Jacob Returns to Bethel · Genesis 35
Jacob Returns to Bethel (Genesis 35) read aloud, in a fresh direct translation from the Hebrew - plain modern English, nothing added.
Translator's notes:
• Genesis 35:7 — אֵל בֵּית־אֵל (El Beit-El): chose "El Bethel". Alternatives: "the God of Bethel". Why: El is kept by the standing rule, and Bethel itself means "house of El"; the place is named for the El who revealed himself there.
• Genesis 35:11 — אֵל שַׁדַּי (El Shaddai): chose "El Shaddai". Alternatives: "God Almighty". Why: Shaddai's meaning is uncertain — traditionally rendered "Almighty" — so the compound is kept whole by the…
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