Genesis 35:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 35:1 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 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֱלֹהִים֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֶֽל
ʼêl
H413
to
יַעֲקֹ֔ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
ק֛וּם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
עֲלֵ֥ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
בֵֽית
Bêyth-ʼÊl
H1008
Bethel
אֵ֖ל
Bêyth-ʼÊl
H1008
Bethel
וְשֶׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
שָׁ֑ם
shâm
H8033
there
וַעֲשֵׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
שָׁ֣ם
shâm
H8033
there
מִזְבֵּ֔חַ
mizbêach
H4196
altar
לָאֵל֙
ʼêl
H410
God
הַנִּרְאֶ֣ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֵלֶ֔יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
בְּבָרְחֲךָ֔
bârach
H1272
to flee
מִפְּנֵ֖י
pânîym
H6440
face
עֵשָׂ֥ו
ʻÊsâv
H6215
Esau
אָחִֽיךָ
ʼâch
H251
brother
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World English Bible Public Domain
God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel, and live there. Make there an altar to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother."
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King James Version Public Domain
And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then God said to Jacob, “Get up, go up to Bethel and settle there, and make an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you were fleeing from the presence of Esau your brother.”
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