Genesis 35:2
Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
יַעֲקֹב
Yaʻăqôb
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
סוּר
çûwr
to turn off (literal or figurative)
נֵכָר
nêkâr
foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
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...
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
טָהוֹר
ṭâhôwr
pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)
מוּר
mûwr
to alter; by implication, to barter, to dispose of
בֶּגֶד
beged
a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
Key Terms in This Verse
בַּיִת bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Study H1004 →נֵכָר nêkâr
foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom
Study H5236 →אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
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 supe...
Study H430 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →Cross References
And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,
And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes.
Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites...
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he h...
Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s.
They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger.
Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel’s furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not.
And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the...
Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.
And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the LORD 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.
Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;
Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.
How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops i...
But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.
And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the L...
Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.
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