OET interlinear GEN 28:20

uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠יִּדַּ֥ר יַעֲקֹ֖ב נֶ֣דֶר לֵ⁠אמֹ֑ר

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_vowed Yaakob (a)_vow to=say if will_belong ʼElohīm with=me and,he,will_protect_me on,journey the=this which/who I go and=he/it_gave to=me food/grain/bread to,eat and,clothing to,wear )

See how you translated a clause that has a similar meaning (“swear to …”) in Genesis 21:23, 31. Alternate translation: [Then he made a pledge to God and said]

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

אִם־יִהְיֶ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֜ים עִמָּדִ֗⁠י

if will_belong ʼElohīm (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_vowed Yaakob (a)_vow to=say if will_belong ʼElohīm with=me and,he,will_protect_me on,journey the=this which/who I go and=he/it_gave to=me food/grain/bread to,eat and,clothing to,wear )

Since Jacob is making this vow to God, for some languages it is more natural to address God directly (as “you”) throughout verses 20–22, rather than only in the last half of verse 22 (as the Hebrew text does). Alternate translation: [God, if you will be with me]

וּ⁠שְׁמָרַ֨⁠נִי֙

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_vowed Yaakob (a)_vow to=say if will_belong ʼElohīm with=me and,he,will_protect_me on,journey the=this which/who I go and=he/it_gave to=me food/grain/bread to,eat and,clothing to,wear )

See how you translated watch over in verse 15. Alternate translation: [and guard me] or [and take care of me]

בַּ⁠דֶּ֤רֶךְ הַ⁠זֶּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָנֹכִ֣י הוֹלֵ֔ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_vowed Yaakob (a)_vow to=say if will_belong ʼElohīm with=me and,he,will_protect_me on,journey the=this which/who I go and=he/it_gave to=me food/grain/bread to,eat and,clothing to,wear )

The way you translate this phrase should reflect that fact that Jacob’s journey from his home to the city of Haran was about 725 kilometers (450 miles) long. Alternate translation: [on this long journey I am taking] or [as I travel on this long journey]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠נָֽתַן־לִ֥⁠י לֶ֛חֶם לֶ⁠אֱכֹ֖ל וּ⁠בֶ֥גֶד לִ⁠לְבֹּֽשׁ

and=he/it_gave to=me food/grain/bread to,eat and,clothing (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_vowed Yaakob (a)_vow to=say if will_belong ʼElohīm with=me and,he,will_protect_me on,journey the=this which/who I go and=he/it_gave to=me food/grain/bread to,eat and,clothing to,wear )

In this context bread refers to food in general, not just bread. Alternate translation: [and if you give me food to eat and clothes to wear] or [and if you provide me with food and clothes]