Genesis 28:17 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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.`

English ASV

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.

English Amplified

He was afraid and said, How to be feared and reverenced is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gateway to heaven!

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

He was afraid and said, How to be feared and reverenced is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gateway to heaven!

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven!”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

He was afraid and said, “What an awesome place this is! This is none other than the house of God. This is the gate of heaven.”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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.

English EASY 2024

Jacob was afraid. He said, ‘How great this place is! This must be the house of God. This is the gate of heaven.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Jacob was afraid and said, "This is a very great place. This is the house of God. This is the gate to heaven."

And he was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven."

English GNT (Good News Translation)

He was afraid and said, “What a terrifying place this is! It must be the house of God; it must be the gate that opens into heaven.”

English God's Word - GW 1995

He was afraid and said, "What an awesome place this is! It is none other than the house of God—the gateway to heaven!"

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

He was afraid and said, "What an awesome place this is! This is none other than the house of God. This is the gate of heaven."

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

And he was afraid and said, “How fearsome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

He was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven."

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

In solemn wonder he cried out: "How awesome is this shrine! This is nothing else but an abode of God, and that is the gateway to heaven!"

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

He was afraid and said, “What an awesome place this is! This is nothing else than the house of God! This is the gate of heaven!”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Jacob was afraid. He said, "How holy this place is! This must be the house of God. This is the gate of heaven."

English NIV

He was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven."

English NKJ 1982

And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!”

English NLT

He was afraid and said, "What an awesome place this is! It is none other than the house of God--the gateway to heaven!"

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

And he was afraid, and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven."

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Terrified and overwhelmed, he said, “How awesome is this place! I have stumbled right into the House of God! This place is a portal, the very gate of heaven!”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And he was afraid, and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“I've stumbled into his home! This is the awesome entrance to heaven!“

English Tyndale 1537

And he was afraid and said how fearful is this place? it is none other, but even the house of God and the gate of heaven.