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Genesis 28:21

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 28:21 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “so that I come again to my father`s house in peace, and Jehovah will be my God,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

so that I come again to my father`s house in peace, and Jehovah will be my God,
Genesis 28:21 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 28

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
18And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
19And he called the name of that place Beth-el. But the name of the city was Luz at the first.
20And 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,
21so that I come again to my father`s house in peace, and Jehovah will be my God,
22then this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God`s house. And of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“So that I come again to my father’s house in peace, etc.] In safety from Esau, and all other enemies, as God promised him he should: then the Lord shall be my God; not as if he should not be his God if he did not do all this for him; which would savour not only of a mercenary spirit, but of great impiety; neither of which were to be found in Jacob: but the meaning is, that he should not only continue to own him as his God, and to worship him, but having fresh obligations upon him, should be stirred up more eagerly and devoutly to serve him in a very singular way and manner, and particularly by doing what is expressed in (<012822>Genesis 28:22). Some think he has respect to the Messiah,…”
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