Genesis 35 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And God saith unto Jacob, 'Rise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there, and make there an altar to God, who appeared unto thee in thy fleeing from the face of Esau thy 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 And Jacob saith unto his household, and unto all who are with him, 'Turn aside the gods of the stranger which are in your midst, and cleanse yourselves, and change your garments; 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 and we rise, and go up to Bethel, and I make there an altar to God, who is answering me in the day of my distress, and is with me in the way that 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 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; 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 and they journey, and the terror of God is on the cities which are round about them, and they have not pursued after 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 And Jacob cometh in to Luz which is in the land of Canaan (it is Bethel), he and all the people who are 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 and he buildeth there an altar, and proclaimeth at the place the God of Bethel: for there had God been revealed unto him, in his fleeing from the face of 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 And Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, dieth, and she is buried at the lower part of Bethel, under the oak, and he calleth its name '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 And God appeareth unto Jacob again, in his coming from Padan-Aram, and blesseth 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 and God saith to him, 'Thy name is Jacob: thy name is no more called Jacob, but Israel is thy name;' and He calleth his name 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 saith to him, 'I am God Almighty; be fruitful and multiply, a nation and an assembly of nations is from thee, and kings from thy loins go out; 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 and the land which I have given to Abraham and to Isaac -- to thee I give it, yea to thy seed after thee I 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 And God goeth up from him, in the place where He hath 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 And Jacob setteth up a standing pillar in the place where He hath spoken with him, a standing pillar of stone, and he poureth on it an oblation, and he poureth on it oil; 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 and Jacob calleth the name of the place where God spake with him Bethel. 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 And they journey from Bethel, and there is yet a kibrath of land before entering Ephratha, and Rachel beareth, and is sharply pained in her bearing; 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 and it cometh to pass, in her being sharply pained in her bearing, that the midwife saith to her, 'Fear not, for this also is a son for thee.' 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 it cometh to pass in the going out of her soul (for she died), that she calleth his name Ben-Oni; and his father called him Benjamin; 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 and Rachel dieth, and is buried in the way to Ephratha, which 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 and Jacob setteth up a standing pillar over her grave; which is the standing pillar of Rachel's grave unto 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 And Israel journeyeth, and stretcheth out his tent beyond the tower of Edar; Israel journeyed on and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder. Israel moved on again and pitched his tent beyond Migdal Eder.
22 and it cometh to pass in Israel's dwelling in that land, that Reuben goeth, and lieth with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heareth. 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 And the sons of Jacob are twelve. Sons of Leah: Jacob's first-born Reuben, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and 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 Sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin. The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin. The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
25 And sons of Bilhah, Rachel's maid-servant: 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 sons of Zilpah, Leah's maid-servant: Gad and Asher. These are sons of Jacob, who have been born to him in Padan-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 And Jacob cometh unto Isaac his father, at Mamre, the city of Arba (which is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac have sojourned. 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 And the days of Isaac are a hundred and eighty years, Now the days of Isaac were 180 years. Isaac lived a hundred and eighty years.
29 and Isaac expireth, and dieth, and is gathered unto his people, aged and satisfied with days; and bury him do Esau and Jacob his sons. 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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