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.

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 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.

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 “ May God Almighty bless you, And make you fruitful and multiply you, That you may be an assembly 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 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.”

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 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

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 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,”

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 had obeyed his father and his mother and had gone to Padan Aram.

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

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

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

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

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

Jacob left Beersheba and went toward 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.

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 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 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, 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 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 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.

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 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.”

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

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 awesome 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 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.

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 Bethel; but the name of that city had been Luz previously.

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

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,

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 back to my father’s house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God.

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

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.”