Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 35

1Then Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, “Ariseק֛וּםkumH6965,go upעֲלֵ֥ה'a.LehH5927toבֵֽית־veit-H1008Bethelאֵ֖ל'elH1008,and settleוְשֶׁב־ve.shev-H3427thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033.Buildוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213an altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033to the Godלָאֵל֙la.'ElH410who appearedהַנִּרְאֶ֣הha.nir.'EhH7200toאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413you when you fledבְּבָרְחֲךָ֔be.va.re.cha.KhaH1272fromמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440your brotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251Esauעֵשָׂ֥ו'e.SavH6215.”

2So Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290toldוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֶל־vai.Yo.mer 'el-H559 H413his householdבֵּית֔וֹ וְאֶ֖לbei.To ve.'ElH1004 H413and allכָּל־kol-H3605whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were with himעִמּ֑וֹi.MoH5973, “Get rid ofהָסִ֜רוּha.Si.ruH5493אֶת־'et-H853the foreignהַנֵּכָר֙ha.ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are among youבְּתֹכְכֶ֔םbe.to.khe.KhemH8432.Purify yourselvesוְהִֽטַּהֲר֔וּve.hi.ta.ha.RuH2891and changeוְהַחֲלִ֖יפוּve.ha.cha.Li.fuH2498your garmentsשִׂמְלֹתֵיכֶֽם׃sim.lo.tei.KhemH8071.

3Then let us ariseוְנָק֥וּמָהve.na.Ku.mahH6965and goוְנַעֲלֶ֖הve.na.'a.LehH5927toבֵּֽית־beit-H1008Bethelאֵ֑ל'ElH1008.I will buildוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213an altarמִזְבֵּ֗חַmiz.Be.achH4196thereשָּׁ֣םshamH8033to Godלָאֵ֞לla.'ElH410,who answeredהָעֹנֶ֤הha.'o.NehH6030meאֹתִי֙'o.TiH853in my dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of distressצָֽרָתִ֔יtza.ra.TiH6869.He has beenוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961with meעִמָּדִ֔י'i.ma.DiH5978whereverבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have goneהָלָֽכְתִּי׃ha.La.khe.tiH1980.”

4So they gaveוַיִּתְּנ֣וּ אֶֽל־vai.yi.te.Nu 'el-H5414 H413Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290אֵ֣ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605theirאֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיָדָ֔ם'a.Sher be.ya.DamH834 H3027וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853foreignהַנֵּכָר֙ha.ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430and all their earringsהַנְּזָמִ֖יםha.ne.za.MimH5141אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834בְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.ze.nei.HemH241,and Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290buriedוַיִּטְמֹ֤ןvai.yit.MonH2934themאֹתָם֙'o.TamH853underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the oakהָאֵלָ֖הha.'e.LahH424אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834nearעִם־'im-H5973Shechemשְׁכֶֽם׃she.KhemH7927.

5As they set outוַיִּסָּ֑עוּvai.yi.Sa.'uH5265,a terrorחִתַּ֣תchi.TatH2847from Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430fellוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961overעַל־'al-H5921אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the surroundingסְבִיבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.HemH5439citiesהֶֽעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892,so that they did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808pursueרָֽדְפ֔וּ אַחֲרֵ֖יra.de.Fu 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310Jacob’sיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121.

6So Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290and everyoneוְכָל־ הָעָ֥םve.khol ha.'AmH3605 H5971אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834with himעִמּֽוֹ׃i.MoH5973arrivedוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935in Luzל֗וּזָהLu.zahH3870אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834(that isהִ֖וא בֵּֽית־hi' beit-H1931 H1008,Bethelאֵ֑ל ה֖וּא'El hu'H1008 H1931)in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667.

7Thereשָׁם֙shamH8033Jacob builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196,and he calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121that placeלַמָּק֔וֹםla.ma.KomH4725El-bethelH416,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588it was thereשָׁ֗םShamH8033that Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had revealed Himselfנִגְל֤וּnig.LuH1540toאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413Jacobas he fledבְּבָרְח֖וֹbe.va.re.ChoH1272fromמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

8Now Deborahדְּבֹרָה֙de.vo.RahH1683,Rebekah’sרִבְקָ֔הriv.KahH7259nurseמֵינֶ֣קֶתmei.Ne.ketH3243,diedוַתָּ֤מָתva.Ta.motH4191and was buriedוַתִּקָּבֵ֛רva.ti.ka.VerH6912underמִתַּ֥חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the oakהָֽאַלּ֑וֹןha.'a.LonH437belowתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478BethelH1008.So Jacob namedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121itשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Allon-bacuthH439.

9After Jacob had returnedבְּבֹא֖וֹbe.vo.'OH935fromמִפַּדַּ֣ןmi.pa.DanH6307Paddan-aramאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758,Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430appearedוַיֵּרָ֨אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toאֶֽל־'el-H413himיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290againע֔וֹדodH5750and blessedוַיְבָ֖רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288himאֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853.

10And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to him, “Thoughyour nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034is Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,you will noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longerע֜וֹדodH5750be calledיִקָּרֵא֩ שִׁמְךָ֙yi.ka.Re' shim.KhaH7121 H8034Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290.Insteadכִּ֤י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518,your nameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034will beיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”So God namedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853himשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11And Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430toldוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559him, “Iאֲנִ֨י'a.NiH589am Godאֵ֤ל'elH410Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706.Be fruitfulפְּרֵ֣הpe.RehH6509and multiplyוּרְבֵ֔הu.re.VehH7235.A nationגּ֛וֹיGoyH1471—even a companyוּקְהַ֥לu.ke.HalH6951of nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471—shall comeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961from youמִמֶּ֑ךָּmi.Me.kaH4480,and kingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428shall descendיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ye.Tze.'uH3318from youמֵחֲלָצֶ֥יךָme.cha.la.Tzei.khaH2504.

12וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853The landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I gaveנָתַ֛תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85and Isaacוּלְיִצְחָ֖קu.le.yitz.ChakH3327I will giveאֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414to you,and I will giveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414אֶת־'et-H853this landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776to your descendantsוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֥u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233after youאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.”

13Then Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430went upוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927fromמֵעָלָ֖יוme.'a.LavH5921the placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He had spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696with himאִתּֽוֹ׃'i.ToH854.

14So Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290set upוַיַּצֵּ֨בvai.ya.TzevH5324a pillarמַצֵּבָ֗הma.tze.VahH4676in the placeבַּמָּק֛וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godhad spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696with himאִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854—a stoneאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68markerמַצֶּ֣בֶתma.Tze.vetH4678—and he poured outוַיַּסֵּ֤ךְvai.ya.SekhH5258a drink offeringנֶ֔סֶךְNe.sekhH5262on itעָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei.haH5921and anointed itוַיִּצֹ֥ק עָלֶ֖יהָvai.yi.Tzok 'a.Lei.haH3332 H5921with oilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081.

15Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290אֶת־'et-H853calledוַיִּקְרָ֨א שֵׁ֣םvai.yik.Ra' shemH7121 H8034the placeהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430had spokenדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696with himאִתּ֥וֹ'i.ToH854Bethelשָׁ֛םshamH8033 H1008.

Benjamin Born, Rachel Dies

16Later, they set outוַיִּסְעוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5265fromמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1008Bethelאֵ֔ל'ElH1008,and while they wereוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961stillע֥וֹדodH5750some distanceכִּבְרַת־ הָאָ֖רֶץ לָב֣וֹאkiv.rat- ha.'A.retz la.Vo'H3530 H776 H935from Ephrathאֶפְרָ֑תָה'ef.Ra.tahH672,Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354began to give birthוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205,and her laborבְּלִדְתָּֽהּ׃be.lid.TahH3205was difficultוַתְּקַ֥שׁva.te.KashH7185.

17Duringוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961her severeבְהַקְשֹׁתָ֖הּve.hak.sho.TahH7185laborבְּלִדְתָּ֑הּbe.lid.TahH3205,the midwifeהַמְיַלֶּ֙דֶת֙ham.ya.Le.detH3205saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to her, “Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588youare havingזֶ֥הzehH2088anotherגַם־gam-H1571sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.”

18Andוַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961with her lastבְּצֵ֤אתbe.TzetH3318breathנַפְשָׁהּ֙naf.ShahH5315—forכִּ֣יkiH3588she was dyingמֵ֔תָהMe.tahH4191—she named himוַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹva.tik.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034Ben-oniH1126.But his fatherוְאָבִ֖יוve.'a.VivH1calledקָֽרָא־ka.ra'-H7121himBenjaminבִנְיָמִֽין׃vin.ya.MinH1144.

19So Rachelרָחֵ֑לra.ChelH7354diedוַתָּ֖מָתva.Ta.motH4191and was buriedוַתִּקָּבֵר֙va.ti.ka.VerH6912on the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870to Ephrathאֶפְרָ֔תָה'ef.Ra.tahH672(that isהִ֖וא בֵּ֥יתhi' beitH1931 H1035,Bethlehemלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH1035).

20Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290set upוַיַּצֵּ֧בvai.ya.TzevH5324a pillarמַצֵּבָ֖הma.tze.VahH4676on herעַל־'al-H5921graveקְבֻרָתָ֑הּke.vu.ra.TahH6900;itהִ֛ואhi'H1931marksמַצֶּ֥בֶתma.Tze.vetH4678Rachel’sרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354tombקְבֻֽרַת־ke.vu.rat-H6900toעַד־'ad-H5704this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

The Sons of Jacob

(1 Chronicles 2:1–2)

21Israel againיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478set outוַיִּסַּ֖עvai.yi.Sa'H5265and pitchedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186his tentאָֽהֳל֔וֹ'o.ho.LoH168beyondמֵהָ֖לְאָהme.Hal.'ahH1973לְמִגְדַּל־le.mig.dal-H4029the Tower of Ederעֵֽדֶר׃'E.derH4029.

22Whileוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478was livingבִּשְׁכֹּ֤ןbish.KonH7931in thatהַהִ֔ואha.Hiv'H1931regionבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,Reubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205went inוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and slept withוַיִּשְׁכַּ֕ב֙vai.yish.KavH7901אֶת־'et-H853his father’sאָבִ֑֔יו'a.VivH1concubineפִּילֶ֣גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370Bilhahבִּלְהָ֖ה֙bil.HahH1090,and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽ֑ל פ וַיִּֽהְי֥וּYis.ra.'El vai.yih.YuH3478 H1961heard about itוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085.Jacob hadיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290twelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃she.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121:

23The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812were Reubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205the firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,Simeonוְשִׁמְעוֹן֙ve.shim.'OnH8095,Leviוְלֵוִ֣יve.le.ViH3878,Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063,Issacharוְיִשָּׂשכָ֖רve.yi.so.sh.KharH3485,and Zebulunוּזְבוּלֻֽן׃u.ze.vu.LunH2074.

24The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Rachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354wereJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִֽן׃u.vin.ya.MinH1144.

25The sonsוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121of Rachel’sרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354maidservantשִׁפְחַ֣תshif.ChatH8198Bilhahבִלְהָה֙vil.HahH1090wereDanדָּ֖ןdanH1835and Naphtaliוְנַפְתָּלִֽי׃ve.naf.ta.LiH5321.

26And the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Leah’sלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812maidservantשִׁפְחַ֥תshif.ChatH8198Zilpahזִלְפָּ֛הzil.PahH2153wereGadגָּ֣דgadH1410and Asherוְאָשֵׁ֑רve.'a.SherH836.Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were bornיֻלַּד־yu.lad-H3205to himinבְּפַדַּ֥ןbe.fa.DanH6307Paddan-aramאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758.

The Death of Isaac

27Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290returnedוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327at Mamreמַמְרֵ֖אmam.Re'H4471,near Kiriath-arbaH7153(that isהִ֣ואhi'H1931,Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275),whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85and Isaacוְיִצְחָֽק׃ve.yitz.ChakH3327had stayedגָּֽר־ שָׁ֥םgar- shamH1481 H8033.

28And Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327livedוַיִּֽהְי֖וּ יְמֵ֣יvai.yih.Yu ye.MeiH1961 H3117180מְאַ֥ת שָׁנָ֖ה וּשְׁמֹנִ֥יםme.'At sha.Nah u.she.mo.NimH3967 H8084 H8141yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

29Thenיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327hebreathed his lastוַיִּגְוַ֨עvai.yig.Va'H1478and diedוַיָּ֙מָת֙vai.Ya.motH4191and was gatheredוַיֵּאָ֣סֶףvai.ye.'A.sefH622toאֶל־'el-H413his peopleעַמָּ֔יו'a.MavH5971,oldזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2205and fullוּשְׂבַ֣עu.se.Va'H7649of yearsיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117.And his sonsבָּנָֽיו׃ פba.NavH1121Esauעֵשָׂ֥ו'e.SavH6215and Jacobוְיַעֲקֹ֖בve.ya.'a.KoH3290buried himוַיִּקְבְּר֣וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912אֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853.

Benjamin Born, Rachel Dies

The Sons of Jacob

(1 Chronicles 2:1–2)

The Death of Isaac

Commentaries on Genesis 35