Genesis 35:2-4
New American Standard Bible 1995
2 So Jacob said to his (A)household and to all who were with him, “Put away (B)the foreign gods which are among you, and (C)purify yourselves and change your garments; 3 and let us arise and go up to Bethel, and I will make (D)an altar there to God, (E)who answered me in the day of my distress and (F)has been with me [a]wherever I have gone.” 4 So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which [b]they had and the rings which were in their ears, and Jacob hid them under the [c]oak which was near Shechem.
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- Genesis 35:3 Lit in the way which
- Genesis 35:4 Lit were in their hand
- Genesis 35:4 Or terebinth
Genesis 35:2-4
New King James Version
2 And Jacob said to his (A)household and to all who were with him, “Put away (B)the foreign gods that are among you, (C)purify yourselves, and change your garments. 3 Then let us arise and go up to Bethel; and I will make an altar there to God, (D)who answered me in the day of my distress (E)and has been with me in the way which I have gone.” 4 So they gave Jacob all the foreign [a]gods which were in their hands, and the (F)earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under (G)the terebinth tree which was by Shechem.
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- Genesis 35:4 idols
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