Genesis 35:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods they had and the earrings they were wearing, and Jacob buried them under the oak tree near Shechem.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And they gave unto Jacob all the stran gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hands, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they gave{H5414} unto Jacob{H3290} all the foreign{H5236} gods{H430} which were in their hand,{H3027} and the rings{H5141} which were in their ears;{H241} and Jacob{H3290} hid{H2934} them under the oak{H424} which was by Shechem.{H7927}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they gave{H5414}{(H8799)} unto Jacob{H3290} all the strange{H5236} gods{H430} which were in their hand{H3027}, and all their earrings{H5141} which were in their ears{H241}; and Jacob{H3290} hid{H2934}{(H8799)} them under the oak{H424} which was by Shechem{H7927}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And they gaue vnto Iacob all the straunge goddes which were vnder their handes ad all their earynges which were in their eares and Iacob hyd them vnder an ooke at Sichem.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then gaue they him all the straunge goddes that were vnder their handes, and their earynges, and he buried them vnder an Oke that stode besyde Sichem,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And they gaue vnto Iaakob all the strange gods, which were in their hands, and all their earings which were in their eares, and Iaakob hidde them vnder an oke, which was by Shechem.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And they gaue vnto Iacob all the straunge gods whiche they had in their hand, and al their earinges which were in theyr eares, and Iacob hyd them vnder an oke whiche was by Sichem.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which [were] in their hand, and [all their] earrings which [were] in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which [was] by Shechem.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hands, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And they gave unto Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hand, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And they gave unto Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hand, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then they gave to Jacob all the strange gods which they had, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob put them away under the holy tree at Shechem.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hands, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods that were in their possession and the rings that were in their ears. Jacob buried them under the oak near Shechem

Referenced Verses

  • Judg 9:6 : 6 Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo gathered together. They went and made Abimelech king by the oak near the pillar in Shechem.
  • Josh 24:25-26 : 25 That day Joshua made a covenant for the people at Shechem. He established for them a statute and a rule there. 26 Joshua recorded these words in the Book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak tree near the sanctuary of the LORD.
  • Judg 8:24-27 : 24 Then Gideon said to them, 'I have one request—that each of you give me an earring from your share of the plunder.' (It was the custom of the Ishmaelites to wear gold earrings.) 25 They answered, 'We will gladly give them.' So they spread out a garment, and each man threw a gold earring from his share of the plunder onto it. 26 The weight of the gold earrings that Gideon had requested was seventeen hundred shekels, apart from the crescent ornaments, the pendants, the purple robes worn by the kings of Midian, and the chains on the necks of their camels. 27 Gideon made the gold into an ephod, which he placed in Ophrah, his hometown. All Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his family.
  • Isa 2:20 : 20 On that day, people will throw away their silver idols and their gold idols, which they made to worship, to the moles and bats.
  • Isa 30:22 : 22 Then you will defile your idols overlaid with silver and your images covered with gold; you will throw them away like a menstrual cloth and say to them, 'Away with you!'
  • Hos 2:13 : 13 I will put an end to all her celebrations: her feasts, her new moons, her Sabbaths, and all her appointed festivals.
  • Exod 32:2-4 : 2 Aaron said to them, "Take off the gold earrings that are on the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me." 3 So all the people took off the gold earrings that were in their ears and brought them to Aaron. 4 He took the gold from their hands, fashioned it with a tool, and made it into a molten calf. Then they said, "These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt."
  • Exod 32:20 : 20 He took the calf they had made, burned it with fire, ground it to powder, scattered it on the water, and made the Israelites drink it.
  • Deut 7:5 : 5 Instead, this is what you must do to them: Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, chop down their Asherah poles, and burn their carved images with fire.
  • Deut 7:25 : 25 You must burn the carved images of their gods in the fire. Do not covet the silver or gold on them, and do not take it for yourself, or you will be ensnared by it. For it is detestable to the LORD your God.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Gen 35:5
    75%

    5 As they set out, the terror of God fell on the cities surrounding them, so no one pursued the sons of Jacob.

  • Gen 35:1-3
    3 verses
    74%

    1 God said to Jacob, "Get up, go to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau."

    2 So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your clothes."

    3 "Let us arise and go up to Bethel, and I will build an altar there to the God who answered me in the day of my distress and who has been with me wherever I have gone."

  • Gen 31:32
    73%

    32 But if you find anyone who has your gods, that person shall not live. In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself whether anything of yours is here with me; and if so, take it.' Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the gods.

  • Exod 32:2-4
    3 verses
    71%

    2 Aaron said to them, "Take off the gold earrings that are on the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me."

    3 So all the people took off the gold earrings that were in their ears and brought them to Aaron.

    4 He took the gold from their hands, fashioned it with a tool, and made it into a molten calf. Then they said, "These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt."

  • Gen 31:34
    70%

    34 Rachel had taken the household idols, put them in the camel’s saddle, and was sitting on them. Laban searched the entire tent but did not find them.

  • Gen 34:27-28
    2 verses
    70%

    27 The sons of Jacob came upon the dead bodies and plundered the city because their sister had been defiled.

    28 They took their flocks, herds, donkeys, and everything in the city and in the fields.

  • Judg 8:25
    69%

    25 They answered, 'We will gladly give them.' So they spread out a garment, and each man threw a gold earring from his share of the plunder onto it.

  • Gen 31:18-19
    2 verses
    69%

    18 He drove all his livestock and all the possessions he had acquired in Paddan Aram to go to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan.

    19 Meanwhile, Laban had gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel stole her father’s household idols.

  • Gen 31:30
    69%

    30 Now you have gone off because you longed to return to your father’s household. But why did you steal my gods?

  • Gen 42:29
    68%

    29 When they came to Jacob, their father, in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them.

  • Gen 33:19
    68%

    19 He bought the plot of land where he had pitched his tent from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.

  • Gen 34:13
    68%

    13 But the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father Hamor with deceit, because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah.

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