17And trembling he said: How terrible is this place! this is no other but the house of God, and the gate of heaven.


In Context

14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth: thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and IN THEE and thy seed all the tribes of the earth SHALL BE BLESSED.

15 And I will be thy keeper whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee back into this land: neither will I leave thee, till I shall have accomplished all that I have said.

16 And when Jacob awaked out of sleep, he said: Indeed the Lord is in this place, and I knew it not.

17 And trembling he said: How terrible is this place! this is no other but the house of God, and the gate of heaven.

18 And Jacob, arising in the morning, took the stone, which he had laid under his head, and set it up for a title, pouring oil upon the top of it.

19 And he called the name of the city Bethel, which before was called Luza.

Genesis 28:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:17And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

28:17He was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven."

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

28:17And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:17And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

28:17And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:17And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is no other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:17He was afraid, and said, |How dreadful is this place! This is none other than God's house, and this is the gate of heaven.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

28:17and he feareth, and saith, 'How fearful is this place; this is nothing but a house of God, and this a gate of the heavens.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:17And 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.