New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 35:5-7

5As they journeyedוַיִּסָּ֑עוּvai.yi.Sa.'uH5265, there wasa greatאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430terrorחִתַּ֣תchi.TatH2847upon the citiesהֶֽעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834were aroundסְבִיבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.HemH5439them, and they did not pursueרָֽדְפ֔וּra.de.FuH7291the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

6So Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toLuzל֗וּזָהLu.zahH3870(that is, BethelH1008),whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834is in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,he and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were with him.

7He builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196thereשָׁם֙shamH8033,and calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121the placeלַמָּק֔וֹםla.ma.KomH4725El-bethelH416,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588thereשָׁ֗םShamH8033Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had revealedנִגְל֤וּnig.LuH1540Himself to him when he fledבְּבָרְח֖וֹbe.va.re.ChoH1272from his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

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