1 T hen Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him: “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.

And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him, Thou shalt 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 yourself a wife from there of the daughters of Laban your mother’s brother.

Arise, go to Padan-Aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father, and take a wife thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother.

3 “ May God Almighty bless you, And make you fruitful and multiply you, That you may be an assembly of peoples;

And the Almighty God bless thee, and make thee fruitful and multiply thee, that thou mayest become a company of peoples.

4 A nd give you the blessing of Abraham, To you and your descendants with you, That you may inherit the land In which you are a stranger, Which God gave to Abraham.”

And may he give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee and to thy seed with thee, in order that thou mayest possess the land of thy sojourning, which God gave to Abraham!

5 S o Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Padan Aram, to Laban the son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau. Esau Marries Mahalath

And Isaac sent away Jacob; and he went to Padan-Aram, to Laban the son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebecca, Jacob's and Esau's mother.

6 E sau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Padan Aram to take himself a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan,”

And Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-Aram, to take a wife thence, blessing him, and giving him a charge saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;

7 a nd that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and had gone to Padan Aram.

and Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-Aram.

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

And Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan were evil in the sight of Isaac his father.

9 S o Esau went to Ishmael and took Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife in addition to the wives he had. Jacob’s Vow at Bethel

And 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 N ow Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Haran.

And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went towards Haran.

11 S o he came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep.

And he lighted on a certain place, and lodged there, because the sun had set. And he took of the stones of the place, and made his pillow, and lay down in that place.

12 T hen he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

And he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to the heavens. And behold, angels of God ascended and descended upon it.

13 A nd behold, the Lord stood above it and said: “I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants.

And behold, Jehovah stood above it. And he said, I am Jehovah, the God of Abraham, thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land on which thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed.

14 A lso your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall 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.

15 B ehold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.”

And behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all to which thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee until I have done what I have spoken to thee of.

16 T hen Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it. ”

And Jacob awoke from his sleep, and said, Surely Jehovah is in this place, and I knew not.

17 A nd he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than 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.

18 T hen Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put at his head, set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on top of it.

And Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had made his pillow, and set it up a pillar, and poured oil on the top of it.

19 A nd he called the name of that place Bethel; but the name of that city had been Luz previously.

And he called the name of that place Beth-el; but the name of that city was Luz at the first.

20 T hen Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me bread to eat and clothing to put on,

And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and keep me on this road that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and a garment to put on,

21 s o that I come back to my father’s house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God.

and I come again to my father's house in peace—then shall Jehovah be my God.

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

And this stone, which I have set up a pillar, shall be God's house; and of all that thou wilt give me I will without fail give the tenth to thee.