NET Bible
"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!”"
— Genesis 28:17, NET Bible
“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."”
“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.”
Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, east, north, and south. And so all the families of the earth may receive blessings through you and through your descendants.
I am with you! I will protect you wherever you go and will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I promised you!”
Then Jacob woke up and thought,“Surely the LORD is in this place, but I did not realize it!”
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!”
Early in the morning Jacob took the stone he had placed near his head and set it up as a sacred stone. Then he poured oil on top of it.
He called that place Bethel, although the former name of the town was Luz.
Then Jacob made a vow, saying,“If God is with me and protects me on this journey I am taking and gives me food to eat and clothing to wear,