Genesis 28:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 28:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּירָא֙
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
וַיֹּאמַ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
נּוֹרָ֖א
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
הַמָּק֣וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
הַזֶּ֑ה
zeh
H2088
this
אֵ֣ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
זֶ֗ה
zeh
H2088
this
כִּ֚י
kîy
H3588
that
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
אֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וְזֶ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
שַׁ֥עַר
shaʻar
H8179
gate
הַשָּׁמָֽיִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
He was afraid, and said, "How dreadful is this place! This is none other than God's house, and this is the gate of heaven."
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King James Version Public Domain
And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So he was afraid and said, “How awesome this place is! This is nothing other than the house of God, and this the gateway of heaven!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).