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| [1]And God saith unto Jacob, `Rise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there, and make there an altar to God, who appeared unto thee in thy fleeing from the face of Esau thy brother.' |
[1]And God saith unto Jacob, `Rise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there, and make there an altar to God, who appeared unto thee in thy fleeing from the face of Esau thy brother.' |
| [2]And Jacob saith unto his household, and unto all who [are] with him, `Turn aside the gods of the stranger which [are] in your midst, and cleanse yourselves, and change your garments; |
[2]And Jacob saith unto his household, and unto all who [are] with him, `Turn aside the gods of the stranger which [are] in your midst, and cleanse yourselves, and change your garments; |
| [3]and we rise, and go up to Bethel, and I make there an altar to God, who is answering me in the day of my distress, and is with me in the way that I have gone.' |
[3]and we rise, and go up to Bethel, and I make there an altar to God, who is answering me in the day of my distress, and is with me in the way that I have gone.' |
| [4]And they give unto Jacob all the gods of the stranger that [are] in their hand, and the rings that [are] in their ears, and Jacob hideth them under the oak which [is] by Shechem; |
[4]And they give unto Jacob all the gods of the stranger that [are] in their hand, and the rings that [are] in their ears, and Jacob hideth them under the oak which [is] by Shechem; |
| [5]and they journey, and the terror of God is on the cities which [are] round about them, and they have not pursued after the sons of Jacob. |
[5]and they journey, and the terror of God is on the cities which [are] round about them, and they have not pursued after the sons of Jacob. |
| [6]And Jacob cometh in to Luz which [is] in the land of Canaan (it [is] Bethel), he and all the people who [are] with him, |
[6]And Jacob cometh in to Luz which [is] in the land of Canaan (it [is] Bethel), he and all the people who [are] with him, |
| [7]and he buildeth there an altar, and proclaimeth at the place the God of Bethel: for there had God been revealed unto him, in his fleeing from the face of his brother. |
[7]and he buildeth there an altar, and proclaimeth at the place the God of Bethel: for there had God been revealed unto him, in his fleeing from the face of his brother. |
| [8]And Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, dieth, and she is buried at the lower part of Bethel, under the oak, and he calleth its name `Oak of weeping.' |
[8]And Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, dieth, and she is buried at the lower part of Bethel, under the oak, and he calleth its name `Oak of weeping.' |
| [9]And God appeareth unto Jacob again, in his coming from Padan-Aram, and blesseth him; |
[9]And God appeareth unto Jacob again, in his coming from Padan-Aram, and blesseth him; |
| [10]and God saith to him, `Thy name [is] Jacob: thy name is no more called Jacob, but Israel is thy name;' and He calleth his name Israel. |
[10]and God saith to him, `Thy name [is] Jacob: thy name is no more called Jacob, but Israel is thy name;' and He calleth his name Israel. |
| [11]And God saith to him, `I [am] God Almighty; be fruitful and multiply, a nation and an assembly of nations is from thee, and kings from thy loins go out; |
[11]And God saith to him, `I [am] God Almighty; be fruitful and multiply, a nation and an assembly of nations is from thee, and kings from thy loins go out; |
| [12]and the land which I have given to Abraham and to Isaac -- to thee I give it, yea to thy seed after thee I give the land.' |
[12]and the land which I have given to Abraham and to Isaac -- to thee I give it, yea to thy seed after thee I give the land.' |
| [13]And God goeth up from him, in the place where He hath spoken with him. |
[13]And God goeth up from him, in the place where He hath spoken with him. |
| [14]And Jacob setteth up a standing pillar in the place where He hath spoken with him, a standing pillar of stone, and he poureth on it an oblation, and he poureth on it oil; |
[14]And Jacob setteth up a standing pillar in the place where He hath spoken with him, a standing pillar of stone, and he poureth on it an oblation, and he poureth on it oil; |
| [15]and Jacob calleth the name of the place where God spake with him Bethel. |
[15]and Jacob calleth the name of the place where God spake with him Bethel. |
| [16]And they journey from Bethel, and there is yet a kibrath of land before entering Ephratha, and Rachel beareth, and is sharply pained in her bearing; |
[16]And they journey from Bethel, and there is yet a kibrath of land before entering Ephratha, and Rachel beareth, and is sharply pained in her bearing; |
| [17]and it cometh to pass, in her being sharply pained in her bearing, that the midwife saith to her, `Fear not, for this also [is] a son for thee.' |
[17]and it cometh to pass, in her being sharply pained in her bearing, that the midwife saith to her, `Fear not, for this also [is] a son for thee.' |
| [18]And it cometh to pass in the going out of her soul (for she died), that she calleth his name Ben-Oni; and his father called him Benjamin; |
[18]And it cometh to pass in the going out of her soul (for she died), that she calleth his name Ben-Oni; and his father called him Benjamin; |
| [19]and Rachel dieth, and is buried in the way to Ephratha, which [is] Bethlehem, |
[19]and Rachel dieth, and is buried in the way to Ephratha, which [is] Bethlehem, |
| [20]and Jacob setteth up a standing pillar over her grave; which [is] the standing pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day. |
[20]and Jacob setteth up a standing pillar over her grave; which [is] the standing pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day. |
| [21]And Israel journeyeth, and stretcheth out his tent beyond the tower of Edar; |
[21]And Israel journeyeth, and stretcheth out his tent beyond the tower of Edar; |
| [22]and it cometh to pass in Israel's dwelling in that land, that Reuben goeth, and lieth with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heareth. |
[22]and it cometh to pass in Israel's dwelling in that land, that Reuben goeth, and lieth with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heareth. |
| [23]And the sons of Jacob are twelve. Sons of Leah: Jacob's first-born Reuben, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun. |
[23]And the sons of Jacob are twelve. Sons of Leah: Jacob's first-born Reuben, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun. |
| [24]Sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin. |
[24]Sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin. |
| [25]And sons of Bilhah, Rachel's maid-servant: Dan and Naphtali. |
[25]And sons of Bilhah, Rachel's maid-servant: Dan and Naphtali. |
| [26]And sons of Zilpah, Leah's maid-servant: Gad and Asher. These [are] sons of Jacob, who have been born to him in Padan-Aram. |
[26]And sons of Zilpah, Leah's maid-servant: Gad and Asher. These [are] sons of Jacob, who have been born to him in Padan-Aram. |
| [27]And Jacob cometh unto Isaac his father, at Mamre, the city of Arba (which [is] Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac have sojourned. |
[27]And Jacob cometh unto Isaac his father, at Mamre, the city of Arba (which [is] Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac have sojourned. |
| [28]And the days of Isaac are a hundred and eighty years, |
[28]And the days of Isaac are a hundred and eighty years, |
| [29]and Isaac expireth, and dieth, and is gathered unto his people, aged and satisfied with days; and bury him do Esau and Jacob his sons. |
[29]and Isaac expireth, and dieth, and is gathered unto his people, aged and satisfied with days; and bury him do Esau and Jacob his sons. |