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Genesis 35:4-6
New Catholic Bible
Genesis 35:4-6
New Catholic Bible
4 They gave Jacob all the foreign gods in their possession and the earrings they had in their ears. Jacob left them under the oak near Shechem. 5 They then journeyed on, and a great terror came upon the people who lived in that area, so they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.
6 Jacob and all the people who were with him arrived in Luz, that is, Bethel, which is in the land of Canaan.
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Genesis 35:4-6
New International Version
Genesis 35:4-6
New International Version
4 So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods they had and the rings in their ears,(A) and Jacob buried them under the oak(B) at Shechem.(C) 5 Then they set out, and the terror of God(D) fell on the towns all around them so that no one pursued them.(E)
6 Jacob and all the people with him came to Luz(F) (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.(G)
Genesis 35:4-6
New King James Version
Genesis 35:4-6
New King James Version
4 So they gave Jacob all the foreign [a]gods which were in their hands, and the (A)earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under (B)the terebinth tree which was by Shechem.
5 And they journeyed, and (C)the terror of God was upon the cities that were all around them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob. 6 So Jacob came to (D)Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him.
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Genesis 35:4-6
King James Version
Genesis 35:4-6
King James Version
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.
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.
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.
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Genesis 35:4-6
English Standard Version
Genesis 35:4-6
English Standard Version
4 So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods that they had, and the rings that were in their ears. Jacob hid them under (A)the terebinth tree that was near Shechem.
5 And as they journeyed, a terror from God fell upon the cities that were around them, so that they did not pursue the sons of Jacob. 6 And Jacob came to (B)Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him,
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