IsaacיִצְחָקcalledוַיִּקְרָאJacobאֶל יַעֲקֹבand blessedוַיְבָרֶךְhimאֹתוֹand commanded himוַיְצַוֵּהוּand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“You shall not takeלֹא תִקַּחa wifeאִשָּׁהfrom the daughtersמִבְּנוֹתof Canaan.כְּנָעַן
Get up,קוּםgoלֵךְto Paddan-aram,פַּדֶּנָה אֲרָםto the houseבֵּיתָהof Bethuelבְתוּאֵלyour mother’sאִמֶּךָfather,אֲבִיand takeוְקַחfor yourselfלְךָfrom thereמִשָּׁםa wifeאִשָּׁהfrom the daughtersמִבְּנוֹתof Labanלָבָןyour mother’sאִמֶּךָbrother.אֲחִי
May El Shaddaiוְאֵל שַׁדַּיblessיְבָרֵךְyouאֹתְךָand make you fruitfulוְיַפְרְךָand multiply you,וְיַרְבֶּךָso that you becomeוְהָיִיתָan assemblyלִקְהַלof peoples.עַמִּים
May he giveוְיִתֶּןyouלְךָthe blessingאֶת בִּרְכַּתof Abraham,אַבְרָהָםto youלְךָand to your offspringוּלְזַרְעֲךָwith you,אִתָּךְso that you may possessלְרִשְׁתְּךָthe landאֶת אֶרֶץwhere you reside as an alien,מְגֻרֶיךָwhichאֲשֶׁרElohimאֱלֹהִיםgaveנָתַןto Abraham.”לְאַבְרָהָם
So Isaacוַ יִצְחָקsent awayיִּשְׁלַחJacob,אֶת יַעֲקֹבand he wentוַיֵּלֶךְto Paddan-aram,פַּדֶּנָה אֲרָםto Labanאֶל לָבָןsonבֶּןof Bethuelבְּתוּאֵלthe Aramean,הָאֲרַמִּיthe brotherאֲחִיof Rebekah,רִבְקָהthe motherאֵםof Jacobיַעֲקֹבand Esau.וְעֵשָׂו
EsauעֵשָׂוsawוַיַּרְאthatכִּיIsaacיִצְחָקhad blessedבֵרַךְJacobאֶת יַעֲקֹבand sent him awayוְשִׁלַּח אֹתוֹto Paddan-aramפַּדֶּנָה אֲרָםto takeלָקַחַתfor himselfלוֹa wifeאִשָּׁהfrom there,מִשָּׁםand that as he blessed himבְּבָרֲכוֹ אֹתוֹhe commandedוַיְצַוhim,עָלָיוsaying,לֵאמֹר“You shall not takeלֹא תִקַּחa wifeאִשָּׁהfrom the daughtersמִבְּנוֹתof Canaan,”כְּנָעַן
and that Jacobיַעֲקֹבhad listenedוַיִּשְׁמַעto his fatherאֶל אָבִיוand to his motherוְאֶל אִמּוֹand had goneוַיֵּלֶךְto Paddan-aram.פַּדֶּנָה אֲרָם
Esauעֵשָׂוsawוַיַּרְאthatכִּיthe daughtersבְּנוֹתof Canaanכְּנָעַןwere displeasingרָעוֹתin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof Isaacיִצְחָקhis father.אָבִיו
So Esauוַ עֵשָׂוwentיֵּלֶךְto Ishmaelאֶל יִשְׁמָעֵאלand tookוַיִּקַּחMahalathאֶת מָחֲלַתthe daughterבַּתof Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאלsonבֶּןof Abraham,אַבְרָהָםthe sisterאֲחוֹתof Nebaioth,נְבָיוֹתbesidesעַלhis wives,נָשָׁיוas hisלוֹwife.לְאִשָּׁה
Jacobיַעֲקֹבwent outוַיֵּצֵאfrom Beershebaמִבְּאֵר שָׁבַעand wentוַיֵּלֶךְtoward Haran.חָרָנָה
He came uponוַיִּפְגַּעthe placeבַּמָּקוֹםand spent the nightוַיָּלֶןthere,שָׁםbecauseכִּיthe sunהַשֶּׁמֶשׁhad set.בָאHe tookוַיִּקַּחone of the stonesמֵאַבְנֵיof the placeהַמָּקוֹםand put itוַיָּשֶׂםat his head,מְרַאֲשֹׁתָיוand lay downוַיִּשְׁכַּבin thatהַהוּאplace.בַּמָּקוֹם
He dreamed,וַיַּחֲלֹםand look,וְהִנֵּהa ladderסֻלָּםsetמֻצָּבon the earth,אַרְצָהand its topוְרֹאשׁוֹreachingמַגִּיעַto the heavens;הַשָּׁמָיְמָהand look,וְהִנֵּהthe angelsמַלְאֲכֵיof Elohimאֱלֹהִיםwere going upעֹלִיםand coming downוְיֹרְדִיםon it.בּוֹ
And look,וְהִנֵּהYHWHיְהוָהstoodנִצָּבabove itעָלָיוand said,וַיֹּאמַר“Iאֲנִיam YHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Abrahamאַבְרָהָםyour fatherאָבִיךָand the Elohimוֵאלֹהֵיof Isaac.יִצְחָקThe landהָאָרֶץon whichאֲשֶׁר עָלֶיהָyouאַתָּהare lyingשֹׁכֵבI will give itאֶתְּנֶנָּהto youלְךָand to your offspring.וּלְזַרְעֶךָ
Your offspringזַרְעֲךָwill beוְהָיָהlike the dustכַּעֲפַרof the earth,הָאָרֶץand you will spread outוּפָרַצְתָּto the westיָמָּהand to the eastוָקֵדְמָהand to the northוְצָפֹנָהand to the south;וָנֶגְבָּהand allוְ כָּלthe familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתof the groundהָאֲדָמָהwill be blessedנִבְרֲכוּin youבְךָand in your offspring.וּבְזַרְעֶךָ
Look,וְהִנֵּהIאָנֹכִיam with youעִמָּךְand will keep youוּשְׁמַרְתִּיךָwhereverבְּכֹל אֲשֶׁרyou go,תֵּלֵךְand I will bring you backוַהֲשִׁבֹתִיךָto thisהַזֹּאתland,אֶל הָאֲדָמָהforכִּיI will not abandon youלֹא אֶעֱזָבְךָuntilעַד אֲשֶׁר אִםI have doneעָשִׂיתִיwhatאֵת אֲשֶׁרI have spokenדִּבַּרְתִּיto you.”לָךְ
Jacobיַעֲקֹבawokeוַיִּיקַץfrom his sleepמִשְּׁנָתוֹand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“SurelyאָכֵןYHWHיְהוָהisיֵשׁin thisהַזֶּהplace,בַּמָּקוֹםand Iוְאָנֹכִיdid not know it.”לֹא יָדָעְתִּי
He was afraidוַיִּירָאand said,וַיֹּאמַר“Howמַהfearsomeנּוֹרָאis thisהַזֶּהplace!הַמָּקוֹםThis is none otherאֵין זֶה כִּי אִםthan the houseבֵּיתof Elohim,אֱלֹהִיםand thisוְזֶהis the gateשַׁעַרof the heavens.”הַשָּׁמָיִם
Jacobיַעֲקֹבrose earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּםin the morning,בַּבֹּקֶרtookוַיִּקַּחthe stoneאֶת הָאֶבֶןthatאֲשֶׁרhe had putשָׂםat his head,מְרַאֲשֹׁתָיוset it upוַיָּשֶׂם אֹתָהּas a standing stone,מַצֵּבָהand pouredוַיִּצֹקoilשֶׁמֶןon its top.עַל רֹאשָׁהּ
He calledוַיִּקְרָאthe nameאֶת שֵׁםof thatהַהוּאplaceהַמָּקוֹםBethel,בֵּית אֵלbutוְאוּלָםLuzלוּזwas the nameשֵׁםof the cityהָעִירat first.לָרִאשֹׁנָה
Jacobיַעֲקֹבmadeוַיִּדַּרa vow,נֶדֶרsaying,לֵאמֹר“IfאִםElohimאֱלֹהִיםisיִהְיֶהwith meעִמָּדִיand keeps meוּשְׁמָרַנִיon thisהַזֶּהwayבַּדֶּרֶךְthatאֲשֶׁרIאָנֹכִיam going,הוֹלֵךְand givesוְנָתַןmeלִיbreadלֶחֶםto eatלֶאֱכֹלand clothingוּבֶגֶדto wear,לִלְבֹּשׁ
and I returnוְשַׁבְתִּיin peaceבְשָׁלוֹםto the houseאֶל בֵּיתof my father,אָבִיthen YHWHוְ יְהוָהwill beהָיָהmyלִיElohim,לֵאלֹהִים
and thisוְ הַזֹּאתstone,הָאֶבֶןwhichאֲשֶׁרI have set upשַׂמְתִּיas a standing stone,מַצֵּבָהwill beיִהְיֶהthe houseבֵּיתof Elohim;אֱלֹהִיםand of allוְכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרyou giveתִּתֶּןmeלִיI will surely give a tenth of itעַשֵּׂר אֲעַשְּׂרֶנּוּto you.”לָךְ