Genesis 35:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 35:7 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 →
וַיִּ֤בֶן
bânâh
H1129
to build
שָׁם֙
shâm
H8033
there
מִזְבֵּ֔חַ
mizbêach
H4196
altar
וַיִּקְרָא֙
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
לַמָּק֔וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
אֵ֖ל
ʼêl
H410
God
בֵּֽית
Bêyth-ʼÊl
H1008
Bethel
אֵ֑ל
Bêyth-ʼÊl
H1008
Bethel
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
שָׁ֗ם
shâm
H8033
there
נִגְל֤וּ
gâlâh
H1540
to uncover
אֵלָיו֙
ʼêl
H413
to
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
בְּבָרְח֖וֹ
bârach
H1272
to flee
מִפְּנֵ֥י
pânîym
H6440
face
אָחִֽיו
ʼâch
H251
brother
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World English Bible Public Domain
He built an altar there, and called the place El Beth El; because there God was revealed to him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And there he built an altar, and he called the place El Bethel, because there God had revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from the presence of his brother.
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