11 translations · Hebrew
Genesis 28:15
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.”
Genesis 28:15 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.”
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- 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.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- 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.”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Listen! I am with you and will take care of you wherever you go. I will bring you back to this country. I won't leave you because I'm going to do what I've promised you.”
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- '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.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all [places] to which thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee until I have done what I have spoken to thee of.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- 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.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהִנֵּ֨ה | wə·hin·nêh | Look | H2009 הִנֵּה behold |
| אָנֹכִ֜י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | I | H595 אָֽנֹכִ֫י I |
| עִמָּ֗ךְ | ‘im·māḵ | am with you | H5973 עִם with |
| וּשְׁמַרְתִּ֙יךָ֙ | ū·šə·mar·tî·ḵā | and I will watch over you | H8104 שָׁמַר to keep: obey |
| בְּכֹ֣ל | bə·ḵōl | wherever | H3605 כֹּל all |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | — | H834 אֲשֶׁר which |
| תֵּלֵ֔ךְ | tê·lêḵ | you go | H1980 הָלַךְ to go: went |
| וַהֲשִׁ֣בֹתִ֔יךָ | wa·hă·ši·ḇō·ṯî·ḵā | and I will bring you back | H7725 שׁוּב to return: return |
| אֶל־ | ’el- | to | H413 אֶל to(wards) |
| הָאֲדָמָ֖ה | hā·’ă·ḏā·māh | land | H127 אֲדָמָה land: soil |
| הַזֹּ֑את | haz·zōṯ | this | H2063 זֹאת this |
| כִּ֚י | kî | For | H3588 כִּי for |
| לֹ֣א | lō | I will not | H3808 לֹא not |
| אֶֽעֱזָבְךָ֔ | ’e·‘ĕ·zā·ḇə·ḵā | leave | H5800 עָזַב to leave: forsake |
| עַ֚ד | ‘aḏ | you until | H5704 עַד till |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | — | H834 אֲשֶׁר which |
| אִם־ | ’im- | — | H518 אִם if |
| עָשִׂ֔יתִי | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | I have done | H6213 עָשָׂה to make: do |
| אֵ֥ת | ’êṯ | — | H853 אֵת [Obj.] |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | what | H834 אֲשֶׁר which |
| דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי | dib·bar·tî | I have promised | H1696 דָבַר to speak: speak |
| לָֽךְ׃ | lāḵ | you | H9005 ל to/for |
Related verses
- Joshua 1:5
No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not fail you nor forsake you.
- Isaiah 41:10
Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
- Jeremiah 1:19
They will fight against you, but they will not prevail against you; for I am with you”, says Yahweh, “to rescue you.”
- Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them; for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.”
- Genesis 26:24
Yahweh appeared to him the same night, and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father. Don’t be afraid, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your offspring for my servant Abraham’s sake.”
- Genesis 31:3
Yahweh said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers, and to your relatives, and I will be with you.”
- Psalm 121:5–8
Yahweh is your keeper. Yahweh is your shade on your right hand. The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. Yahweh will keep you from all evil. He will keep your soul. …
- Hebrews 13:5–6
Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.” So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”
- Genesis 26:3
Live in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you. For I will give to you, and to your offspring, all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.
- Isaiah 43:2
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, and flame will not scorch you.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
13 Behold, Yahweh stood above it, and said, “I am Yahweh, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. The land whereon you lie, to you will I give it, and to your offspring.
14 Your offspring will be as the dust of the earth, and you will spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. In you and in your offspring will all the families of the earth be blessed.
15 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.”
16 Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, “Surely Yahweh is in this place, and I didn’t know it.”
17 He was afraid, and said, “How dreadful is this place! This is none other than God’s house, and this is the gate of heaven.”
Read all of Genesis 28 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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