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Genesis 28:3-5
International Standard Version
Genesis 28:3-5
International Standard Version
3 May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful so that your descendants[a] become a whole group of people. 4 May he give you and your descendants the blessings that he gave Abraham. May you possess the land where you have lived[b] that God gave to Abraham.”
5 So Isaac sent Jacob off toward Paddan-aram[c] to visit Bethuel’s son Laban, the Aramean[d] and brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
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- Genesis 28:3 Lit. that you
- Genesis 28:4 Lit. land of your journeying
- Genesis 28:5 Paddan-aram was located in northwest Mesopotamia
- Genesis 28:5 In later centuries this region would be called Syria
Genesis 28:3-5
New International Version
Genesis 28:3-5
New International Version
3 May God Almighty[a](A) bless(B) you and make you fruitful(C) and increase your numbers(D) until you become a community of peoples. 4 May he give you and your descendants the blessing given to Abraham,(E) so that you may take possession of the land(F) where you now reside as a foreigner,(G) the land God gave to Abraham.” 5 Then Isaac sent Jacob on his way,(H) and he went to Paddan Aram,(I) to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean,(J) the brother of Rebekah,(K) who was the mother of Jacob and Esau.
Footnotes
- Genesis 28:3 Hebrew El-Shaddai
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