Genesis 28:4

And give thee the birkat Avraham, to thee, and to thy zera with thee; that thou mayest inherit the eretz wherein thou art a ger, which Elohim gave unto Avraham.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.

In Context

3And El Shaddai bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a kahal amim;

5And Yitzchak sent away Ya'akov; and he went to Paddanah-Aram unto Lavan ben Betuel HaArami, achi Rivkah, em Ya'akov and Esav.

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Cross References

Genesis 12:1Now Hashem had said unto Avram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from the bais avicha, unto ha'aretz that I will show thee;

Genesis 12:7And Hashem appeared unto Avram, and said, Unto thy zera will I give ha'aretz hazot: and there built he a mizbe'ach unto Hashem, Who appeared unto him.

Genesis 15:5And He brought him forth outside, and said, Look now toward Shomayim, and count the kokhavim, if thou be able to number them; and He said unto him, So shall thy zera be.

Genesis 17:6And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make Goyim of thee, and Melechim shall come out of thee.

Genesis 22:17That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy zera as the stars of the skies, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy zera shall possess the gate of his enemies;

Psalms 72:17Shmo (His Name) shall endure l'olam; 1 Shmo shall be continued as long as the shemesh; 1 and men shall be blessed in him; 1 kol Goyim shall call him blessed. 1

Matthew Henry on Genesis 28:2-6

Jacob Dismissed with a Blessing. ( b. c. 1760.) 1 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. 2 Arise, go to Padan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother. 3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people; 4 And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed… Read the whole commentary →

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