--- title: Genesis 35 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Genesis chapter 35 of the Tanakh (The Torah) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: And God said unto Jacob: 'Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there; and make there an altar unto God, who appeared unto thee when thou --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/35/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Torah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/) / [Genesis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/) / chapter 35 # Genesis 35 29 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [35:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.1/) — וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹב קוּם עֲלֵה בֵֽית־אֵלבֵֽית־אֵל וְשֶׁב־שָׁם וַעֲשֵׂה־שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ לָאֵל הַנִּרְאֶה אֵלֶיךָ בְּבָרְחֲךָמִפְּנֵי עֵשָׂו אָחִֽיךָ׃ — And God said unto Jacob: 'Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there; and make there an altar unto God, who appeared unto thee when thou didst flee from the face of Esau thy brother.' - [35:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.2/) — וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ וְאֶל כָּל־אֲשֶׁר עִמּוֹ הָסִרוּ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵי הַנֵּכָר אֲשֶׁר בְּתֹכְכֶם וְהִֽטַּהֲרוּ וְהַחֲלִיפוּ שִׂמְלֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ — Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him: 'Put away the strange gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change your garments; - [35:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.3/) — וְנָקוּמָה וְנַעֲלֶה בֵּֽית־אֵלבֵּֽית־אֵל וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־שָּׁם מִזְבֵּחַ לָאֵל הָעֹנֶה אֹתִי בְּיוֹם צָֽרָתִי וַיְהִי עִמָּדִי בַּדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר הָלָֽכְתִּי׃ — and let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; 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.' - [35:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.4/) — וַיִּתְּנוּ אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹב אֵת כָּל־אֱלֹהֵי הַנֵּכָר אֲשֶׁר בְּיָדָם וְאֶת־הַנְּזָמִים אֲשֶׁר בְּאָזְנֵיהֶם וַיִּטְמֹן אֹתָם יַעֲקֹב תַּחַת הָאֵלָה אֲשֶׁר עִם־שְׁכֶֽם׃ — And they gave unto Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hand, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the terebinth which was by Shechem. - [35:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.5/) — וַיִּסָּעוּ וַיְהִי ׀ חִתַּת אֱלֹהִים עַל־הֶֽעָרִים אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבֹתֵיהֶם וְלֹא רָֽדְפוּ אַחֲרֵי בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹֽב׃ — And they journeyed; and a terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob. - [35:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.6/) — וַיָּבֹא יַעֲקֹב לוּזָה אֲשֶׁר בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן הִוא בֵּֽית־אֵלבֵּֽית־אֵל הוּא וְכָל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר־עִמּֽוֹ׃ — So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan — the same is Beth-el — he and all the people that were with him. - [35:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.7/) — וַיִּבֶן שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ וַיִּקְרָא לַמָּקוֹם אֵל בֵּֽית־אֵלבֵּֽית־אֵל כִּי שָׁם נִגְלוּ אֵלָיו הָֽאֱלֹהִים בְּבָרְחוֹ מִפְּנֵי אָחִֽיו׃ — And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el, because there God was revealed unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother. - [35:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.8/) — וַתָּמָת דְּבֹרָה מֵינֶקֶת רִבְקָה וַתִּקָּבֵר מִתַּחַת לְבֵֽית־אֵלבֵֽית־אֵל תַּחַת הָֽאַלּוֹן וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ אַלּוֹן בָּכֽוּת׃פ — And Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried below Beth-el under the oak; and the name of it was called Allon-bacuth. - [35:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.9/) — וַיֵּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹב עוֹד בְּבֹאוֹ מִפַּדַּנ אֲרָם פַּדַּנ אֲרָם וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתֽוֹ׃ — And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him. - [35:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.10/) — וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לוֹ אֱלֹהִים שִׁמְךָ יַעֲקֹב לֹֽא־יִקָּרֵא שִׁמְךָעוֹד יַעֲקֹב כִּי אִם־יִשְׂרָאֵל יִהְיֶה שְׁמֶךָ וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ — 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. - [35:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.11/) — וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ אֱלֹהִים אֲנִי אֵל שַׁדַּי פְּרֵה וּרְבֵה גּוֹי וּקְהַל גּוֹיִם יִהְיֶה מִמֶּךָּ וּמְלָכִים מֵחֲלָצֶיךָ יֵצֵֽאוּ׃ — 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; - [35:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.12/) — וְאֶת־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נָתַתִּי לְאַבְרָהָם וּלְיִצְחָק לְךָ אֶתְּנֶנָּה וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ אַחֲרֶיךָ אֶתֵּן אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ — and the land which I gave unto Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.' - [35:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.13/) — וַיַּעַל מֵעָלָיו אֱלֹהִים בַּמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר אִתּֽוֹ׃ — And God went up from him in the place where He spoke with him. - [35:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.14/) — וַיַּצֵּב יַעֲקֹב מַצֵּבָה בַּמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר אִתּוֹ מַצֶּבֶת אָבֶן וַיַּסֵּךְ עָלֶיהָ נֶסֶךְ וַיִּצֹק עָלֶיהָ שָֽׁמֶן׃ — And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where He spoke with him, a pillar of stone, and he poured out a drink-offering thereon, and poured oil thereon. - [35:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.15/) — וַיִּקְרָא יַעֲקֹב אֶת־שֵׁם הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אִתּוֹ שָׁם אֱלֹהִים בֵּֽית־אֵֽלבֵּֽית־אֵֽל׃ — And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Beth-el. - [35:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.16/) — וַיִּסְעוּ מִבֵּית אֵל בֵּית אֵל וַֽיְהִי־עוֹד כִּבְרַת־הָאָרֶץ לָבוֹא אֶפְרָתָה וַתֵּלֶד רָחֵל וַתְּקַשׁ בְּלִדְתָּֽהּ׃ — And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was still some way to come to Ephrath; and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. - [35:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.17/) — וַיְהִי בְהַקְשֹׁתָהּ בְּלִדְתָּהּ וַתֹּאמֶר לָהּ הַמְיַלֶּדֶת אַל־תִּירְאִי כִּֽי־גַם־זֶה לָךְ בֵּֽן׃ — And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the mid-wife said unto her: 'Fear not; for this also is a son for thee.' - [35:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.18/) — וַיְהִי בְּצֵאת נַפְשָׁהּ כִּי מֵתָה וַתִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ בֶּנ־אוֹנִיבֶּנ־אוֹנִי וְאָבִיו קָֽרָא־לוֹ בִנְיָמִֽין׃ — 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. - [35:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.19/) — וַתָּמָת רָחֵל וַתִּקָּבֵר בְּדֶרֶךְ אֶפְרָתָה הִוא בֵּית לָֽחֶם בֵּית לָֽחֶם׃ — And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath — the same is Beth-lehem. - [35:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.20/) — וַיַּצֵּב יַעֲקֹב מַצֵּבָה עַל־קְבֻרָתָהּ הִוא מַצֶּבֶת קְבֻֽרַת־רָחֵל עַד־הַיּֽוֹם׃ — And Jacob set up a pillar upon her grave; the same is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day. - [35:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.21/) — וַיִּסַּע יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֵּט אָֽהֳלֹהמֵהָלְאָה לְמִגְדַּל־עֵֽדֶרמִגְדַּל־עֵֽדֶר׃ — And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond Migdal-eder. - [35:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.22/) — וַיְהִי בִּשְׁכֹּן יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּאָרֶץ הַהִוא וַיֵּלֶךְ רְאוּבֵן וַיִּשְׁכַּבאֶת־בִּלְהָהפִּילֶגֶשׁ אָבִיווַיִּשְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵֽלוַיִּֽהְיוּ בְנֵֽי־יַעֲקֹב שְׁנֵים עָשָֽׂר׃ — And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: - [35:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.23/) — בְּנֵי לֵאָה בְּכוֹר יַעֲקֹב רְאוּבֵן וְשִׁמְעוֹן וְלֵוִי וִֽיהוּדָה וְיִשָּׂשכָר וּזְבוּלֻֽן׃ — the sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob's first-born, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun; - [35:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.24/) — בְּנֵי רָחֵל יוֹסֵף וּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ — the sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin; - [35:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.25/) — וּבְנֵי בִלְהָה שִׁפְחַת רָחֵל דָּן וְנַפְתָּלִֽי׃ — and the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid: Dan and Naphtali; - [35:26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.26/) — וּבְנֵי זִלְפָּה שִׁפְחַת לֵאָה גָּד וְאָשֵׁר אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב אֲשֶׁר יֻלַּד־לוֹ בְּפַדַּנ אֲרָֽם פַדַּנ אֲרָֽם׃ — and the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid: Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, that were born to him in Paddan-aram. - [35:27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.27/) — וַיָּבֹא יַעֲקֹב אֶל־יִצְחָק אָבִיו מַמְרֵא קִרְיַת הָֽאַרְבַּע קִרְיַת הָֽאַרְבַּע הִוא חֶבְרוֹן אֲשֶׁר־גָּֽר־שָׁם אַבְרָהָם וְיִצְחָֽק׃ — And Jacob came unto Isaac his father to Mamre, to Kiriatharba — the same is Hebron — where Abraham and Isaac sojourned. - [35:28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.28/) — וַיִּֽהְיוּ יְמֵי יִצְחָק מְאַת שָׁנָה וּשְׁמֹנִים שָׁנָֽה׃ — And the days of Isaac were a hundred and fourscore years. - [35:29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.35.29/) — וַיִּגְוַע יִצְחָק וַיָּמָת וַיֵּאָסֶף אֶל־עַמָּיו זָקֵן וּשְׂבַע יָמִים וַיִּקְבְּרוּ אֹתוֹ עֵשָׂו וְיַעֲקֹב בָּנָֽיו׃פ — And Isaac expired, and died, and was gathered unto his people, old and full of days; and Esau and Jacob his sons buried him. - ← previous: [Genesis 34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/34/) - next →: [Genesis 36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/36/) - ↑ back to [Genesis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/)