| NET Bible | New International Version |
| 1So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him, "You must not marry a Canaanite woman! | 1So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him: "Do not marry a Canaanite woman. |
| 2Leave immediately for Paddan Aram! Go to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and find yourself a wife there, 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 the sovereign God bless you! May he make you fruitful and give you a multitude of descendants! Then you will become a large nation. | 3May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and increase your numbers until you become a community of peoples. |
| 4May he give you and your descendants the blessing he gave to Abraham so that you may possess the land God gave to Abraham, the land where you have been living as a temporary resident." | 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 on his way, and he went to Paddan Aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean and brother of Rebekah, 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. |
| 6Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him off to Paddan Aram to find a wife there. As he blessed him, Isaac commanded him, "You must 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," |
| 7Jacob obeyed his father and mother and left for Paddan Aram. | 7and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and had gone to Paddan Aram. |
| 8Then Esau realized that the Canaanite women were displeasing to his father Isaac. | 8Esau then realized how displeasing the Canaanite women were to his father Isaac; |
| 9So Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham's son Ishmael, along with 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 Beer Sheba and set out for Haran. | 10Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran. |
| 11He reached a certain place where he decided to camp because the sun had gone down. He took one of the stones and placed it near his head. Then he fell asleep in that place | 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 had a dream. He saw a stairway erected on the earth with its top reaching to the heavens. The angels of God were going up and coming down it | 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 the LORD stood at its top. He said, "I am the LORD, the God of your grandfather Abraham and the God of your father Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the ground you are lying on. | 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, east, north, and south. All the families of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using your name and that of your descendants. | 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. |
| 15I am with you! I will protect you wherever you go and will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I 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." |
| 16Then Jacob woke up and thought, "Surely the LORD is in this place, but I did not realize it!" | 16When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, "Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it." |
| 17He was afraid and said, "What an awesome place this is! This is nothing else 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 in the morning Jacob took the stone he had placed near his head and set it up as a sacred stone. Then 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. |
| 19He called that place Bethel, although the former name of the town was Luz. | 19He called that place Bethel, though the city used to be called Luz. |
| 20Then Jacob made a vow, saying, "If God is with me and protects me on this journey I am taking and gives me food to eat and clothing 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 |
| 21and I return safely to my father's home, then the LORD will become my God. | 21so that I return safely to my father's household, then the LORD will be my God |
| 22Then this stone that I have set up as a sacred stone will be the house of God, and I will surely give you back a tenth of everything you give me." | 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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