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Genesis 26-34 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 01:54, December 19, 2009
, 01:54, December 19, 2009→Chapter 28
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|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.
|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.
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|[[Isaac]] called [[Jacob]], and blessed him, and instructed him, and told him: "You will not marry any of the daughters of [[Canaan (land)|Canaan]]."
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|Arise, go to Padan-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.
|Arise, go to Padan-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.
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|"Arise, go to Padan-aram, to the house of [[Bethuel]] your mother's father, and take from there a wife from among the daughters of [[Laban]] your mother's brother."
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|And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
|And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
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|"The All-sufficient [[God]] shall bless you, and make you fruitful, and increase you. You will become a large assembly of people."
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|The word traditionally rendered "almighty" means "all-sufficient" here.
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|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.
|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.
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|"He shall give the blessing of [[Abraham]] to you, and to your descendants with you, and you will someday possess the land in which you are a sojourner, the land that God gave to Abraham."
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|And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.
|And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.
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|Isaac sent Jacob away, and Jacob went toward Padan-aram to see Laban, son of Bethuel the [[Syria]]n, brother of [[Rebekah]], mother of Jacob and [[Esau]].
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|When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-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;
|When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-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;
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|When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and senthim away to Padan-aram, to take a wife from that land, and that while he was blessing him he gave him instructions, saying, "You shall not take a wife from among the daughters of Canaan,"
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|And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-aram;
|And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-aram;
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|and that Jacob listened to his father and mother and was going toward Padan-aram,
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|And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;
|And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;
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|and Esau could see that the daughters of Canaan were not pleasing in the eyes of his father Isaac,
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|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.
|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.
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|Esau went to [[Ishmael]], and took [[Mahalath]], daughter of Ishmael son of Abraham, sister of [[Nebajoth]], to be his wife among his other wives.
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|And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran.
|And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran.
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|Jacob, meanwhile, went out from Beer-sheba, and toward Haran.
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|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.
|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.
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|He came to a certain place, and lodged there, because the sun had set. He took some of the stones of that place, and placed them to serve as pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
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|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.
|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.
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|He was dreaming, and saw a stairway set up on the earth, and its top touched the skies. He also saw Messengers of God ascending and descending on it.
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|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;
|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;
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|Then as he watched, the [[YHWH|L<small>ORD</small>]] was standing on it, and saying, "I am the L<small>ORD</small> God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. The land that you are lying on, I will give it to you, and to your descendants."
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|The verb rendered "to stand" means "to keep station," not "to assume a standing position from a sitting position."
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|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.
|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.
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|"Your descendants will be like the soil of the land, and you will spread abroad toward the sea, and to the east, the north, and the southern rim. In you and in your Descendant will all the families of the earth be blessed."
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|The sea is the western boundary; thus "west" isn't sufficient; it should read "to the sea" to illustrate that the proper boundaries of [[Israel]] extend to the shores of the [[Mediterranean Sea]].
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|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.
|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.
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|"And take heed: I am with you, and will keep you in all places where you go, and I will bring you back to this land, and will not forsake you, until I have done the things I told you about."
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|And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.
|And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.
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|Jacob awoke from his sleep, and said, "Surely the L<small>ORD</small> is in this place, and I did not know it!"
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|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.
|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.
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|He was afraid, and said, "How fearsome is this place! This is nothing else than the house of God, and this is the gateway of the heavens!"
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|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.
|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.
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|Jacob arose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had placed as a pillow, and placed it as a monument, and poured oil on the top of it.
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|And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
|And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
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|He gave the place the name of Bethel, though Luz had been the name of the city at first.
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|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,
|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,
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|Jacob vowed a vow, saying, "If God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am traveling, and give me breat to eat and clothes to put on,..."
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|So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:
|So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:
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|"...and I return in peace to the house of my father, then the L<small>ORD</small> will be my God."
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|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.
|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.
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|"And this stone that I have placed as a monument, will become the house of God, and of everything that you give me, I will give you back ten percent."
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|This is the establishing authority of the [[tithe]], or the ten-percent remittance to God.
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==Chapter 29==
==Chapter 29==