Berean Standard Bible
Genesis 35:1-7
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-H559H413his householdבֵּית֔וֹ וְאֶ֖לbei.To ve.'ElH1004H413and 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-H5414H413Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290אֵ֣ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605theirאֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיָדָ֔ם'a.Sher be.ya.DamH834H3027וְאֶת־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.ReiH7291H310Jacob’sיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121.
6So Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290and everyoneוְכָל־ הָעָ֥םve.khol ha.'AmH3605H5971אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834with himעִמּֽוֹ׃i.MoH5973arrivedוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935in Luzל֗וּזָהLu.zahH3870אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834(that isהִ֖וא בֵּֽית־hi' beit-H1931H1008,Bethelאֵ֑ל ה֖וּא'El hu'H1008H1931)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.
Commentaries on Genesis 35
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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