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New International Version NIV
17 And he was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate 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 Then Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put at his head, set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on top of 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 called the name of that place Bethel; but the name of that city had been Luz previously.
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He called that place Bethel, though the city used to be called Luz.
20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, "If God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me bread to eat 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 back to my father's house in peace, then the Lord shall 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 set as a pillar shall be God's house, and of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth 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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