Genesis 35:7

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּ֤בֶן שָׁם֙ מִזְבֵּ֔חַ וַיִּקְרָא֙ לַמָּק֔וֹם אֵ֖ל בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל כִּ֣י שָׁ֗ם נִגְל֤וּ אֵלָיו֙ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים בְּבָרְח֖וֹ מִפְּנֵ֥י אָחִֽיו׃

Transliteration

And wayyiben šām mizbēaḥ and wayyiqrāʾ to the lammāqôm ʾēl bêt-ʾēl because kî šām niglû unto him ʾēlāyw the hāʾĕlōhîm in his bȇborḥô from mippȇnê his ʾāḥîw.

Grammar Details

*wayyiben*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he built
*šām*: adverb - there
*mizbēaḥ*: masculine singular noun - altar
*wayyiqrāʾ*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he called
*lammāqôm*: preposition + article + masculine singular noun - to the place
*ʾēl*: masculine singular noun - God/El
*bêt-ʾēl*: construct noun + proper noun - house of God/Bethel
*kî*: conjunction - because/for
*niglû*: niphal perfect 3rd common plural - they were revealed
*ʾēlāyw*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him
*hāʾĕlōhîm*: article + masculine plural noun - the God/the gods
*bȇborḥô*: preposition + qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his fleeing
*mippȇnê*: preposition + construct noun - from before/from the face of
*ʾāḥîw*: masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his brother

Word Meanings

*mizbēaḥ*: altar/place of sacrifice
*lammāqôm*: to the place/to the site/to the location
*ʾēl bêt-ʾēl*: El-Bethel/God of Bethel/God of the house of God
*niglû*: they were revealed/they appeared/they were manifested
*hāʾĕlōhîm*: the God/the gods/the divine beings
*mippȇnê*: from before/from the face of/because of

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Gen 35:1 : 1 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.
Gen 35:3 : 3 And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.
Gen 28:13 : 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;
Gen 28:19 : 19 And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
Gen 28:22 : 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.
Exod 17:15 : 15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:
Judg 6:24 : 24 Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
Eccl 5:4-5 : 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.
Ezek 48:35 : 35 It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Gen 35:1
85%
1And 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.
Gen 35:13-15
3 verses
84%
13And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him.
14And 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.
15And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel.
Gen 35:6
82%
6So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him.
Gen 35:3
80%
3And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.
Gen 12:7-8
2 verses
80%
7And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
8And 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 28:16-20
5 verses
80%
16And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.
17And 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.
18And 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.
19And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
20And 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,
Gen 33:20
77%
20And he erected there an altar, and called it Elelohe-Israel.
Gen 35:8-10
3 verses
75%
8But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth.
9And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.
10And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.
Gen 31:13
74%
13I 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 26:25
73%
25And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well.
Gen 13:3-4
2 verses
73%
3And 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;
4Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
Gen 28:10-11
2 verses
71%
10And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.
11And 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.
Gen 48:3
71%
3And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
Gen 31:47
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47And Laban called it Jegarsahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.
Gen 32:2
70%
2And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
Gen 35:27
70%
27And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.
Gen 13:18
70%
18Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.
Gen 32:30
69%
30And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
Gen 31:21
69%
21So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.
Gen 32:9
69%
9And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:
Judg 1:22-23
2 verses
69%
22And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD was with them.
23And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel.(Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
Gen 31:45
69%
45And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.
Gen 22:14
69%
14And 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.
Judg 1:26
69%
26And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.
Judg 6:24
69%
24Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
Gen 31:25
68%
25Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead.
1 Sam 7:17
68%
17And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.