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Genesis 28:19-21
Contemporary English Version
Genesis 28:19-21
Contemporary English Version
19 and he named the place Bethel.[a] Before that it had been named Luz.
20 Jacob solemnly promised God, “If you go with me and watch over me as I travel, and if you give me food and clothes 21 and bring me safely home again, you will be my God.
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- 28.19 Bethel: In Hebrew “Bethel” means “House of God.”
Genesis 28:19-21
New International Version
Genesis 28:19-21
New International Version
19 He called that place Bethel,[a](A) though the city used to be called Luz.(B)
20 Then Jacob made a vow,(C) saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me(D) on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear(E) 21 so that I return safely(F) to my father’s household,(G) then the Lord[b] will be my God(H)
Footnotes
- Genesis 28:19 Bethel means house of God.
- Genesis 28:21 Or Since God … father’s household, the Lord
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