Genesis 28 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And so Isahac called Iacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and sayde vnto hym: See thou take not a wyfe of the daughters of Chanaan: Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and directed him, “You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women. So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him: “Do not marry a Canaanite woman.
2 Arise, and get thee to Mesopotamia, to the house of Bethuel thy mothers father, and there take thee a wyfe of the daughters of Laban thy mothers brother. Arise, go to Paddan-aram to the house of Bethuel your mother’s father, and take as your wife from there one of the daughters of Laban your mother’s brother. Go 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.
3 And God almyghtie blesse thee, and make thee to encrease, & multiplie thee, that thou mayest be a number of people: God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples. May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and increase your numbers until you become a community of peoples.
4 And geue the blessing of Abraham vnto thee, and to thy seede with thee, that thou mayest receaue to inherite ye lande wherein thou art a straunger, whiche God gaue vnto Abraham. May he give the blessing of Abraham to you and to your offspring with you, that you may take possession of the land of your sojournings that God gave to Abraham!” May 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.”
5 Thus Isahac sent foorth Iacob: and he went towarde Mesopotamia, vnto Laban, sonne of Bethuel the Syrian, and brother to Rebecca Iacob and Esaus mother. Thus Isaac sent Jacob away. And he went to Paddan-aram, to Laban, the son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother. Then 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.
6 When Esau sawe that Isahac had blessed Iacob, and sent hym to Mesopotamia to fet hym a wyfe from thence, and that as he blessed him, he gaue him a charge, saying, thou shalt not take a wyfe of the daughters of Chanaan: Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-aram to take a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he directed him, “You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” Now 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,”
7 And that Iacob had obeyed his father and mother, and was gone to Mesopotamia: and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and gone to Paddan-aram. and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and had gone to Paddan Aram.
8 And Esau seyng also that the daughters of Chanaan pleased not Isahac his father: So when Esau saw that the Canaanite women did not please Isaac his father, Esau then realized how displeasing the Canaanite women were to his father Isaac;
9 Then went Esau vnto Ismael, and toke vnto the wyues which he had Mahalah the daughter of Ismael Abrahams sonne, the sister of Nebaioth to be his wyfe. Esau went to Ishmael and took as his wife, besides the wives he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebaioth. so 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.
10 Iacob departed from Beer-seba, and went towarde Haran. Jacob left Beersheba and went toward Haran. Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran.
11 And he came vnto a certayne place, & taryed there all night, because the sunne was downe: and toke of the stones of the place, and put vnder his head, and layde hym downe in the same place to sleepe. And he came to a certain place and stayed there that night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down in that place to sleep. When 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.
12 And he dreamed, and beholde there stoode a lather vpo the earth, and the toppe of it reached vp to heauen: and see, the angels of God went vp & downe vpon it. And he dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it! He 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.
13 Yea, and God from aboue leaned vpon it, and sayde: I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isahac, the land which thou sleepest vpon, wyll I geue thee and thy seede. And behold, the LORD stood above it and said, “I am the LORD, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. The land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring. There 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.
14 And thy seede shalbe as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spreade abrode to the west, to the east, to the north, and to the south: and in thee, and in thy seede, shall all the kynredes of the earth be blessed. Your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed. Your 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.
15 And see, I am with thee, and wyll be thy keper in all places whyther thou goest, and wyll bryng thee agayne into this lande: For I wyl not leaue thee, vntyll I haue made good that whiche I haue promised thee. Behold, 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 promised you.” I 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.”
16 When Iacob was awaked out of his sleepe, he sayde: Surely the Lorde is in this place, and I knewe it not. Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it.” When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it.”
17 And he was a frayde, and saide: howe dreadefull is this place? it is none other but euen the house of God, & it is the gate of heauen. And 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, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.”
18 And Iacob rose vp early in the mornyng, and toke the stone that he hadde layed vnder his head, and pitched it vpon an ende, and powred oyle in the toppe of it. So early in the morning Jacob took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up for a pillar and poured oil on the top of it. Early 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.
19 And he called the name of the place Bethel: but the name of the citie was called Luz, before tyme. He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first. He called that place Bethel, though the city used to be called Luz.
20 And Iacob vowed a vowe, saying: Yf God wyll be with me, and wyll kepe me in this iourney in which I go, and wyll geue me bread to eate, and clothes to put on: Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear, Then 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
21 So that I come agayne vnto my fathers house in saftie: then shal the Lord be my God. so that I come again to my father’s house in peace, then the LORD shall be my God, so that I return safely to my father’s household, then the LORD will be my God
22 And this stone whiche I haue set vp on an ende, shalbe Gods house: and of all that thou shalt geue me, I wyl surely geue the tenth vnto thee. and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God’s house. And of all that you give me I will give a full tenth to you.” and 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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