Genesis 35 · Verse 9

Genesis 35:9

And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padan–aram, and blessed him.
Genesis 35:9, King James Version

Genesis 35:9 in other translations

BSBAfter Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him.
WEBGod appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan Aram, and blessed him.
ASVAnd God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him.
YLTAnd God appeareth unto Jacob again, in his coming from Padan-Aram, and blesseth him;
DARBYAnd God appeared to Jacob again after he had come from Padan-Aram, and blessed him.
BBENow when Jacob was on his way from Paddan-aram, God came to him again and, blessing him, said,
WebsterAnd God appeared to Jacob again when he came out of Padan-aram; and blessed him.

What does Genesis 35:9 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 God appeared unto Jacob again - He appeared to him first at Shechem, when he commanded him to go to Bethel, and now that he is arrived at the place, God appears to him the second time, and confirms to him the Abrahamic blessing. To Isaac and Jacob these frequent appearances of God were necessary, but they were not so to Abraham; for to him one word was sufficient - Abraham believed God.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 35:6-15

The comfort the saints have in holy ordinances, is not so much from Beth-el, the house of God, as from El-beth-el, the God of the house. The ordinances are empty things, if we do not meet with God in them. There Jacob buried Deborah, Rebekah's nurse. She died much lamented. Old servants in a family, that have in their time been faithful and useful, ought to be respected. God appeared to Jacob. He renewed the…

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Genesis 35:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֵּרָ֨אvai.ye.Ra'and he appearedH7200
אֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
אֶֽל\־'el-toH413
יַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoJacobH3290
ע֔וֹדodagainH5750
בְּבֹא֖וֹbe.vo.'Owhen came heH935
מִפַּדַּ֣ןmi.pa.Danfrom PaddanH6307
אֲרָ֑ם'a.RamAramH758
וַיְבָ֖רֶךְvay.Va.rekhand he blessedH1288
אֹתֽוֹ\׃'o.To<obj.> himH853

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 35:9

  • Genesis 26:2

    And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:

  • Genesis 18:1

    And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

  • Genesis 35:1

    And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth–el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.

  • Genesis 12:7

    And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.

  • Genesis 48:3-4

    And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me, And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.

  • Genesis 46:2-3

    And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I. And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:

  • Genesis 32:24-30

    And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. …

  • Genesis 31:11-13

    And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I. And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee. I am the God of Beth–el, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.

  • Genesis 32:1

    And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

  • Genesis 28:13

    And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

  • Genesis 31:3

    And the Lord said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

  • Jeremiah 31:3

    The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
12:7; 17:1; 18:1; 26:2; 28:13; 31:3,11-13; 32:1,24-30; 35:1; 46:2,3
48:3,4; Jer 31:3; Ho 12:4; Ac 7:2

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Context

  • Genesis 35:8

    But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Beth–el under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon–bachuth.

  • Genesis 35:9

    And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padan–aram, and blessed him.

  • Genesis 35:10

    And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.

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Genesis 35:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y aparecióse otra vez Dios á Jacob, cuando se había vuelto de Padan-aram, y bendíjole.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Dieu apparut encore à Jacob, à son retour de Paddan-Aram, et le bénit;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Gott erschien dem Jakob wiederum, als er aus Paddan-Aram kam, und segnete ihn.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Apparuit autem iterum Deus Jacob postquam reversus est de Mesopotamia Syriæ, benedixitque ei