Genesis 28:2-4

International Standard Version

² Instead, get up, travel to Paddan-aram,^[a] and visit the household of Bethuel, your mother’s father. Marry one of Laban’s daughters, since he’s your mother’s brother. ³ May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful so that your descendants^[b] become a whole group of people. ⁴ May he give you and your descendants the blessings that he gave Abraham. May you possess the land where you have lived^[c] that God gave to Abraham.”