Treasury of Scripture Knowledge So they gave him all the strange gods they had, and the earrings which were in their ears: and he buried them under the turpentine tree, that is behind the city of Sichem. ear-rings. 73,) as used for this execrable purpose. Exodus 32:2-4 And Aaron said to them: Take the golden earrings from the ears of your wives, and your sons and daughters, and bring them to me. . . . Judges 8:24-27 And he said to them: I desire one request of you: Give me the earlets of your spoils. For the Ismaelites were accustomed to wear golden earlets. . . . Hosea 2:13 And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, to whom she burnt incense, and decked herself out with her earrings, and with her jewels, and went after her lovers, and forgot me, saith the Lord. hid them. Exodus 32:20 And laying hold of the calf which they had made, he burnt it, and beat it to powder, which he strewed into water, and gave thereof to the children of Israel to drink. Deuteronomy 7:5,25 But thus rather shall you deal with them: Destroy their altars, and break their statues, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven things. . . . Isaiah 2:20 In that day a man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which he had made for himself to adore, moles and bats. Isaiah 30:22 And thou shalt defile the plates of thy graven things of silver, and the garment of thy molten things of gold, and shalt cast them away as the uncleanness of a menstruous woman. Thou shalt say to it: Get thee hence. the oak. Joshua 24:25,26 Joshua therefore on that day made a covenant, and set before the people commandments and judgments in Sichem. . . . Judges 9:6 And all the men of Sichem were gathered together, and all the families of the city of Mello: and they went and made Abimelech king, by the oak that stood in Sichem. Context Jacob Returns to Bethel…3Arise, and let us go up to Bethel, that we may make there an altar to God; who heard me in the day of my affliction, and accompained me in my journey. 4So they gave him all the strange gods they had, and the earrings which were in their ears: and he buried them under the turpentine tree, that is behind the city of Sichem.5And when they were departed, the terror of God fell upon all the cities round about, and they durst not pursue after them as they went away.… Cross References Genesis 12:6 Abram passed through the country unto the place of Sichem, as far as the noble vale: now the Chanaanite was at that time in the land. Genesis 35:3 Arise, and let us go up to Bethel, that we may make there an altar to God; who heard me in the day of my affliction, and accompained me in my journey. Genesis 35:5 And when they were departed, the terror of God fell upon all the cities round about, and they durst not pursue after them as they went away. Exodus 32:2 And Aaron said to them: Take the golden earrings from the ears of your wives, and your sons and daughters, and bring them to me. Lexicon So they gaveוַיִּתְּנ֣וּ (way·yit·tə·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set Jacob יַעֲקֹ֗ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every their אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that foreign הַנֵּכָר֙ (han·nê·ḵār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5236: That which is foreign, foreignness gods אֱלֹהֵ֤י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and [all their] earrings, הַנְּזָמִ֖ים (han·nə·zā·mîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5141: A ring (worn as an ornament) and Jacob יַעֲקֹ֔ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc buried וַיִּטְמֹ֤ן (way·yiṭ·mōn) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2934: To hide, conceal them under תַּ֥חַת (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of the oak הָאֵלָ֖ה (hā·’ê·lāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 424: An oak, other strong tree near עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with Shechem. שְׁכֶֽם׃ (šə·ḵem) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7927: Shechem -- 'ridge', a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor Additional Translations So they gave Jacob all their foreign gods and all their earrings, and Jacob buried them under the oak near Shechem.And they gave to Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem. And they gave unto Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hand, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem. And they gave to Jacob the strange gods, which were in their hands, and the ear-rings which were in their ears, and Jacob hid them under the turpentine tree which is in Secima, and destroyed them to this day. And they gave to Jacob all the strange gods that were in their hand, and the rings that were in their ears, and Jacob hid them under the terebinth that [is] by Shechem. And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem. And they gave to Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and the ear-rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem. They gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hands, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem. And they give unto Jacob all the gods of the stranger that are in their hand, and the rings that are in their ears, and Jacob hideth them under the oak which is by Shechem; Jump to Previous Buried Earrings Ear-Rings Ears Foreign Gods Hand Hands Hid Holy Jacob Oak Rings Shechem Strange Stranger Terebinth TreeJump to Next Buried Earrings Ear-Rings Ears Foreign Gods Hand Hands Hid Holy Jacob Oak Rings Shechem Strange Stranger Terebinth TreeLinks Genesis 35:4 NIVGenesis 35:4 NLT Genesis 35:4 ESV Genesis 35:4 NASB Genesis 35:4 KJV Genesis 35:4 Bible Apps Genesis 35:4 Biblia Paralela Genesis 35:4 Chinese Bible Genesis 35:4 French Bible Genesis 35:4 German Bible Alphabetical: all and at buried ears foreign gave gods had hid in Jacob near oak rings Shechem So the their them they to under was were which OT Law: Genesis 35:4 They gave to Jacob all the foreign (Gen. Ge Gn) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |