Genesis 28:15
And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
הערת לימוד
Study Note
At Bethel, fleeing his brother Esau's anger, Jacob receives a renewed covenant promise accompanied by an explicit assurance of divine accompaniment: 'I am with you.' The specificity of the promise — watch over you wherever you go, bring you back to this land, not leave you — makes it one of the most personal divine pledges in Genesis. The scene at the ladder (or stairway) connecting heaven and earth has been interpreted as a cosmic axis, a temple image, and in the New Testament (John 1:51) as a figure for Christ. The verse is foundational for the biblical theology of divine presence accompanying the displaced and the vulnerable.
תרגומים נוספים
And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
`And lo, I <FI>am<Fi> with thee, and have kept thee whithersoever thou goest, and have caused thee to turn back unto this ground; for I leave thee not till that I have surely done that which I have spoken to thee.'
And truly, I will be with you, and will keep you wherever you go, guiding you back again to this land; and I will not give you up till I have done what I have said to you.
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