The Bible in Basic English BBE
New International Version NIV
17 And fear came on him, and he said, This is a holy place; this is nothing less than the house of God and the doorway of heaven.
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He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.”
18 And early in the morning Jacob took the stone which had been under his head, and put it up as a pillar and put oil on it.
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Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of it.
19 And he gave that place the name of Beth-el, but before that time the town was named Luz.
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He called that place Bethel, though the city used to be called Luz.
20 Then Jacob took an oath, and said, If God will be with me, and keep me safe on my journey, and give me food and clothing to put on,
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Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear
21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace, then I will take the Lord to be my God,
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so that I return safely to my father’s household, then the LORD will be my God
22 And this stone which I have put up for a pillar will be God's house: and of all you give me, I will give a tenth part to you.
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and this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth.”
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