1 A nd Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

So Isaac called Jacob and prayed that good would come to him. He said to him, “Do not marry one of the daughters of Canaan.

2 A rise, go to Paddan-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.

Get ready, and go to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel in Paddan-aram. Take a wife for yourself from the daughters of your mother’s brother Laban.

3 A nd God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a company of peoples.

May the All-powerful God bring good to you and give you many children until you become many nations.

4 A nd give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee. That thou mayest inherit the land of thy sojournings, which God gave unto Abraham.

May He give you and your children after you the same gift that He gave Abraham. May He give you the land that He gave Abraham, the land where you are now a stranger.”

5 A nd Isaac sent away Jacob. And he went to Paddan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.

Then Isaac sent Jacob away. And he went to Paddan-aram, to Laban, the son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob and Esau’s mother.

6 N ow Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-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.

Now Esau saw that Isaac had prayed for good to come to Jacob and that he had sent him away to Paddan-aram to find a wife. Esau knew that his father had prayed for good to come to Jacob and said, “Do not marry one of the daughters of Canaan,”

7 A nd that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan-aram.

and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and had gone to Paddan-aram.

8 A nd Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father.

Esau knew that the daughters of Canaan did not please his father Isaac.

9 A nd Esau went unto 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.

So Esau went to Ishmael, and married Mahalath the daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, the sister of Nebaioth. He added her to the wives he already had. Jacob’s Dream

10 A nd Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran.

Jacob left Beersheba and went toward Haran.

11 A nd he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set. And he took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep.

He came to a certain place and stayed the night there, because the sun had gone down. He took one of the stones there and put it under his head for a pillow.

12 A nd 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 had a dream. He saw steps going up from the earth to heaven. He saw the angels of God going up and down these steps.

13 A nd, behold, Jehovah stood above it, and said, I am Jehovah, the 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 he saw the Lord standing above them. He said, “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham, and the God of Isaac. I will give to you and your children after you the land where you are lying.

14 A nd 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.

They will be like the dust of the earth. You will spread out to the west and the east and the north and the south. Good will come to all the families of the earth because of you and your children.

15 A nd, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee, whithersoever 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.

See, I am with you. I will care for you everywhere you go. And I will bring you again to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done all the things I promised you.”

16 A nd Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely Jehovah is in this place. And I knew it not.

Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “For sure the Lord is in this place and I did not know it.”

17 A nd he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

He was afraid and said, “This place is so different! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”

18 A nd 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 upon the top of it.

So Jacob got up early in the morning. He took the stone he had used as a pillow, and set it up as a pillar. He poured oil on the top of it.

19 A nd he called the name of that place Beth-el. But the name of the city was Luz at the first.

He gave that place the name Bethel. Its name had been Luz before.

20 A nd 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,

Then Jacob made a promise. He said, “If God will be with me and take care of me as I go, and if He will give me food to eat and clothes to wear,

21 s o that I come again to my father's house in peace, and Jehovah will be my God,

so that I return in peace to my father’s house, then the Lord will be my God.

22 t hen this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God's house. And of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.

I have set up this stone as a pillar to be God’s house. And I will give You a tenth part of all You give to me.”