13 Then behold, (A)the Lord was standing [a]above it and said, “I am the Lord, (B)the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give (C)to you and to (D)your [b]descendants. 14 Your [c]descendants will also be like (E)the dust of the earth, and you will [d]spread out (F)to the west and to the east, and to the north and to the south; and (G)in you and in your [e]descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed. 15 Behold, (H)I am with you and (I)will keep you wherever you go, and (J)will bring you back to this land; for (K)I will not leave you until I have done what I have [f]promised you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 28:13 Or beside him
  2. Genesis 28:13 Lit seed
  3. Genesis 28:14 Lit seed
  4. Genesis 28:14 Lit break through
  5. Genesis 28:14 Lit seed
  6. Genesis 28:15 Lit spoken to

11 God also said to him,

“I am [a](A)God Almighty;
(B)Be fruitful and multiply;
A nation and a (C)multitude of nations shall [b]come from you,
And (D)kings shall [c]come from [d]you.
12 And (E)the land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac,
I will give to you,
And I will give the land to your [e]descendants after you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 35:11 Heb El Shaddai
  2. Genesis 35:11 Or come into being
  3. Genesis 35:11 Or come into being
  4. Genesis 35:11 Lit your loins
  5. Genesis 35:12 Lit seed

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