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Genesis 35:3
3Then 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.”
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.
- 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.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)We are now going to Bethel, where I will build an altar to the God who answered my prayers when I was in distress. He has been with me wherever I have gone.”
Context of Genesis 35:3
1Then God said to Jacob, “Go up to Bethel and settle there, and build an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you were fleeing from your brother Esau.” 2So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods you have with you, and purify yourselves and change your clothes. 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.” 4So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods they had and the rings in their ears, and Jacob buried them under the oak at Shechem. 5Then they set out, and the terror of God fell on the towns all around them 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 resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
- Genesis 32:7In great fear and distress Jacob divided the people who were with him into two groups, and the flocks and herds and camels as well.
- Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
- Psalms 50:15and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
- Psalms 66:13I will come to your temple with burnt offerings and fulfill my vows to you—
- Psalms 91:15He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
- Psalms 103:1Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
- Psalms 107:6Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
- Psalms 116:1I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.
- Psalms 118:19Open for me the gates of the righteous; I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.
- Isaiah 30:19People of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you.
- Genesis 28:20Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear
- Genesis 31:3Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with you.”
- Proverbs 3:6in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
- Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.
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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