Parallel Verses
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.
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?
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."
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.'
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 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.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 28:22
And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that you shall give me I will surely give the tenth unto you.
Genesis 35:1-13
And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, who appeared unto you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.
Exodus 3:6
Moreover he said, I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
Judges 13:22
And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
2 Chronicles 5:14
So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.
Ecclesiastes 5:1
Guard your steps when you go to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
Matthew 17:6
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were much afraid.
Luke 2:9
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were much afraid.
Luke 8:35
Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the demons were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
1 Timothy 3:15
But if I tarry long, that you may know how you ought to behave yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
Hebrews 10:21
And having a high priest over the house of God;
1 Peter 4:17
For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begins with us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
Revelation 1:17
And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: