Study it in the app“and this stone, which I have set up as a standing stone, will be the house of Elohim; and of all that you give me I will surely give a tenth of it to you.””
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
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “even” appearsput
To put something somewhere.
Where else “samti” appearsstanding stone
Standing stone: a stone set upright as a memorial of something, of a meeting with God or of a covenant. Later laws forbid the standing stones of Canaanite worship, which were objects of worship.
Where else “matseva” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appearstemple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bet” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “titen” appearstithe
Give a tenth, tithe; also take a tenth.
Where else “aser” appears21and I return in peace to the house of my father, then YHWH will be my Elohim,
22 · This verse (above)
1. What it says
What did Jacob dream at Bethel, and what did YHWH say to him (vv. 12-15)?
2. What it means
What does it mean that Elohim tells Jacob, “I am with you and will keep you,” in his flight (v. 15)?
3. How I live it
In what difficult place in your life do you need to remember that Elohim is with you?
