KJV King James Version
And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, [even] a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.
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Genesis 35:14
And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, [even] a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where God had spoken with him—a stone marker—and he poured out a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil.
WEB World English Bible
Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he spoke with him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink offering on it, and poured oil on it.
ASV American Standard Version
And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he spake with him, a pillar of stone: and he poured out a drink-offering thereon, and poured oil thereon.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jacob setteth up a standing pillar in the place where He hath spoken with him, a standing pillar of stone, and he poureth on it an oblation, and he poureth on it oil;
Surrounding context — Genesis 35
11 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;
12 And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.
13 And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him.
14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, [even] a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.
15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel.
16 And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
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וַיַּצֵּ֨בH5324 · na.tsavto standיַעֲקֹ֜בH3290 · ya.a.qovJacobמַצֵּבָ֗הH4676 · mats.tse.vahpillarבַּמָּק֛וֹםH4725 · ma.qomplaceאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichדִּבֶּ֥רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakאִתּ֖וֹH854 · etwithמַצֶּ֣בֶתH4678 · mats.tse.vetpillarאָ֑בֶןH68 · e.venstoneוַיַּסֵּ֤ךְH5258 · na.sakhto pourעָלֶ֙יהָ֙H5921 · aluponנֶ֔סֶךְH5262 · ne.sekhdrink offeringוַיִּצֹ֥קH3332 · ya.tsaqto pour: pourעָלֶ֖יהָH5921 · aluponשָֽׁמֶן׃H8081 · she.menoil
Cross-references
Genesis 28:18-19And Jacob rose up 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 upon the top of it.1 Samuel 7:12Then Samuel took a stone, and set [it] between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.Exodus 17:15And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:Genesis 31:45And Jacob took a stone, and set it up [for] a pillar.Genesis 35:20And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that [is] the pillar of Rachel’s grave unto this day.
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