Genesis 35:14
12 And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.
13 And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him.
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.
15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth-el.
16 And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
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- BSB
- So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where God had spoken with him—a stone marker—and he poured out a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- 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.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he had talked with him, a pillar of stone, and poured on it a drink-offering, and poured oil on it.
- BLB
- And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where He had spoken with him—a pillar of stone. And he poured on it a drink offering, and he poured on it oil.
- ÅB
- Og Jakob reiste opp en minnestøtte på det sted hvor han hadde talt med ham, en minnestøtte av stein; og han øste drikkoffer på den og helte olje over den.
- OTB
- Jakob reiste en steinstøtte på det stedet hvor Gud hadde talt med ham, og han helte ut et drikkoffer på den og helte også olje på den.
- B1930
- Og Jakob reiste op en minnestøtte på det sted hvor han hadde talt med ham, en minnestøtte av sten; og han øste drikkoffer på den og helte olje over den.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 28:18–19
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.
Read in contextGenesis 35:20
And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel’s grave unto this day.
Read in contextGenesis 31:45
And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.
Read in contextExodus 17:15
And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi:
Read in context1 Samuel 7:12
Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.
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