Genesis 35:1

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֔ב ק֛וּם עֲלֵ֥ה בֵֽית־אֵ֖ל וְשֶׁב־שָׁ֑ם וַעֲשֵׂה־שָׁ֣ם מִזְבֵּ֔חַ לָאֵל֙ הַנִּרְאֶ֣ה אֵלֶ֔יךָ בְּבָרְחֲךָ֔ מִפְּנֵ֖י עֵשָׂ֥ו אָחִֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer ʾĕlōhîm unto yaʿăqōb, qûm ʿălēh bêt-ʾēl and wešeb-šām, and waʿăśēh-šām mizbēaḥ to the ʾēl the hannirʾeh unto you in your bȇborḥăkā from mippȇnê ʿēśāw your ʾāḥîkā.

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural noun, subject - God
• *yaʿăqōb*: proper noun, indirect object - Jacob
• *qûm*: qal imperative masculine singular - arise/stand up
• *ʿălēh*: qal imperative masculine singular - go up
• *bêt-ʾēl*: construct noun + proper noun - house of God/Bethel
• *wešeb-šām*: waw consecutive + qal imperative masculine singular + locative adverb - and dwell there
• *waʿăśēh-šām*: waw consecutive + qal imperative masculine singular + locative adverb - and make there
• *mizbēaḥ*: masculine singular noun - altar
• *ʾēl*: masculine singular noun with article - the God
• *hannirʾeh*: article + niphal participle masculine singular - the one appearing
• *bȇborḥăkā*: preposition + qal infinitive construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - in your fleeing
• *mippȇnê*: preposition + construct noun - from before/from the face of
• *ʿēśāw*: proper noun - Esau
• *ʾāḥîkā*: masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your brother

Word Meanings

• *ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods/divine beings
• *qûm*: arise/stand up/get ready
• *bêt-ʾēl*: house of God/sacred place/geographic location Bethel
• *mizbēaḥ*: altar/place of sacrifice
• *ʾēl*: God/deity/mighty one
• *mippȇnê*: from the face of/from before/because of/due to

Referenced Verses

• Gen 12:8 : 8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.
• Gen 13:3-4 : 3 And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai; 4 Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
• Gen 16:8 : 8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
• Gen 22:14 : 14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
• Gen 27:41-45 : 41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob. 42 And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee. 43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran; 44 And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away; 45 Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?
• Gen 28:10-22 : 10 And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. 11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. 12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. 13 And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; 14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. 15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of. 16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not. 17 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. 18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. 19 And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. 20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, 21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God: 22 And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
• Gen 31:3 : 3 And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.
• Gen 31:13 : 13 I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.
• Gen 35:7 : 7 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.
• Exod 2:15 : 15 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.
• Deut 32:36 : 36 For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.
• Ps 46:1 : 1 To the chief Musician{H8764)} for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present{H8738)} help in trouble.
• Ps 47:4 : 4 He shall choose{H8799)} our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved{H8804)}. Selah.
• Ps 91:15 : 15 He shall call{H8799)} upon me, and I will answer{H8799)} him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver{H8762)} him, and honour{H8762)} him.
• Eccl 5:4-6 : 4 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. 5 Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. 6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?
• Hos 12:4 : 4 Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us;
• Nah 1:15 : 15 Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.