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15 Remember, I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go. I will also bring you back to this land because I will not leave you until I do what I've promised you."
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I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
16 Then Jacob woke up from his sleep and exclaimed, "Certainly, the LORD is in this place, and I didn't know it!"
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When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it.”
17 Filled with awe, he said, "How awe-inspiring this place is! Certainly, this is the house of God and the gateway to 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 Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had put under his head. He set it up as a marker and poured olive 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 He named that place Bethel [House of God]. Previously, the name of the city was Luz.
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He called that place Bethel, though the city used to be called Luz.
20 Then Jacob made a vow: "If God will be with me and will watch over me on my trip and give me food to eat and clothes to wear,
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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 and if I return safely to my father's home, then the LORD will 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 This stone that I have set up as a marker will be the house of God, and I will surely give you a tenth of everything you give me."
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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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