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I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/genesis/28.htm">New Living Translation</a> What’s more, I am with you, and I will protect you wherever you go. One day I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have finished giving you everything I have promised you.” <a href="/esv/genesis/28.htm">English Standard Version</a> Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” <a href="/bsb/genesis/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” <a href="/kjv/genesis/28.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/28.htm">New King James Version</a> Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.” <a href="/nasb_/genesis/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” <a href="/nasb/genesis/28.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/genesis/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And behold, I am with you, and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” <a href="/lsb/genesis/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go. And I will bring you back to this land; for I will not forsake you until I have done what I have promised you.” <a href="/amp/genesis/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Behold, I am with you and will keep [careful watch over you and guard] you wherever you may go, and I will bring you back to this [promised] land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” <a href="/csb/genesis/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Look, I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go. I will bring you back to this land, for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” <a href="/hcsb/genesis/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Look, I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go. I will bring you back to this land, for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.&#8221 <a href="/asv/genesis/28.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/genesis/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Wherever you go, I will watch over you, then later I will bring you back to this land. I won't leave you--I will do all I have promised. <a href="/erv/genesis/28.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/genesis/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> 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." <a href="/gnt/genesis/28.htm">Good News Translation</a> Remember, I will be with you and protect you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done all that I have promised you." <a href="/isv/genesis/28.htm">International Standard Version</a> Now pay attention! I'm here with you, and I'm going to be watching over you wherever you go. I'm going to bring you back to this land, because I won't ever leave you until I've accomplished what I've promised about you." <a href="/msb/genesis/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.? <a href="/net/genesis/28.htm">NET Bible</a> I am with you! I will protect you wherever you go and will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I promised you!" <a href="/nheb/genesis/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And look, I am with you, and will watch over you wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave you, until I have done that which I have spoken of to you." <a href="/wbt/genesis/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 declared to thee. <a href="/web/genesis/28.htm">World English Bible</a> Behold, I am with you, and will keep you, wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave you until I have done that which I have spoken of to you.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And behold, I [am] with you, and have kept you wherever you go, and have caused you to return to this ground; for I do not leave you until I have surely done that which I have spoken to you.” <a href="/ylt/genesis/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And lo, I am 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.' <a href="/slt/genesis/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And behold, I am with thee, and I preserved thee in all which thou shalt go, and I turned thee back to this land; for I will not forsake thee, till that I have done what I said to thee.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I will be thy keeper whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee back into this land: neither will I leave thee, till I shall have accomplished all that I have said. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I will be your guardian wherever you will journey, and I will bring you back into this land. Neither will I dismiss you, until I have accomplished all that I have said.” <a href="/nabre/genesis/28.htm">New American Bible</a> I am with you and will protect you wherever you go, and bring you back to this land. I will never leave you until I have done what I promised you. <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Know that I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And, behold, I am with you, and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done the thing of which I have spoken to you. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And see, I am with you and I shall keep you wherever you will go, and I shall return you to this land and I shall not leave you until I shall do whatever I have said to you.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee back into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.' <a href="/sep/genesis/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And behold I am with thee to preserve thee continually in all the way wherein thou shalt go; and I will bring thee back to this land; for I will not desert thee, until I have done all that I have said to thee. <a href="/parallel/genesis/28-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=6850" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/28.htm">Jacob's Ladder</a> …14Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. 15<a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">Look,</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·māḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">am with you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: ū·šə·mar·tî·ḵā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs:: 2ms) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">and I will watch over you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵōl (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">wherever</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: tê·lêḵ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">you go,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wa·hă·ši·ḇō·ṯî·ḵā (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">and I will bring you back</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: hā·’ă·ḏā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">land.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: ’e·‘ĕ·zā·ḇə·ḵā (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs:: 2ms) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">leave</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">you until</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">I have done</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·bar·tî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">I have promised</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">you.”</a> 16When Jacob woke up, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was unaware of it.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/28-20.htm">Matthew 28:20</a> and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” <a href="/hebrews/13-5.htm">Hebrews 13:5</a> Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” <a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a> Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. <a href="/deuteronomy/31-6.htm">Deuteronomy 31:6</a> Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.” <a href="/joshua/1-5.htm">Joshua 1:5</a> No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. <a href="/psalms/23-4.htm">Psalm 23:4</a> Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. <a href="/psalms/121-3.htm">Psalm 121:3-8</a> He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber. / Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. / The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand. ... <a href="/isaiah/43-2.htm">Isaiah 43:2</a> When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze. <a href="/jeremiah/1-8.htm">Jeremiah 1:8</a> Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD. <a href="/exodus/3-12.htm">Exodus 3:12</a> “I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.” <a href="/philippians/4-9.htm">Philippians 4:9</a> Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me, put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. <a href="/john/14-18.htm">John 14:18</a> I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. <a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a> What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? <a href="/2_corinthians/1-20.htm">2 Corinthians 1:20</a> For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God. <a href="/1_kings/8-57.htm">1 Kings 8:57</a> May the LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He never leave us or forsake us.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And, behold, I am with you, and will keep you in all places where you go, and will bring you again into this land; for I will not leave you, until I have done that which I have spoken to you of.I am.<a href="/genesis/28-20.htm">Genesis 28:20,21</a> And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, … <a href="/genesis/26-24.htm">Genesis 26:24</a> And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.<a href="/genesis/31-3.htm">Genesis 31:3</a> And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.keep.<a href="/genesis/48-16.htm">Genesis 48:16</a> The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.<a href="/psalms/121-5.htm">Psalm 121:5-8</a> The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand… bring.<a href="/genesis/35-6.htm">Genesis 35:6,7</a> So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him… for I.<a href="/deuteronomy/31-6.htm">Deuteronomy 31:6</a> Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.<a href="/joshua/1-5.htm">Joshua 1:5</a> There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.<a href="/1_kings/8-57.htm">1 Kings 8:57</a> The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:until.<a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a> God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?<a href="/joshua/23-14.htm">Joshua 23:14-16</a> And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof… <a href="/matthew/24-35.htm">Matthew 24:35</a> Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/27-20.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/genesis/22-20.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/genesis/25-18.htm">Goest</a> <a href="/genesis/28-14.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/genesis/24-27.htm">Guiding</a> <a href="/genesis/27-36.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/genesis/18-16.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/genesis/27-39.htm">Places</a> <a href="/genesis/21-2.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/genesis/26-11.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/genesis/27-45.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/genesis/21-16.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/genesis/20-15.htm">Wherever</a> <a href="/genesis/20-13.htm">Whither</a> <a href="/revelation/14-4.htm">Whithersoever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/39-3.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/genesis/31-20.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/genesis/32-17.htm">Goest</a> <a href="/genesis/33-3.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/genesis/48-14.htm">Guiding</a> <a href="/genesis/28-20.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/genesis/31-13.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/genesis/36-40.htm">Places</a> <a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/genesis/28-16.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/genesis/30-31.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/genesis/28-20.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/genesis/30-30.htm">Wherever</a> <a href="/genesis/32-17.htm">Whither</a> <a href="/genesis/30-30.htm">Whithersoever</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 28</div>1. <a href="/genesis/28-1.htm">Isaac blesses Jacob, and sends him to Padan-aram.</a> 6. <a href="/genesis/28-6.htm">Esau marries Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael.</a> 10. <a href="/genesis/28-10.htm">Jacob journeys, and has a vision of a ladder.</a> 18. <a href="/genesis/28-18.htm">The stone of Bethel.</a> 20. <a href="/genesis/28-20.htm">Jacob's vow.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/28.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/28.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Look, I am with you This phrase signifies God's personal presence and assurance to Jacob. It echoes God's promise to his forefathers, Abraham and Isaac, emphasizing continuity in God's covenant. The presence of God is a recurring theme in Scripture, seen in passages like <a href="/exodus/3-12.htm">Exodus 3:12</a> with Moses and <a href="/matthew/28-20.htm">Matthew 28:20</a> with Jesus' promise to His disciples. It underscores the idea that God is not distant but actively involved in the lives of His people.and I will watch over you wherever you go This promise of divine protection is significant as Jacob is about to embark on a journey to Haran, a place unfamiliar and potentially dangerous. It reflects God's omnipresence and omnipotence, assuring Jacob of safety and guidance. This protection is reminiscent of <a href="/psalms/121-8.htm">Psalm 121:8</a>, where God is described as watching over the coming and going of His people. It also foreshadows the New Testament assurance found in <a href="/hebrews/13-5.htm">Hebrews 13:5</a>, where God promises never to leave nor forsake His followers.and I will bring you back to this land This phrase is a direct reference to the land of Canaan, which God promised to Abraham and his descendants. It highlights the importance of the land in God's covenantal promises. Historically, this promise is fulfilled when Jacob returns to Canaan in <a href="/genesis/31.htm">Genesis 31</a>. Theologically, it points to God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises, a theme that runs throughout the Bible, culminating in the ultimate return to the Promised Land in the eschatological sense.For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you. This assurance of God's unwavering commitment to His promises is central to the narrative of Jacob and the broader biblical story. It reflects God's covenantal faithfulness, seen in His dealings with Israel and ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who is the embodiment of God's promises (<a href="/2_corinthians/1-20.htm">2 Corinthians 1:20</a>). The phrase also serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and His ability to accomplish His purposes, as seen in <a href="/philippians/1-6.htm">Philippians 1:6</a>, where God is faithful to complete the good work He begins in His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a> The grandson of Abraham, son of Isaac and Rebekah. He is the central figure in this passage, receiving God's promise. 2. <a href="/topical/b/bethel.htm">Bethel</a> The place where Jacob has his dream of the ladder reaching to heaven and where God speaks to him, reaffirming the covenant made with Abraham and Isaac. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The divine speaker in this passage, who reassures Jacob of His presence and promises.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a> God's promises are steadfast and reliable. Just as He was faithful to Jacob, He remains faithful to us today. <a href="/topical/d/divine_presence.htm">Divine Presence</a> The assurance of God's presence is a source of comfort and strength. We can trust that God is with us in every circumstance. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_continuity.htm">Covenant Continuity</a> God's covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is a testament to His unchanging nature and His plan for His people. <a href="/topical/p/personal_application.htm">Personal Application</a> Reflect on how God's promises apply to your life. Consider how His presence and faithfulness can guide you in your daily walk.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 28</a> <a href="/q/what's_jacob's_ladder_about.htm">What is the meaning of Jacob's Ladder story?</a> <a href="/q/any_evidence_of_'terror_of_god'_aiding_jacob.htm">(Genesis 35:5) Is there any historical or scientific record supporting the “terror of God” preventing nearby cities from pursuing Jacob’s family? </a> <a href="/q/is_the_lord_present_there.htm">Is the LORD present there?</a> <a href="/q/who_are_the_israelites.htm">What is the identity of the Israelites?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 15. - And, behold, I am with thee, - spoken to Isaac (cf. 26:24); again to Jacob (<a href="/genesis/31-3.htm">Genesis 31:3</a>); afterwards to Christ's disciples (<a href="/matthew/28-20.htm">Matthew 28:20</a>) - and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, - literally, in all thou goest - in all thy goings (cf. <a href="/genesis/48-16.htm">Genesis 48:16</a>; <a href="/psalms/121-5.htm">Psalm 121:5, 7, 8</a>) - and will bring thee again into this land; - equivalent to an intimation that his present journey to Padan-aram was not without the Divine sanction, though apparently it had been against the will of God that Isaac should leave the promised land (vide <a href="/genesis/14-6.htm">Genesis 14:6, 8</a>) - for I will not leave thee, - a promise afterwards repeated to Israel (<a href="/deuteronomy/31-6.htm">Deuteronomy 31:6, 8</a>), to Joshua (<a href="/genesis/1-5.htm">Genesis 1:5</a>), to Solomon (<a href="/1_chronicles/28-20.htm">1 Chronicles 28:20</a>), to the poor and needy (<a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17</a>), to Christians (<a href="/hebrews/13-7.htm">Hebrews 13:7</a>) - until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of - cf. Balaam's testimony to the Divine faithfulness (<a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a>), and Joshua's (Genesis 21:45), and Solomon's (<a href="/1_kings/8-56.htm">1 Kings 8:56</a>). It is impossible, in connection with this sublime theophany granted to Jacob at Bethel, not to recall the similar Divine manifestation vouchsafed to Abraham beneath the starry firmament at Hebron (vide Genesis 15:1). <a href="/commentaries/genesis/28-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Look, וְהִנֵּ֨ה (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! I אָנֹכִ֜י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> I am with you, עִמָּ֗ךְ (‘im·māḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> With, equally with and I will watch over you וּשְׁמַרְתִּ֙יךָ֙ (ū·šə·mar·tî·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to wherever בְּכֹ֣ל (bə·ḵōl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every you go, תֵּלֵ֔ךְ (tê·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk and I will bring you back וַהֲשִׁ֣בֹתִ֔יךָ (wa·hă·ši·ḇō·ṯî·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to this הַזֹּ֑את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, land. הָאֲדָמָ֖ה (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> Ground, land For כִּ֚י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction I will not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no leave אֶֽעֱזָבְךָ֔ (’e·‘ĕ·zā·ḇə·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> To loosen, relinquish, permit you until עַ֚ד (‘aḏ) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while I have done עָשִׂ֔יתִי (‘ā·śî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make what אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I have promised דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי (dib·bar·tî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue you.” לָֽךְ׃ (lāḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/28-15.htm">Genesis 28:15 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/28-15.htm">Genesis 28:15 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/28-15.htm">Genesis 28:15 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/28-15.htm">Genesis 28:15 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/28-15.htm">Genesis 28:15 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/28-15.htm">Genesis 28:15 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/28-15.htm">Genesis 28:15 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/28-15.htm">Genesis 28:15 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/28-15.htm">Genesis 28:15 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/28-15.htm">Genesis 28:15 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/28-15.htm">OT Law: Genesis 28:15 Behold I am with you and will (Gen. 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