Genesis 35 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Then God said to Jacob, “Go up to Bethel and live there, and make an altar there to God, who appeared to you [in a distinct manifestation] when you fled [years ago] from Esau your brother.” God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there. Make an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.” Then 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.”
2 Then Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the [idols and images of] foreign gods that are among you, and ceremonially purify yourselves and change [into fresh] clothes; So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you and purify yourselves and change your garments. So 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.
3 then let us get up 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 wherever I have gone.” 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.” 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.”
4 So they gave Jacob all the [idols and images of the] foreign gods they had and the rings which were in their ears [worn as charms against evil], and Jacob buried them under the oak tree near Shechem. So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods that they had, and the rings that were in their ears. Jacob hid them under the terebinth tree that was near Shechem. So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods they had and the rings in their ears, and Jacob buried them under the oak at Shechem.
5 As they journeyed, there was a great [supernatural] terror [sent from God] on the cities around them, and [for that reason] the Canaanites did not pursue the sons of Jacob. And as they journeyed, a terror from God fell upon the cities that were around them, so that they did not pursue the sons of Jacob. Then they set out, and the terror of God fell on the towns all around them so that no one pursued them.
6 So Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him. And Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him, Jacob and all the people with him came to Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.
7 There he built an altar [to worship the LORD], and called the place El-bethel (God of the House of God), because there God had revealed Himself to him when he escaped from his brother. and there he built an altar and called the place El-bethel, because there God had revealed himself to him when he fled from his brother. There he built an altar, and he called the place El Bethel, because it was there that God revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.
8 Now Deborah, [who once was] Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried below Bethel under the oak; and the name of it was called Allon-bacuth (Oak of Weeping). And Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died, and she was buried under an oak below Bethel. So he called its name Allon-bacuth. Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak outside Bethel. So it was named Allon Bakuth.
9 Then God [in a visible manifestation] appeared to Jacob again when he came out of Paddan-aram, and declared a blessing on him. God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him. After Jacob returned from Paddan Aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him.
10 Again God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; You shall no longer be called Jacob, But Israel shall be your name.” So he was called Israel. And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; no longer shall your name be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name.” So he called his name Israel. God said to him, “Your name is Jacob, but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel.” So he named him Israel.
11 And God said to him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply; A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, And kings shall be born of your loins. And God said to him, “I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall come from your own body. And God said to him, “I am God Almighty; be fruitful and increase in number. A nation and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.
12 “The land which I gave Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and to your descendants after you I will give the land.” The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give the land to your offspring after you.” The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I also give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.”
13 Then God ascended from Jacob in the place where He had spoken with him. Then God went up from him in the place where he had spoken with him. Then God went up from him at the place where he had talked with him.
14 Jacob set up a pillar (memorial, monument) in the place where he had talked with God, a pillar of stone, and he poured a drink offering [of wine] on it; he also poured oil on it [to declare it sacred for God’s purpose]. And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he had spoken with him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink offering on it and poured oil on it. Jacob set up a stone pillar at the place where God had talked with him, and he poured out a drink offering on it; he also poured oil on it.
15 So Jacob named the place where God had spoken with him, Bethel (the House of God). So Jacob called the name of the place where God had spoken with him Bethel. Jacob called the place where God had talked with him Bethel.
16 Then they journeyed from Bethel; and when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath (Bethlehem), Rachel began to give birth and had difficulty and suffered severely. Then they journeyed from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor, and she had hard labor. Then they moved on from Bethel. While they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth and had great difficulty.
17 When she was in hard labor the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid; you now have another son.” And when her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for you have another son.” And as she was having great difficulty in childbirth, the midwife said to her, “Don’t despair, for you have another son.”
18 And as her soul was departing, (for she died), she named him Ben-oni (son of my sorrow); but his father called him Benjamin (son of the right hand). And as her soul was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin. As she breathed her last—for she was dying—she named her son Ben-Oni. But his father named him Benjamin.
19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). So Rachel died, and she was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem), So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
20 Jacob set a pillar (memorial, monument) on her grave; that is the pillar of Rachel’s grave to this day. and Jacob set up a pillar over her tomb. It is the pillar of Rachel’s tomb, which is there to this day. Over her tomb Jacob set up a pillar, and to this day that pillar marks Rachel’s tomb.
21 Then Israel (Jacob) journeyed on and pitched his tent on the other side of the tower of Eder [the lookout point used by shepherds]. Israel journeyed on and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder. Israel moved on again and pitched his tent beyond Migdal Eder.
22 While Israel was living in that land, Reuben [his eldest son] went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine, and Israel heard about it. Now Jacob had twelve sons— While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine. And Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve. While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard of it. Jacob had twelve sons:
23 The sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, then Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun; The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. The sons of Leah: Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun.
24 and the sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin; The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin. The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
25 and the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s maid: Dan and Naphtali; The sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s servant: Dan and Naphtali. The sons of Rachel’s servant Bilhah: Dan and Naphtali.
26 and the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s maid: Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob born to him in Paddan-aram. The sons of Zilpah, Leah’s servant: Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram. The sons of Leah’s servant Zilpah: Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan Aram.
27 Jacob came to Isaac his father at Mamre of Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had lived temporarily. And Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre, or Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had sojourned. Jacob came home to his father Isaac in Mamre, near Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.
28 Now the days of Isaac were a hundred and eighty years. Now the days of Isaac were 180 years. Isaac lived a hundred and eighty years.
29 Isaac’s spirit departed and he died and was gathered to his people [who had preceded him in death], an old man full of days (satisfied, fulfilled); his sons Esau and Jacob buried him [in the cave of Machpelah with his parents Abraham and Sarah]. And Isaac breathed his last, and he died and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
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