Genesis 35:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Jacob set up a stone pillar at the place where God had spoken with him. He poured out a drink offering on it and also poured oil on it.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּצֵּ֨ב יַעֲקֹ֜ב מַצֵּבָ֗ה בַּמָּק֛וֹם אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר אִתּ֖וֹ מַצֶּ֣בֶת אָ֑בֶן וַיַּסֵּ֤ךְ עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ נֶ֔סֶךְ וַיִּצֹ֥ק עָלֶ֖יהָ שָֽׁמֶן׃

Transliteration

And wayyaṣṣēb yaʿăqōb maṣṣēbâ in the bammāqôm where ʾăšer-dibber with him ʾittô, maṣṣebet ʾāben, and wayyassēk upon it ʿāleyhā nesek, and wayyiṣōq upon it ʿāleyhā šāmen.

Grammar Details

• *wayyaṣṣēb*: waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he set up
• *yaʿăqōb*: proper noun, subject - Jacob
• *maṣṣēbâ*: feminine singular noun - pillar
• *bammāqôm*: preposition + article + masculine singular noun - in the place
• *ʾăšer-dibber*: relative particle + piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - where he spoke
• *ʾittô*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - with him
• *maṣṣebet*: construct feminine singular noun - pillar of
• *ʾāben*: feminine singular noun - stone
• *wayyassēk*: waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he poured out
• *ʿāleyhā*: preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - upon it
• *nesek*: masculine singular noun - drink offering/libation
• *wayyiṣōq*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he poured
• *šāmen*: masculine singular noun - oil

Word Meanings

• *wayyaṣṣēb*: and he set up/and he erected/and he established
• *maṣṣēbâ*: pillar/standing stone/monument
• *maṣṣebet ʾāben*: pillar of stone/stone monument
• *wayyassēk*: and he poured out/and he offered
• *nesek*: drink offering/libation/liquid offering
• *wayyiṣōq*: and he poured/and he anointed
• *šāmen*: oil/olive oil/anointing oil

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering on it, and he poured oil on it.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he spake with him, a pillar of stone: and he poured out a drink-offering thereon, and poured oil thereon.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Iacob set vp a marke in the place where he talked with him: euen a pilloure of stone and powred drynkeoffringe theron and powred also oyle thero

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Iacob set vp a piler of stone, in the place where he talked with him, & poured drynkofferynges theron, and poured oyle vpon it.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Iaakob set vp a pillar in the place where he talked with him, a pillar of stone, and powred drinke offring thereon: also hee powred oyle thereon.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Iacob set vp on ende in the place where he talked with him euen a stone set he vp on ende, & powred drinke offering theron, & powred also oyle theron.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, [even] a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he spoke with him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink-offering on it, and poured oil on it.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he spake with him, a pillar of stone: and he poured out a drink-offering thereon, and poured oil thereon.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he spake with him, a pillar of stone: and he poured out a drink-offering thereon, and poured oil thereon.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Jacob put up a pillar in the place where he had been talking with God, and put a drink offering on it, and oil.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he spoke with him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink offering on it, and poured oil on it.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So Jacob set up a sacred stone pillar in the place where God spoke with him. He poured out a drink offering on it, and then he poured oil on it.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 28:18-19 : 18 Early in the morning, Jacob took the stone he had used as a pillow, set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on its top. 19 He called the name of that place Bethel, but previously the name of the city was called Luz.
• Gen 31:45 : 45 So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar.
• Gen 35:20 : 20 Jacob set up a pillar on her grave; that pillar marks Rachel's grave to this day.
• Exod 17:15 : 15 Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner.
• 1 Sam 7:12 : 12 Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, naming it Ebenezer, saying, 'Thus far, the LORD has helped us.'