Genesis 35:4 “So they gave Jacob all their foreign gods and all their earrings, and…”

Genesis 35:4

So they gave Jacob all their foreign gods and all their earrings, and Jacob buried them under the oak near Shechem.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

World English Bible

They gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hands, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

American Standard Version

And they gave unto Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hand, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

Geneva Bible 1599

And they gaue vnto Iaakob all the strange gods, which were in their hands, and all their earings which were in their eares, and Iaakob hidde them vnder an oke, which was by Shechem.

Darby Translation

And they gave to Jacob all the strange gods that were in their hand, and the rings that were in their ears, and Jacob hid them under the terebinth that [is] by Shechem.

Young's Literal Translation

And they give unto Jacob all the gods of the stranger that [are] in their hand, and the rings that [are] in their ears, and Jacob hideth them under the oak which [is] by Shechem;

Bible in Basic English

Then they gave to Jacob all the strange gods which they had, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob put them away under the holy tree at Shechem.

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Cross references

“earrings”

Exodus 32:2–4 Judges 8:24–27 Hosea 2:13

Exodus 32:2–4 · BSB

So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.”

Judges 8:24–27 · BSB

Then he added, “Let me make a request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his plunder.” (For the enemies had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)

Hosea 2:13 · BSB

I will punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them, when she adorned herself with rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers. But Me she forgot,” declares the LORD.

“hid them”

Exodus 32:20 Deuteronomy 7:25 Isaiah 30:22 Isaiah 2:20 Deuteronomy 7:5

Exodus 32:20 · BSB

Then he took the calf they had made, burned it in the fire, ground it to powder, and scattered the powder over the face of the water. Then he forced the Israelites to drink it.

Deuteronomy 7:25 · BSB

You must burn up the images of their gods; do not covet the silver and gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it; for it is detestable to the LORD your God.

Isaiah 30:22 · BSB

So you will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, saying to them, “Be gone!”

Isaiah 2:20 · BSB

In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold— the idols they made to worship.

Deuteronomy 7:5 · BSB

Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their idols in the fire.

“the oak”

Judges 9:6 Joshua 24:25 Joshua 24:26

Judges 9:6 · BSB

Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo gathered beside the oak at the pillar in Shechem and proceeded to make Abimelech their king.

Joshua 24:25 · BSB

On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he established for them a statute and ordinance.

Joshua 24:26 · BSB

Joshua recorded these things in the Book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak that was near the sanctuary of the LORD.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3Then let us arise and go to Bethel. I will build an altar there to God, who answered me in my day of distress. He has been with me wherever I have gone.”

5As they set out, a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities, so that they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.

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