| Berean Study Bible | New International Version |
| 1So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded. | 1So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him: "Do not marry a Canaanite woman. |
| 2“Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother. | 2Go at once to Paddan Aram, to the house of your mother's father Bethuel. Take a wife for yourself there, from among the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother. |
| 3May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples. | 3May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and increase your numbers until you become a community of peoples. |
| 4And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.” | 4May he give you and your descendants the blessing given to Abraham, so that you may take possession of the land where you now reside as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham." |
| 5So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, who was the mother of Jacob and Esau. | 5Then Isaac sent Jacob on his way, and he went to Paddan Aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, who was the mother of Jacob and Esau. |
| 6Now Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to take a wife there, commanding him, “Do not marry a Canaanite woman,” | 6Now Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and had sent him to Paddan Aram to take a wife from there, and that when he blessed him he commanded him, "Do not marry a Canaanite woman," |
| 7and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and gone to Paddan-aram. | 7and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and had gone to Paddan Aram. |
| 8And seeing that his father Isaac disapproved of the Canaanite women, | 8Esau then realized how displeasing the Canaanite women were to his father Isaac; |
| 9Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, in addition to the wives he already had. | 9so he went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Ishmael son of Abraham, in addition to the wives he already had. |
| 10Meanwhile Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran. | 10Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran. |
| 11On reaching a certain place, he spent the night there because the sun had set. And taking one of the stones from that place, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. | 11When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. |
| 12And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder. | 12He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. |
| 13And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. | 13There above it stood the LORD, and he said: "I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying. |
| 14Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. | 14Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. |
| 15Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” | 15I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you." |
| 16When Jacob woke up, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was unaware of it.” | 16When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, "Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it." |
| 17And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven!” | 17He was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven." |
| 18Early the next morning, Jacob took the stone that he had placed under his head, and he set it up as a pillar. He poured oil on top of it, | 18Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of it. |
| 19and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz. | 19He called that place Bethel, though the city used to be called Luz. |
| 20Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear, | 20Then Jacob made a vow, saying, "If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear |
| 21so that I may return safely to my father’s house, then the LORD will be my God. | 21so that I return safely to my father's household, then the LORD will be my God |
| 22And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.” | 22and this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God's house, and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth." |
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