so that I may return safely to my father’s house, then the LORD will be my God.Genesis 28:21
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
וְשַׁבְתִּ֥י בְשָׁל֖וֹם אֶל־בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֑י וְהָיָ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה לִ֖י לֵאלֹהִֽים׃
- וְשַׁבְתִּ֥יve.shav.Ti“and I will return”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
- בְשָׁל֖וֹםve.sha.Lom“in peace”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁלוֹם · “peace” · Strong's H7965G
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- בֵּ֣יתbeit“[the] house of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
- אָבִ֑י'a.Vi“father my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
- וְהָיָ֧הve.ha.Yah“and he will become”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- יְהוָ֛הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- לִ֖יli“for <the> me”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
- לֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.Him“<into> God”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)