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Genesis 35

Gen. 35:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Then Jacob
Ya`aqob (Hebrew #3290)
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
KJV usage: Jacob.
Pronounce: yah-ak-obe'
Origin: from 6117
said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
unto hisq household
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
, and to all that were with him, Put away
cuwr (Hebrew #5493)
a primitive root; to turn off (literal or figurative)
KJV usage: be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), X grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, X be sour, take (away, off), turn (aside, away, in), withdraw, be without.
Pronounce: soor
Origin: or suwr (Hosea 9:12) {soor}
the strange
nekar (Hebrew #5236)
foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom
KJV usage: alien, strange (+ -er).
Pronounce: nay-kawr'
Origin: ' from 5234
gods
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
r that are amongx you
tavek (Hebrew #8432)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
KJV usage: among(-st), X between, half, X (there- ,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), X out (of), X through, X with(-in).
Pronounce: taw'-vek
Origin: from an unused root meaning to sever
, and bey clean
taher (Hebrew #2891)
properly, to be bright; i.e. (by implication) to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)
KJV usage: be (make, make self, pronounce) clean, cleanse (self), purge, purify(-ier, self).
Pronounce: taw-hare'
Origin: a primitive root
, and change
chalaph (Hebrew #2498)
properly, to slide by, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change
KJV usage: abolish, alter, change, cut off, go on forward, grow up, be over, pass (away, on, through), renew, sprout, strike through.
Pronounce: khaw-laf'
Origin: a primitive root
your garments
simlah (Hebrew #8071)
a dress, especially a mantle
KJV usage: apparel, cloth(-es, -ing), garment, raiment. Compare 8008.
Pronounce: sim-law'
Origin: perhaps by permutation for the feminine of 5566 (through the idea of a cover assuming the shape of the object beneath)
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Gen. 18:19• 19For I know him that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice, in order that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham what he hath spoken of him. (Gen. 18:19)
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Josh. 24:15• 15And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods whom your fathers that were on the other side of the river served, or the gods of the Amorite, in whose land ye dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah. (Josh. 24:15)
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Psa. 101:2‑7• 2I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. When wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart.
 3I will set no thing of Belial before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
 4A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know evil.
 5Whoso secretly slandereth his neighbour, him will I destroy; him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer.
 6Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.
 7He that practiseth deceit shall not dwell within my house; he that speaketh falsehoods shall not subsist in my sight. (Psa. 101:2‑7)
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Gen. 31:19• 19And Laban had gone to shear his sheep. And Rachel stole the teraphim that belonged to her father. (Gen. 31:19)
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Josh. 24:23• 23Now therefore put away the strange gods that are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah the God of Israel. (Josh. 24:23)
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1 Sam. 7:3• 3And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If ye return to Jehovah with all your heart, put away the strange gods and the Ashtoreths from among you, and apply your hearts unto Jehovah, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. (1 Sam. 7:3)
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Ex. 19:10• 10And Jehovah said to Moses, Go to the people, and hallow them to-day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes; (Ex. 19:10)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Gen. 18:19• 19For I know him that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice, in order that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham what he hath spoken of him. (Gen. 18:19)
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Josh. 24:15• 15And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods whom your fathers that were on the other side of the river served, or the gods of the Amorite, in whose land ye dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah. (Josh. 24:15)
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Psa. 101:2‑7• 2I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. When wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart.
 3I will set no thing of Belial before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
 4A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know evil.
 5Whoso secretly slandereth his neighbour, him will I destroy; him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer.
 6Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.
 7He that practiseth deceit shall not dwell within my house; he that speaketh falsehoods shall not subsist in my sight. (Psa. 101:2‑7)
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Gen. 31:19,34• 19And Laban had gone to shear his sheep. And Rachel stole the teraphim that belonged to her father.
 34Now Rachel had taken the teraphim and put them under the camel's saddle; and she sat upon them. And Laban explored all the tent, but found nothing. (Gen. 31:19,34)
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Ex. 20:3‑4• 3Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
 4Thou shalt not make thyself any graven image, or any form of what is in the heavens above, or what is in the earth beneath, or what is in the waters under the earth: (Ex. 20:3‑4)
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Ex. 23:13• 13And ye shall be on your guard as to everything that I have said unto you; and shall make no mention of the name of other gods--it shall not be heard in thy mouth. (Ex. 23:13)
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Deut. 5:7• 7Thou shalt have no other gods before me. (Deut. 5:7)
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Deut. 6:14• 14Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples that are round about you; (Deut. 6:14)
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Deut. 7:25• 25The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire; thou shalt not covet the silver and gold that is on them and take it unto thee, lest thou be ensnared therein; for it is an abomination to Jehovah thy God. (Deut. 7:25)
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Deut. 11:28• 28and a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of Jehovah your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods which ye have not known. (Deut. 11:28)
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Deut. 32:16• 16They moved him to jealousy with strange gods, With abominations did they provoke him to anger. (Deut. 32:16)
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Josh. 23:7• 7that ye enter not among these nations, these that remain among you; and ye shall make no mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them; (Josh. 23:7)
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Josh. 24:2,20,23• 2And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: Your fathers dwelt of old on the other side of the river, Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, and they served other gods.
 20If ye forsake Jehovah, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.
 23Now therefore put away the strange gods that are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah the God of Israel. (Josh. 24:2,20,23)
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Judg. 10:16• 16And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served Jehovah; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel. (Judg. 10:16)
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Ruth 1:15• 15And she said, Behold, thy sister-in-law is gone back to her people and to her gods: return after thy sister-in-law. (Ruth 1:15)
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1 Sam. 7:3• 3And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If ye return to Jehovah with all your heart, put away the strange gods and the Ashtoreths from among you, and apply your hearts unto Jehovah, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. (1 Sam. 7:3)
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2 Sam. 7:23• 23And who is like thy people, like Israel, the one nation in the earth that God went to redeem to be a people to himself, and to make himself a name, and to do for them great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thyself from Egypt, from the nations and their gods? (2 Sam. 7:23)
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2 Kings 17:29• 29And every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places that the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities in which they dwelt. (2 Kings 17:29)
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1 Chron. 16:26• 26For all the gods of the peoples are idols; But Jehovah made the heavens. (1 Chron. 16:26)
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Jer. 5:7• 7Wherefore should I pardon thee? Thy children have forsaken me, and swear by them that are not God. I have satiated them, and they have committed adultery, and they troop to the harlots' house. (Jer. 5:7)
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Jer. 16:20• 20Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no-gods? (Jer. 16:20)
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Dan. 5:4• 4They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone. (Dan. 5:4)
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Acts 19:26• 26and ye see and hear that this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great crowd, not only of Ephesus, but almost of all Asia, saying that they are no gods which are made with hands. (Acts 19:26)
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1 Cor. 10:7• 7Neither be ye idolaters, as some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play. (1 Cor. 10:7)
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2 Cor. 6:15‑17• 15and what consent of Christ with Beliar, or what part for a believer along with an unbeliever?
 16and what agreement of God's temple with idols? for *ye* are the living God's temple; according as God has said, I will dwell among them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be to me a people.
 17Wherefore come out from the midst of them, and be separated, saith the Lord, and touch not what is unclean, and *I* will receive you; (2 Cor. 6:15‑17)
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Gal. 4:8• 8But then indeed, not knowing God, ye were in bondage to those who by nature are not gods; (Gal. 4:8)
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Gen. 35:22• 22And it came to pass when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father's concubine; and Israel heard of it. And the sons of Jacob were twelve. (Gen. 35:22)
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Gen. 34:2,24‑25• 2And when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.
 24And all that went out at the gate of his city hearkened to Hamor and to Shechem his son; and every male was circumcised--all that went out at the gate of his city.
 25And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males. (Gen. 34:2,24‑25)
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Ex. 19:10,14• 10And Jehovah said to Moses, Go to the people, and hallow them to-day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes;
 14And Moses came down from the mountain to the people, and hallowed the people; and they washed their clothes. (Ex. 19:10,14)
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Lev. 15:5• 5And whoever toucheth his bed shall wash his garments, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the even. (Lev. 15:5)
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Lev. 17:16• 16And if he wash them not nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity. (Lev. 17:16)
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Num. 31:24• 24And ye shall wash your garments on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean; and afterwards ye may come into the camp. (Num. 31:24)
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2 Kings 5:10,12‑13• 10And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.
 12Are not the Abanah and the Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them and be clean? And he turned and went away in a rage.
 13And his servants drew near, and spoke to him and said, My father, if the prophet had bidden thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he says to thee, Wash and be clean? (2 Kings 5:10,12‑13)
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Job 1:5• 5And it was so, when the days of the feasting were gone about, that Job sent and hallowed them; and he rose up early in the morning, and offered up burnt-offerings according to the number of them all; for Job said, It may be that my children have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually. (Job 1:5)
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Psa. 51:2,7• 2Wash me fully from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
 7Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. (Psa. 51:2,7)
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Eccl. 5:1• 1Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and draw near to hear, rather than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil. (Eccl. 5:1)
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Isa. 1:16• 16Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes;--cease to do evil, (Isa. 1:16)
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Isa. 52:11• 11--Depart, depart, go out from thence, touch not what is unclean; go out of the midst of her, be ye clean, that bear the vessels of Jehovah. (Isa. 52:11)
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Jer. 13:27• 27Thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy fornication, on the hills, in the fields,--thine abominations, have I seen. Woe unto thee, Jerusalem! Wilt thou not be made clean? after how long a time yet? (Jer. 13:27)
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Ezek. 18:31• 31Cast away from you all your transgressions wherewith ye have transgressed, and make you a new heart and a new spirit: why then will ye die, house of Israel? (Ezek. 18:31)
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Ezek. 20:7• 7and I said unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am Jehovah your God. (Ezek. 20:7)
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Ezek. 36:25• 25And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your uncleannesses and from all your idols will I cleanse you. (Ezek. 36:25)
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John 13:10‑11• 10Jesus says to him, He that is washed all over needs not to wash save his feet, but is wholly clean; and ye are clean, but not all.
 11For he knew him that delivered him up: on account of this he said, Ye are not all clean. (John 13:10‑11)
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2 Cor. 7:1• 1Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us purify ourselves from every pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in God's fear. (2 Cor. 7:1)
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Heb. 10:22• 22let us approach with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, sprinkled as to our hearts from a wicked conscience, and washed as to our body with pure water. (Heb. 10:22)
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James 4:8• 8Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, ye double-minded. (James 4:8)
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1 Peter 2:1‑2• 1Laying aside therefore all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings and all evil speakings,
 2as newborn babes desire earnestly the pure mental milk of the word, that by it ye may grow up to salvation, (1 Peter 2:1‑2)
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Jude 23• 23but others save with fear, snatching them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. (Jude 23)
• Nothing can keep the soul in a path of consistent, intelligent separation from evil save the sense of what “the house of God” is, and what becomes that house. (“Genesis 35” by C.H. Mackintosh)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And Jacob said to his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and cleanse yourselves, and change your garments;