| 1 And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother. | 1 God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there; and make there an altar to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau." |
| 2 Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments: | 2 So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Put away the foreign gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change your garments; |
| 3 And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went. | 3 then let us arise and go up to Bethel, that I may make there an altar to the God who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone." |
| 4 And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem. | 4 So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods that they had, and the rings that were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was near Shechem. |
| 5 And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob. | 5 And as they journeyed, a terror from God fell upon the cities that were round about them, so that they did not pursue the sons of Jacob. |
| 6 So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him. | 6 And Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him, |
| 7 And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother. | 7 and there he built an altar, and called the place El-bethel, because there God had revealed himself to him when he fled from his brother. |
| 8 But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth. | 8 And Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died, and she was buried under an oak below Bethel; so the name of it was called Allon-bacuth. |
| 9 And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padan-aram, and blessed him. | 9 God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him. |
| 10 And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel. | 10 And God said to him, "Your name is Jacob; no longer shall your name be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name." So his name was called Israel. |
| 11 And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins; | 11 And God said to him, "I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall spring from you. |
| 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. | 12 The land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give the land to your descendants after you." |
| 13 And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him. | 13 Then God went up from him in the place where he had spoken with him. |
| 14 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. | 14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he had spoken with him, a pillar of stone; and he poured out a drink offering on it, and poured oil on it. |
| 15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel. | 15 So Jacob called the name of the place where God had spoken with him, Bethel. |
| 16 And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. | 16 Then they journeyed from Bethel; and when they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel travailed, and she had hard labor. |
| 17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also. | 17 And when she was in her hard labor, the midwife said to her, "Fear not; for now you will have another son." |
| 18 And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin. | 18 And as her soul was departing (for she died), she called his name Ben-oni; but his father called his name Benjamin. |
| 19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem. | 19 So Rachel died, and she was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem), |
| 20 And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day. | 20 and Jacob set up a pillar upon her grave; it is the pillar of Rachel's tomb, which is there to this day. |
| 21 And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar. | 21 Israel journeyed on, and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder. |
| 22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: | 22 While Israel dwelt in that land Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve. |
| 23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: | 23 The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob's first-born), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. |
| 24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: | 24 The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin. |
| 25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: | 25 The sons of Bilhah, Rachel's maid: Dan and Naphtali. |
| 26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram. | 26 The sons of Zilpah, Leah's maid: Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram. |
| 27 And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned. | 27 And Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre, or Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had sojourned. |
| 28 And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years. | 28 Now the days of Isaac were a hundred and eighty years. |
| 29 And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. | 29 And Isaac breathed his last; and he died and was gathered to his people, old and full of days; and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. |