Verse 1

Genesis 28:1

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

1 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, saying: Take not a wife of the stock of Chanaan:
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּקְרָ֥א יִצְחָ֛ק אֶֽל יַעֲקֹ֖ב וַ/יְבָ֣רֶךְ אֹת֑/וֹ וַ/יְצַוֵּ֨/הוּ֙ וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔/וֹ לֹֽא תִקַּ֥ח אִשָּׁ֖ה מִ/בְּנ֥וֹת כְּנָֽעַן
English Translation
And Isaac called to Jacob and blessed him and commanded him and said to him, "You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan."
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Chapter 28 Context
1 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, saying: Take not a wife of the stock of Ch...
2 But go, and take a journey to Mesopotamia of Syria, to the house of Bathuel thy mother's father, and... Focus ↗
3 And God (Elohim) almighty bless thee, and make thee to increase, and multiply thee: that thou mayst... Focus ↗
4 And give the blessings of Abrabam to thee, and to thy seed after thee: that thou mayst possess the l... Focus ↗
5 And when Isaac had sent him away, he took his journey and went to Mesopotamia of Syria to Laban the... Focus ↗
6 And Esau seeing that his father had blessed Jacob, and had sent him into Mesopotamia of Syria, to ma... Focus ↗
7 And that Jacob obeying his parents was gone into Syria: Focus ↗
8 Experiencing also that his father was not well pleased with the daughters of Chanaan: Focus ↗
9 He went to Ismael, and took to wife, besides them he had before, Maheleth the daughter of Ismael, Ab... Focus ↗
10 But Jacob being departed from Bersabee, went on to Haran. Focus ↗
11 And when he was come to a certain place, and would rest in it after sunset, he took of the stones th... Focus ↗
12 And he saw in his sleep a ladder standing upon the earth, and the top thereof touching heaven: the a... Focus ↗
13 And the Lord leaning upon the ladder, saying to him: I am the Lord God (Elohim) of Abraham thy fathe... Focus ↗
14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth: thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the eas... Focus ↗
15 And I will be thy keeper whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee back into this land: neither... Focus ↗
16 And when Jacob awaked out of sleep, he said: Indeed the Lord is in this place, and I knew it not. Focus ↗
17 And trembling he said: How terrible is this place! this is no other but the house of God (Elohim), a... Focus ↗
18 And Jacob, arising in the morning, took the stone, which he had laid under his head, and set it up f... Focus ↗
19 And he called the name of the city Bethel, which before was called Luza. Focus ↗
20 And he made a vow, saying: If God (Elohim) shall be with me, and shall keep me in the way by which I... Focus ↗
21 And I shall return prosperously to my father's house: the Lord shall be my God (Elohim): Focus ↗
22 And this stone, which I have set up for a title, shall called the house of God (Elohim): and of all... Focus ↗