Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
and he feareth, and saith, 'How fearful is this place; this is nothing but a house of God, and this a gate of the heavens.'
New American Standard Bible
He was afraid and said, “
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
He was afraid and said, “What an awesome place this is! This is none other than the house of God. This is the gate of heaven.”
International Standard Version
In mounting terror, he cried out, "How scary this place is! This is nothing less than God's house and the gateway to heaven!"
A Conservative Version
And he was afraid, and said, How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
American Standard Version
And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
Amplified
So he was afraid and said, “How fearful and awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gateway to heaven.”
Bible in Basic English
And fear came on him, and he said, This is a holy place; this is nothing less than the house of God and the doorway of heaven.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will be afraid, and will Say, How terrible this place is not this but the house of God, and this the gate of the heavens?
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then he was afraid and said, "How awesome [is] this place! {This is nothing else than the house of God}, and this is the gate of heaven!"
Modern King James verseion
And he was afraid, and said, How fearful is this place! This is nothing but the house of God, and this is the gate of Heaven!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he was afraid, and said, "How fearful is this place? It is none other, but even the house of God and the gate of heaven!"
NET Bible
He was afraid and said, "What an awesome place this is! This is nothing else than the house of God! This is the gate of heaven!"
New Heart English Bible
He was afraid, and said, "How dreadful is this place. This is none other than God's house, and this is the gate of heaven."
The Emphasized Bible
And he feared and said, How fearful is this place! None other this, than the house of God! Nor this than the gate of the heavens
Webster
And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is no other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
World English Bible
He was afraid, and said, "How dreadful is this place! This is none other than God's house, and this is the gate of heaven."
Themes
Beth-el » A city » A city north of jerusalem » The place where jacob saw the vision of the ladder
Devotional life » Morning devotions » Of jacob
Early rising » For devotions » Of jacob
Gates » Figurative » Of salvation
Gates » Illustrative » (of heaven,) of access to God
jacob » God confirms the covenant of abraham to
jacob » His vision of the ladder
Religion » Instances of outstanding religious persons » jacob
Topics
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 28:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob's Dream
16 And Jacob awaketh out of his sleep, and saith, 'Surely Jehovah is in this place, and I knew not;' 17 and he feareth, and saith, 'How fearful is this place; this is nothing but a house of God, and this a gate of the heavens.' 18 And Jacob riseth early in the morning, and taketh the stone which he hath made his pillows, and maketh it a standing pillar, and poureth oil upon its top,
Names
Cross References
Genesis 28:22
then this stone which I have made a standing pillar is a house of God, and all that Thou dost give to me -- tithing I tithe to Thee.'
Genesis 35:1-13
And God saith unto Jacob, 'Rise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there, and make there an altar to God, who appeared unto thee in thy fleeing from the face of Esau thy brother.'
Exodus 3:6
He saith also, 'I am the God of thy father, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob;' and Moses hideth his face, for he is afraid to look towards God.
Judges 13:22
And Manoah saith unto his wife, 'We certainly die, for we have seen God.'
2 Chronicles 5:14
and the priests have not been able to stand to minister from the presence of the cloud, for the honour of Jehovah hath filled the house of God.
Ecclesiastes 5:1
Keep thy feet when thou goest unto a house of God, and draw near to hear rather than to give of fools the sacrifice, for they do not know they do evil.
Matthew 17:6
And the disciples having heard, did fall upon their face, and were exceedingly afraid,
Luke 2:9
and lo, a messenger of the Lord stood over them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they feared a great fear.
Luke 8:35
and they came forth to see what was come to pass, and they came unto Jesus, and found the man sitting, out of whom the demons had gone forth, clothed, and right-minded, at the feet of Jesus, and they were afraid;
1 Timothy 3:15
and if I delay, that thou mayest know how it behoveth thee to conduct thyself in the house of God, which is an assembly of the living God -- a pillar and foundation of the truth,
Hebrews 10:21
and a high priest over the house of God,
1 Peter 4:17
because it is the time of the beginning of the judgment from the house of God, and if first from us, what the end of those disobedient to the good news of God?
Revelation 1:17
And when I saw him, I did fall at his feet as dead, and he placed his right hand upon me, saying to me, 'Be not afraid; I am the First and the Last,