Discovery BoxGenesis 28:18 
Context28:18 Early 1 in the morning Jacob 2 took the stone he had placed near his head 3 and set it up as a sacred stone. 4 Then he poured oil on top of it.
Genesis 28:22
Context28:22 Then this stone 5 that I have set up as a sacred stone will be the house of God, and I will surely 6 give you back a tenth of everything you give me.” 7
Genesis 29:3
Context29:3 When all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds 8 would roll the stone off the mouth of the well and water the sheep. Then they would put the stone back in its place over the well’s mouth.
1 tn Heb “and he got up early…and he took.”
2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn See the note on this phrase in v. 11.
4 tn Heb “standing stone.”
sn Sacred stone. Such a stone could be used as a boundary marker, a burial stone, or as a shrine. Here the stone is intended to be a reminder of the stairway that was “erected” and on which the
5 tn The disjunctive clause structure (conjunction + noun/subject) is used to highlight the statement.
6 tn The infinitive absolute is used before the finite verb for emphasis.
7 tn Heb “and all which you give to me I will surely give a tenth of it to you.” The disjunctive clause structure (conjunction + noun/object) highlights this statement as well.
8 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the shepherds) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
