Genesis 28:17

In 11 translations

BSB

And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven!”

KJV

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.

WEB

He was afraid, and said, “How awesome this place is! This is none other than God’s house, and this is the gate of heaven.”

ASV

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.

LSV

and he fears and says, “How fearful [is] this place; this is nothing but a house of God, and this a gate of the heavens.”

YLT

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.'

DBY

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.Elohim

DRC

And trembling he said: How terrible is this place! this is no other but the house of God, and the gate of heaven.

GNV

And he was afraid, and said, How fearefull is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heauen.

JPS

And he was afraid, and said: 'How full of awe is this place! this is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.'

LXXE

And he was afraid, and said, How fearful is this place! this is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

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WLC

וַיִּירָא֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר מַה־נּוֹרָ֖א הַמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה אֵ֣ין זֶ֗ה כִּ֚י אִם־בֵּ֣ית אֱלֹהִ֔ים וְזֶ֖ה שַׁ֥עַר הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἐφοβήθη, καὶ εἶπεν, ὡς φοβερὸς ὁ τόπος οὗτος· οὐκ ἔστι τοῦτο ἀλλʼ ἢ οἶκος Θεοῦ, καὶ αὕτη ἡ πύλη τοῦ οὐρανοῦ.

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• 1 Timothy 3:15in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
• Genesis 35:1–13Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.” So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, “Get…
• Ecclesiastes 5:1Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
• Exodus 3:6Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
• Genesis 28:22And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.”
• 2 Chronicles 5:14so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.
• Judges 13:22“We are going to die,” he said to his wife, “for we have seen God!”
• Luke 2:9Just then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
• 1 Peter 4:17For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?
• Revelation 1:17When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
• Hebrews 10:21and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
• Matthew 17:6When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.
• Luke 8:35So the people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man whom the demons had left, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

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