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.


In Context

14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth; and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

15 And behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land: for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have declared to thee.

16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.

17 And 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.

18 And Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil on the top of it.

19 And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

28:17And trembling he said: How terrible is this place! this is no other but the house of God, and 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 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.