1 S o Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and commanded him, You shall not marry one of the women of Canaan.

Isaac called Jacob, blessed him, and commanded him, “You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

2 A rise, go to Padan-aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother’s father, and take from there as a wife one of the daughters of Laban your mother’s brother.

Arise, go to Paddan Aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother’s father. Take a wife from there from the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.

3 M ay God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you until you become a group of peoples.

May God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be a company of peoples,

4 M ay He give the blessing Abraham to you and your descendants with you, that you may inherit the land He gave to Abraham, in which you are a sojourner.

and give you the blessing of Abraham, to you, and to your offspring with you, that you may inherit the land where you travel, which God gave to Abraham.”

5 T hus Isaac sent Jacob away. He went to Padan-aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob and Esau’s mother.

Isaac sent Jacob away. He went to Paddan Aram to Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, Rebekah’s brother, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.

6 N ow Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Padan-aram to take him a wife from there, and that as he blessed him, he gave him a charge, saying, You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;

Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan Aram, to take him a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he gave him a command, saying, “You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan,”

7 A nd that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother and had gone to Padan-aram.

and that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan Aram.

8 A lso Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan did not please Isaac his father.

Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan didn’t please Isaac, his father.

9 S o Esau went to Ishmael and took to be his wife, to the wives he had, Mahalath daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebaioth.

Esau went to 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.

10 A nd Jacob left Beersheba and went toward Haran.

Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.

11 A nd he came to a certain place and stayed there overnight, because the sun was set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down there to sleep.

He came to a certain place, and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. He took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep.

12 A nd he dreamed that there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it!

He dreamed. Behold, a stairway set upon the earth, and its top reached to heaven. Behold, the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

13 A nd behold, the Lord stood over and beside him and said, I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; I will give to you and to your descendants the land on which you are lying.

Behold, Yahweh stood above it, and said, “I am Yahweh, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. The land whereon you lie, to you will I give it, and to your offspring.

14 A nd your offspring shall be as the dust or sand of the ground, and you shall spread abroad to the west and the east and the north and the south; and by you and your Offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed and bless themselves.

Your offspring will be as the dust of the earth, and you will spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. In you and in your offspring will all the families of the earth be blessed.

15 A nd behold, I am with you and will keep (watch over you with care, take notice of) you wherever you may go, and I will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done all of which I have told you.

Behold, I am with you, and will keep you, wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave you, until I have done that which I have spoken of to you.”

16 A nd Jacob awoke from his sleep and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place and I did not know it.

Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, “Surely Yahweh is in this place, and I didn’t know it.”

17 H e was afraid and said, How to be feared and reverenced is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gateway to heaven!

He was afraid, and said, “How dreadful is this place! This is none other than God’s house, and this is the gate of heaven.”

18 A nd Jacob rose early in the morning and took the stone he had put under his head, and he set it up for a pillar (a monument to the vision in his dream), and he poured oil on its top.

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 on its top.

19 A nd he named that place Bethel; but the name of that city was Luz at first.

He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.

20 T hen Jacob made a vow, saying, If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go and will give me food to eat and clothing to wear,

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 clothing to put on,

21 S o that I may come again to my father’s house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God;

so that I come again to my father’s house in peace, and Yahweh will be my God,

22 A nd this stone which I have set up as a pillar (monument) shall be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will give the tenth to You.

then this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, will be God’s house. Of all that you will give me I will surely give a tenth to you.”