Genesis 28:22

22 and^[a] 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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Genesis 28:22 in Other Translations

KJV

22 And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.

ESV

22 and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God's house. And of all that you give me I will give a full tenth to you."

NLT

22 And this memorial pillar I have set up will become a place for worshiping God, and I will present to God a tenth of everything he gives me.”

MSG

22 This stone that I have set up as a memorial pillar will mark this as a place where God lives. And everything you give me, I'll return a tenth to you."

CSB

22 This stone that I have set up as a marker will be God's house, and I will give to You a tenth of all that You give me."

Genesis 28:22 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 28:22

And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's
house
Building an altar of it with some others, and sacrificing to God on it; and wherever God is worshipped, that place is his house, be it what or where it will; and Jacob did as he promised to do, see ( Genesis 35:3 Genesis 35:7 ) : and of all that thou shalt give me, I will surely give the tenth unto
thee;
for the support of his worship; for the maintenance of such that were employed in it; for the provision of sacrifice, and for the relief of the poor, or for any use or service in which God might be glorified: this was imitated by the Heathens in later times, who gave the tenth of their substance to their gods, Jupiter, Hercules, and others ^F23.

FOOTNOTES:

F23 Herodot. Clio sive, l. 1. c. 89. Varro apud Macrob. Saturnal. l. 3. c. 12. Pompon. Laet. de Sacerdot. Rom. c. 3.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Genesis 28:22 In-Context

20 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 return safely to my father’s household, then the LORD will be my God

22 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.”

Cross References 3

1. S ver 18; 1 Samuel 7:12
2. S ver 17; Genesis 35:7,14
3. S Genesis 14:20; S Numbers 18:21; Luke 18:12; Leviticus 27:30

Footnotes 1

[a]. Or "household, and the " Lord"will be my God, " 22"then"