Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Genesis 28:20


And Jacob vowed 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 raiment to put on,


Then Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If (h) God will be with me, and will keep me
in this journey which I go, and will give me bread to eat, and clothes to put on;
(h) He bindeth not God under this condition, but acknowledgeth his infirmity, and promiseth to be
thankful.


Genesis 28:19


And he called the name of that place Bethel [lit, House of God]: but the name of that city [was called] Luz at the first.

Geneva Bible - And he called ye name of that place (*) Bethel; notwithstanding the name of
the city was at the first called Luz.
(*) Or, house of God.










Genesis 28:18


And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put [for] [lit, at his head] his pillows, and set it up [for] a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.

Geneva Bible - Then Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had laid
under his head, and (g) set it up as (*) a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
(g) To be a remembrance only of the vision shewed unto him.
(*) Genesis 31:13 .

Genesis 28:17


And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful [awesome] [is] this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this [is] the gate of heaven.

Geneva Bible - And he was (f) afraid, and said, How fearful is this place! This is none other
but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
(f) He was touched with a godly fear and reverence.

Genesis 28:16


And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew [it] not.

Geneva Bible - Then Jacob awoke out of his sleep, and said, Surely the LORD is in this
place, and I was not aware.