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Genesis 28:20-22
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Genesis 28:20-22
New English Translation
20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God is with me and protects me on this journey I am taking and gives me food[a] to eat and clothing to wear, 21 and I return safely to my father’s home,[b] then the Lord will become my God. 22 Then this stone[c] that I have set up as a sacred stone will be the house of God, and I will surely[d] give you back a tenth of everything you give me.”[e]
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- Genesis 28:20 tn Heb “bread,” although the term can be used for food in general.
- Genesis 28:21 tn Heb “and I return in peace to the house of my father.”
- Genesis 28:22 tn The disjunctive clause structure (conjunction + noun/subject) is used to highlight the statement.
- Genesis 28:22 tn The infinitive absolute is used before the finite verb for emphasis.
- Genesis 28:22 tn Heb “and all which you give to me I will surely give a tenth of it to you.” The disjunctive clause structure (conjunction + noun/object) highlights this statement as well.
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