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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 heauen.
- 1611 King James Bible
Other Translations of Genesis 28:17
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.
- King James Version (Pure Cambridge 'Authorized Version')
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
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.
- Basic English Bible
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.
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's Bible
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."
- World English Bible
and he feareth, and saith, `How fearful [is] this place; this is nothing but a house of God, and this a gate of the heavens.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
And he was afraid, and said: 'How full of awe is this place! this is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
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View Wesley's Notes for Genesis 28:17
28:17 He was afraid - So far was he from being puffed up. The more we see of God, the more cause we see for holy trembling and blushing before him. Those whom God is pleased to manifest himself to, are laid and kept very low in their own eyes, and see cause to fear even the Lord and his goodness, #Hos 3:5|. And said, How dreadful is this place! - That is, the appearance of God in this place is to be thought of, but with a holy awe and reverence; I shall have a respect for this place, and remember it by this token as long as I live. Not that he thought the place itself any nearer the divine visions than any other places; but what he saw there at this time was, as it were, the house of God, the residence of the Divine Majesty, and the gate of heaven, that is, the general rendezvous of the inhabitants of the upper world; as the meetings of a city were in their gates; or, the angels ascending and descending were like travellers passing and repassing through the gates of a city.
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