God’s Word Translation
Genesis 35:3
3Then let’s go to Bethel. I will make an altar there to God, who answered me when I was troubled and who has been with me wherever I’ve gone.”
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
1Then God said to Jacob, “Go to Bethel and live there. Make an altar there. I am the God who appeared to you when you were fleeing from your brother Esau.” 2So Jacob said to his family and those who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods which you have, wash yourselves until you are ritually clean, and change your clothes. Then let’s go to Bethel. I will make an altar there to God, who answered me when I was troubled and who has been with me wherever I’ve gone.” 4So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods that they had in their possession as well as the earrings that they had on. Jacob buried these things under the oak tree near Shechem. 5As they moved on, God made the people of the cities that were all around them terrified so that no one pursued them.
Read all of Genesis 35Genesis 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 which he saw a stairway set up on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven. He saw the angels of God going up and coming down on it.
- Genesis 32:7Jacob was terrified and distressed. So he divided the people, the sheep and goats, the cattle, and the camels into two camps.
- Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
- Psalms 50:15Call on me in times of trouble. I will rescue you, and you will honor me.”
- Psalms 66:13I will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will keep my vows to you,
- Psalms 91:15When you call to me, I will answer you. I will be with you when you are in trouble. I will save you and honor you.
- Psalms 103:1Praise the Lord, my soul! Praise his holy name, all that is within me.
- Psalms 107:6In their distress they cried out to the Lord. He rescued them from their troubles.
- Psalms 116:1I love the Lord because he hears my voice, my pleas for mercy.
- Psalms 118:19Open the gates of righteousness for me. I will go through them ⌞and⌟ give thanks to the Lord.
- Isaiah 30:19You will live in Zion, in Jerusalem. You won’t cry anymore. The Lord will certainly have pity on you when you cry for help. As soon as he hears you, he will answer you.
- Genesis 28:20Then Jacob made a vow: “If God will be with me and will watch over me on my trip and give me food to eat and clothes to wear,
- Genesis 31:3Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your ancestors and to your relatives, and I will be with you.”
- Proverbs 3:6In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths smooth.
- Isaiah 43:2When you go through the sea, I am with you. When you go through rivers, they will not sweep you away. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned, and the flames will not harm 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
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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
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