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Connecting Statement:
The vow that began with the words "If God will ... clothes to wear" in verse 20 continues here.
so that I return safely ... then Yahweh will be my God
The vow that began with the words "If God will ... clothes to wear" in verse 20 continues here. Jacob is speaking to God in the third person. This can be stated in the second person. "If you will ... clothes to wear ... so that I return safely ... then you, Yahweh, will be the God that I will worship" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person)
to my father's house
Here "house" stands for Jacob's family. Alternate translation: "to my father and the rest of my family" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)