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Genesis 28:21

Faith

19 and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.

20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear,

so that I may return safely to my father’s house, then the LORD will be my God.

22 And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
so that I may return safely to my father’s house, then the LORD will be my God.
KJV
So that I come again to my father’s house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:
WEB
so that I come again to my father’s house in peace, and the LORD will be my God,
ASV
so that I come again to my father`s house in peace, and Jehovah will be my God,
DARBY
and I come again to my father's house in peace then shall Jehovah be my God.
BLB
so that I may return in peace to the house of my father, then YHWH will be my God.
ÅB
og jeg kommer vel hjem igjen til min fars hus, så skal Herren være min Gud,
OTB
slik at jeg vender trygt tilbake til min fars hjem, da skal Herren være min Gud.
B1930
og jeg kommer vel hjem igjen til min fars hus, så skal Herren være min Gud,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 26:17

    Today you have proclaimed that the LORD is your God and that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes and commandments and ordinances, and listen to His voice.

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  • Judges 11:31

    then whatever comes out the door of my house to greet me on my triumphant return from the Ammonites will belong to the LORD, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.”

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  • Exodus 15:2

    The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.

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  • 2 Samuel 15:8

    For your servant made a vow while dwelling in Geshur of Aram, saying: ‘If indeed the LORD brings me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the LORD in Hebron.’”

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  • 2 Samuel 19:24

    Then Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, went down to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king had left until the day he returned safely.

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  • 2 Samuel 19:30

    And Mephibosheth said to the king, “Instead, since my lord the king has safely come to his own house, let Ziba take it all!”

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  • 2 Kings 5:17

    “If you will not,” said Naaman, “please let me, your servant, be given as much soil as a pair of mules can carry. For your servant will never again make a burnt offering or a sacrifice to any other god but the LORD.

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