Genesis 35:3

Genesis 35:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And let us arise, and go up to Beth–el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.
• New International Version (NIV)Then come, let us go up to Bethel, where I will build an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and who has been with me wherever I have gone.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then let us arise and go up to Bethel, so that I may make there an altar to the God who answers me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then let us arise and go up to Bethel; and I will make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me in the way which I have gone.”

Context of Genesis 35:3

1After these things had happened, God said to Jacob, ‘Go to Bethel and live there. Build an altar to worship me. I am the God who appeared to you when you were running away from Esau.’ 2So Jacob told the people in his house and everyone who was with him, ‘Throw out all the foreign idols that you have with you. Wash your body very well and put on clean clothes. Then we will go to Bethel. I will build an altar there to worship God. He is the one who answered me when I was in trouble. And he has been with me everywhere that I went.’ 4So the people gave to Jacob all their idols and the rings that were in their ears. Jacob buried these things under the oak tree near Shechem city. 5Then they began their journey. All the towns near there were afraid of God's power. So no one attacked Jacob and his people.

Genesis 35:3 word by word

וְנָק֥וּמָה וְנַעֲלֶ֖ה בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־שָּׁ֣ם מִזְבֵּ֗חַ לָאֵ֞ל הָעֹנֶ֤ה אֹתִי֙ בְּי֣וֹם צָֽרָתִ֔י וַיְהִי֙ עִמָּדִ֔י בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלָֽכְתִּי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And let us ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• and go upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• to Beth–elבֵּֽיתְ־אֵלbêyth-'êl · BethelH1008
• and I will makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• there an altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• unto Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• who answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• me in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of my distressצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869
• and was with me in the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: journeyH1870
• which I wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980

Cross-references for Genesis 35:3

• Genesis 28:12He had a dream. In the dream, he saw some steps. The steps went up from the earth into heaven. God's angels were going up and down the steps.
• Genesis 32:7Jacob was very frightened and upset when he heard this. So he separated his people into two groups. He also separated his animals.
• Psalms 46:1God is a strong place for us, where he will keep us safe. He will always help us when troubles come.
• Psalms 50:15Pray to me when you are in trouble. Then I will rescue you, and you will praise me.’
• Psalms 66:13I will bring burnt offerings to your Temple. I will bring to you the gifts that I promised.
• Psalms 91:15When he calls to me for help, I will answer him. When he has trouble, I will be with him. I will rescue him, and people will respect him.
• Psalms 103:1I say to myself, ‘Praise the Lord!’ Everything that is in me, praise his holy name!
• Psalms 107:6Because of their trouble, they called to the Lord for help. He rescued them from their troubles.
• Psalms 116:1I love the Lord, because he heard me when I called to him.
• Psalms 118:19Open the gates of the temple! I will go in there, and I will thank the Lord.
• Isaiah 30:19People will live in Zion again. You people who live in Jerusalem will not weep any longer. When you call to the Lord for help, he will be kind to you. When he hears you, he will answer you.
• Genesis 28:20Then Jacob made a promise to God. He said, ‘While I am on this journey, I want God to be with me and to take care of me. I want him to give me food to eat and clothes to wear.
• Genesis 31:3Then the Lord said to Jacob, ‘Go back to the land where your father and grandfather lived. Go back to your relatives. I will be with you there.’
• Proverbs 3:6Whatever you are doing, remember that the Lord is with you. Then he will show you the right way to go.
• Isaiah 43:2When you go through deep water, I will be with you. When you cross dangerous rivers, you will not drown. When you walk through fire, it will not burn you. The flames will not destroy you.

Commentaries on Genesis 35:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Answered me in the day of my distress - Not only when he fled from the face of his brother, but more particularly when he was in his greatest strait at the brook of Jabbok.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-29Verses 1-29 - The Death of Isaac 8. דברה deborâh Deborah, “bee.” בּכוּת אלּון 'alôn -bākût Allon-bakuth, “oak of weeping.” 16. כברה kı̂brâh “length stretch.” A certain but unknown distance, a stadium or furlong (Josephus) a hippodrome (Septuagint) which was somewhat longer, a mile (Kimchi). אפרת 'ephrâth Ephrath, “fruitful or ashy.” 18. בן־אוני ben -'ônı̂y Ben-oni, “son of my pain.” בנימין bı̂nyāmı̂yn Binjamin, “son of the right hand.” 19. לחם בית…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3He has been with me wherever I have gone: God had fulfilled his promises (28:15; 31:3), so Jacob must fulfill his vow.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-151. God said unto Jacob, Arise, &c.--This command was given seasonably in point of time and tenderly in respect of language. The disgraceful and perilous events that had recently taken place in the patriarch's family must have produced in him a strong desire to remove without delay from the vicinity of Shechem. Borne down by an overwhelming sense of the criminality of his two sons--of the offense they had given to God and the dishonor they had brought on…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 35:3

• Altar
• Beth-El
• Iconoclasm
• Jacob
• Prayer
• Teraphim
• Thankfulness
• Worship

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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