Catholic Public Domain Version
"And being terrified, he said: “How terrible this place is! This is nothing other than the house of God and the gateway of heaven.” "
— Genesis 28:17, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”
“And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. ”
“He was afraid, and said, "How dreadful is this place! This is none other than God's house, and this is the gate of heaven."”
“He was afraid and said,“What an awesome place this is! This is nothing else than the house of God! This is the gate of heaven!””
“And trembling, he said: How terrible is this place? this is no other but the house of God, and the gate of heaven.”
“And fear came on him, and he said, This is a holy place; this is nothing less than the house of God and the doorway of heaven.”
“And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”
And your offspring will be like the dust of the earth. You will spread abroad to the West, and to the East, and to the North, and to the Meridian. And in you and in your offspring, all the tribes of the earth shall be blessed.
And I will be your guardian wherever you will journey, and I will bring you back into this land. Neither will I dismiss you, until I have accomplished all that I have said.”
And when Jacob had awakened from sleep, he said, “Truly, the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.”
And being terrified, he said: “How terrible this place is! This is nothing other than the house of God and the gateway of heaven.”
Therefore, Jacob, arising in the morning, took the stone which he had placed under his head, and he set it up as monument, pouring oil over it.
And he called the name of the city, ‘Bethel,’ which before was called Luz.
And then he made a vow, saying: “If God will be with me, and will guard me along the way by which I walk, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear,