Study it in the app“I am El of Bethel, where you anointed a standing stone, where you made to me a vow. Now get up, leave this land and return to the land of your kindred.’””
Iאָנֹכִיam Elהָאֵלof Bethel,בֵּית אֵלwhereאֲשֶׁר שָּׁםyou anointedמָשַׁחְתָּa standing stone,מַצֵּבָהwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםyou madeנָדַרְתָּto meלִּיa vow.נֶדֶרNowעַתָּהget up,קוּםleaveצֵא מִןthisהַזֹּאתlandהָאָרֶץand returnוְשׁוּבto the landאֶל אֶרֶץof your kindred.’”מוֹלַדְתֶּךָ
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appearsBethel
See it on the mapWhere else “bet” appearsanoint
To pour oil on someone to set them apart for God.
Where else “mashachta” 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” appearsvow
Make a vow: promise something to God.
Where else “nadarta” appearsvow
Vow: a solemn promise made to God; also the thing promised.
Where else “neder” appearsrise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “kum” appearsgo out
To go out of a place.
Where else “tse” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appearsreturn
To go back to a place.
Where else “shuv” appearskindred
One's family and homeland.
Where else “moladte” appearsBethel ?
Today: possibly Beitin, West Bank
A city in the hills about 11 miles (17 km) north of Jerusalem; the location is approximate.
There Jacob dreamed of a ladder reaching to heaven and named the place Bethel, "house of God" (Gen 28:19). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
12He said, ‘Lift up, please, your eyes and see: all the male goats that are mounting the flock are streaked, speckled, and mottled; for I have seen all that Laban is doing to you.
13 · This verse (above)
14Rachel and Leah answered and said to him, “Is there still for us a portion or an inheritance in the house of our father?
1. What it says
Why did Jacob leave Laban’s house, and what did Elohim say to Laban in a dream (vv. 3, 24)?
2. What it means
What does the heap of stones mean as a witness between Jacob and Laban (vv. 44-50)?
3. How I live it
How can you close a conflict with someone in a clear and peaceful way?
