Genesis 28:20
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,
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ASV
And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
KJV
And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
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Commentary
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20 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּדַּ֥ר | vai.yi.Dar | and he vowed | H5087 → |
| יַעֲקֹ֖ב | ya.'a.Ko | Jacob | H3290 → |
| נֶ֣דֶר | Ne.der | a vow | H5088 → |
| לֵאמֹ֑ר | le.Mor | <to> saying | H559 → |
| אִם־ | 'im- | if | H518 → |
| יִהְיֶ֨ה | yih.Yeh | he will be | H1961 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֜ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| עִמָּדִ֗י | 'i.ma.Di | with me | H5978 → |
| וּשְׁמָרַ֙נִי֙ | u.she.ma.Ra.ni | and he will protect me | H8104 → |
| בַּדֶּ֤רֶךְ | ba.De.rekh | on the journey | H1870 → |
| הַזֶּה֙ | ha.Zeh | <the> this | H2088 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| אָנֹכִ֣י | 'a.no.Khi | I | H595 → |
| הוֹלֵ֔ךְ | ho.Lekh | [am] going | H1980 → |
| וְנָֽתַן־ | ve.na.tan- | and he will give | H5414 → |
| לִ֥י | li | to <the> me | |
| לֶ֛חֶם | Le.chem | food | H3899 → |
| לֶאֱכֹ֖ל | le.'e.Khol | to eat | H398 → |
| וּבֶ֥גֶד | u.Ve.ged | and clothing | H899 → |
| לִלְבֹּֽשׁ׃ | lil.Bosh | to wear | H3847 → |
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