Berean Standard Bible
“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!””
Jacob is fleeing his brother Esau after taking his blessing, and he stops for the night at a lonely place, using a stone as a pillow. There he dreams of a stairway between earth and heaven.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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!”
World English Bible (WEB)
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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y tuvo miedo, y dijo: ¡Cuán terrible es este lugar! No es otra cosa que casa de Dios, y puerta del cielo.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Cuando Jacob despertó de su sueño tuvo mucho miedo, y pensó: «¡Sin duda alguna el Señor está en este lugar, y yo no lo sabía! ¡Este lugar es asombroso! ¡Es nada menos que la casa de Dios y la puerta del cielo!».
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