8] Gn 24:3; 26:34; 28:1; 1S 8:6.
[9] Gn 25:13; 36:3, 13, 18.

The vision of Jacob's ladder.

10 ¶ And Jacobº went outºª from Beersheba,º² and went¹ª² toward Haran.º 11 And he lightedºª upon a certain place,º and tarried there all night,ºª² because² the sunº was set;ºª and he tookºª of the stonesº² of that place,º and putºª [them for] his pillows,º and lay downºª in that² placeº to sleep.¹ª 12 And he dreamed,ºª and behold² a ladderº set upºª on the earth,º and the top² of it¹ reachedºª to heaven:º and behold² the angelsº of Godº ascendingºª and descendingºª on it. 13 And, behold,² the LORDº stoodºª above² it, and said,ºª I² [am] the LORDº Godº of Abrahamº thy father,º and the Godº of Isaac:º the landº whereon²² thou² liest,ºª to thee will I give² it,¹ª and to thy seed;º 14 And thy seedº shall be² as the dustº of the earth,º and thou shalt spread abroadºª to the west,º and to the east,º and to the north,º and to the south:º and in thee and in thy seedº shall all² the familiesº of the earthº be blessed.ºª 15 And, behold,² I² [am] with² thee, and will keepºª thee in all² [places] whitherº thou goest,¹ª² and will bring thee againºª into² this² land;º for² I will not² leaveºª thee, untilº²² I have doneºª² [that] which² I have spokenºª to thee of.

[10] Gn 11:31; 32:10; Ho 12:12; Ac 7:2; 25:13.
[11] Gn 28:18; 31:46; Mt 8:20; 2Co 1:5.
[12] Gn 15:1, 12; 20:3, 6; 32:1; 37:5; 40:1; Nu 12:6; 2Ch 16:9; Jb 4:12; 33:15; Is 41:10; Dn 2:1; 4:1; 7:1; Mt 1:20; 2:12, 19; Jn 1:51; 2Ti 4:16; He 1:1, 14.
[13] Gn 12:7; 13:15; 15:1; 17:6; 26:24; 28:4; 31:42; 32:9; 35:1, 6, 12, 15, 17; 46:3; 48:3; Ex 3:6, 15; Ps 105:11; Ezk 37:24; Mt 22:32; Ac 7:5; He 11:16.
[14] Gn 12:3; 13:14, 16; 18:18; 22:18; 26:4; 32:12; 35:11; Nu 23:10; Dt 12:20; Ps 72:17; Mt 8:11; Ac 3:25; Ga 3:8, 16; Ep 1:3; Rv 7:4, 9.
[15] Gn 26:24; 28:20; 31:3; 32:9; 35:6; 39:2, 21; 46:4; 48:16; Ex 3:12; Nu 23:19; Dt 31:6; Jsh 1:5; 23:14; Jg 6:16; 1K 8:57; Ps 46:7, 11; 121:5; Is 7:14; 8:10; 41:10; 43:2; Jr 1:19; Mt 18:20; 24:35; 28:20; Jn 10:28; Ro 8:31; 1Ti 4:8; He 13:5; Jde 1:1.

16 ¶ And Jacobº awakedºª out of his sleep,º² and he said,ºª Surelyº the LORDº isº in this² place;º and I² knewºª [it] not.² 17 And he was afraid,ºª and said,ºª How² dreadfulºª [is] this² place!º this² [is] none² other but²² the houseº of God,º and this² [is] the gateº of heaven.º

[16] Ex 3:5; 15:11; Jsh 5:15; 1S 3:4; Jb 9:11; 33:14; Ps 68:35; Is 8:13.
[17] Gn 28:22; 35:1; Ex 3:6; Jg 13:22; 2Ch 5:14; Ec 5:1; Mt 17:6; Lk 2:9; 8:35; 1Ti 3:15; He 10:21; 1P 4:17; Rv 1:17.

The stone of Beth-el.

18 And Jacobº rose up earlyºª in the morning,º and tookºª² the stoneº that² he had putºª [for] his pillows,º and set it upºª² [for] a pillar,º and pouredºª oilº upon² the top² of it.¹ 19 And he calledºª² the nameº of that² placeº Bethel:º butº the nameº of that cityº [was called] Luzº at the first.º

[18] Gn 22:3; 31:13, 45; 35:14, 20; Lv 8:10; Nu 7:1; Jsh 24:26; 1S 7:12; 2S 18:18; Ps 119:60; Ec 9:10; Is 19:19.
[19] Gn 12:8; 35:1; 48:3; Jg 1:22; 1K 12:29; Ho 4:15; 12:4.

Jacob's vow.

20 And Jacobº vowedºª a vow,º saying,ºª If² Godº will be² with² me, and will keep² me¹ª in this² wayº that² I² go,ºª and will giveºª me breadº to eat,ºª and raimentº to put on,ºª 21 So that I come againºª to² my father'sº houseº in peace;º then shall the LORDº be² my God:º 22 And this² stone,º which² I have setºª [for] a pillar,º shall be² God'sº house:º and of all² that² thou shalt giveºª me I will surely¹ª give the tenthºª unto thee.

[20] Gn 28:15; 31:13; Lv 27:1; Nu 6:1; 21:2; Jg 11:30; 1S 1:11, 28; 14:24; 2S 15:8; Ne 9:1; Ps 22:25; 56:12; 61:5, 8; 66:13; 76:11; 116:14, 18; 119:106; 132:2; Ec 5:1; Is 19:21; Jn 1:16; Ac 18:18; 23:12; 1Ti 6:8.
[21] Ex 15:2; Dt 26:17; Jg 11:31; 2S 15:8; 19:24, 30; 2K 5:17.
[22] Gn 12:8; 14:20; 21:33; 28:17; 33:20; 35:1, 15; Lv 27:30; Dt 14:22.


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