Genesis 28:1 (ESV)

Genesis 28:17 - 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.”

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KJVKJV (read chapter in 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.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

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!”

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

But he was also afraid and said, “What an awesome place this is! It is none other than the house of God, the very gateway to heaven!”

NIVNIV (read chapter in 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.”

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

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.”

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

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.”

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

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!”

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

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.”

LSBLSB (read chapter in 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.”

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

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

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

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!"

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

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."

ASVASV (read chapter in 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.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

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.'

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

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.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is no other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

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."

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

pavensque quam terribilis inquit est locus iste non est hic aliud nisi domus Dei et porta caeli

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

وَاعْتَرَاهُ خَوْفٌ وَقَالَ: «مَا أَرْهَبَ هَذَا الْمَكَانَ! مَا هَذَا سِوَى بَيْتِ اللهِ وَهَذَا هُوَ بَابُ السَّمَاءِ».

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

וַיִּירָא֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר מַה־נּוֹרָ֖א הַמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה אֵ֣ין זֶ֗ה כִּ֚י אִם־בֵּ֣ית אֱלֹהִ֔ים וְזֶ֖ה שַׁ֥עַר הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

καὶ ἐφοβήθη καὶ εἶπεν ὡς φοβερὸς ὁ τόπος οὗτος οὐκ ἔστιν τοῦτο ἀλλ᾽ ἢ οἶκος θεοῦ καὶ αὕτη ἡ πύλη τοῦ οὐρανοῦ

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

وَخَافَ وَقَالَ: «مَا أَرْهَبَ هذَا الْمَكَانَ! مَا هذَا إِلاَّ بَيْتُ اللهِ، وَهذَا بَابُ السَّمَاءِ».

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

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

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Y tuvo miedo, y dijo: ¡Cuán terrible es este lugar! No es otra cosa que casa de Dios, y puerta del cielo.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Y tuvo miedo, y dijo: ¡Cuán terrible es este lugar! No es otra cosa que casa de Dios, y puerta del cielo.

BBEBBE (read chapter in 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.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

就懼怕說、這地方何等可畏、這不是別的、乃是　神的殿、也是天的門。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Él tuvo miedo y dijo: --¡Cuán temible es este lugar! No es otra cosa que casa de Dios y puerta del cielo.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

이에 두려워하여 가로되 두렵도다 이 곳이여 다른 것이 아니라 이는 하나님의 전이요 이는 하늘의 문이로다 하고

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Il eut peur, et dit: Que ce lieu est redoutable! C'est ici la maison de Dieu, c'est ici la porte des cieux!

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

und fürchtete sich und sprach: Wie heilig ist diese Stätte! Hier ist nichts anderes als Gottes Haus, und hier ist die Pforte des Himmels.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

И убоялся и сказал: как страшно сие место! это не иное что, как дом Божий, это врата небесные.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Y tuvo miedo, y dijo: ¡Cuán espantoso es este lugar! No es otra cosa que casa de Dios, y puerta del cielo.

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