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Genesis 35 — Hebrew and Greek compared

Saints Translation: Genesis 24–50 [V4]

Same 13 Similar 4 Different 6 Divergent 5 Disparate 2

Disparate in this chapter: 35:4, 35:22a

Each card keeps the independently rendered source readings above their shared comparison and reception notes. The badge records the source’s governing classification; disparate readings are marked in red. Each reading retains its original reference.

Chapter 35

The Settlement of Israel

Verse 35:1 Same

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:1 Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel and settle there; and make an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:1 Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel and settle there; and make an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”

Classification & Notes

Same — The corresponding meaning and content agree.

Verse 35:2 Same

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:2 So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your garments.”

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:2 So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your garments.”

Classification & Notes

Same — The corresponding meaning and content agree.

Verse 35:3 Divergent

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:3 “Let us arise and go up to Bethel. I will make an altar there to the God who answered me in the day of my distress and was with me on the road I traveled.”

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:3 “Let us arise and go up to Bethel. Let us make an altar there to the God who heard me in the day of distress, who was with me and preserved me on the road I traveled.”

Classification & Notes

Divergent — I will make/let us make differs, and Greek includes preserved me [G35].

Verse 35:4 Disparate

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:4 So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods they possessed, and the rings that were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the terebinth tree near Shechem.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:4 So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods they possessed, and the rings that were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the terebinth tree near Shechem, and destroyed them to this day.

Classification & Notes

Disparate — Hebrew records hiding the foreign gods and earrings beneath the tree; Greek adds their destruction or lasting removal. That added outcome changes the account of disposing of cult objects. The text does not specify a destruction technique. [G35]

Verse 35:5 Divergent

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:5 They set out, and a terror from God fell on the surrounding cities, so they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:5 Then Israel set out from Shechem, and the terror of God fell upon the cities all around them, so that they did not pursue the sons of Israel.

Classification & Notes

Divergent — Greek explicitly names Israel’s departure from Shechem and calls the sons Israel’s [G35].

Verse 35:6 Same

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:6 And Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:6 And Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him.

Classification & Notes

Same — The corresponding meaning and content agree.

Verse 35:7 Different

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:7 He built an altar there and named the place El-bethel, because God had revealed Himself to him there when he fled from his brother.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:7 He built an altar there and named the place Bethel, because God had appeared to him there when he fled from Esau his brother.

Classification & Notes

Different — El-bethel/Bethel differs; Greek explicitly names Esau. Hebrew’s plural-form construction is not made into an unsupported claim of different gods [H35; G35].

Verse 35:8 Different

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:8 Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried below Bethel under the oak; and he called its name Allon-Bacuth.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:8 Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died below Bethel under the oak. Jacob named it Oak of Mourning.

Classification & Notes

Different — Hebrew explicitly records burial below Bethel; Rahlfs–Hanhart places Deborah’s death there and has no separate burial verb. Greek also names Jacob and translates Allon-bacuth as Oak of Mourning. The unsupported Greek burial clause is removed. [G35]

Verse 35:9 Divergent

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:9 God appeared to Jacob again when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:9 God appeared to Jacob again in Luz, when he came from Mesopotamia of Syria, and God blessed him.

Classification & Notes

Divergent — Greek includes Luz and repeats God as the blessing’s subject [G35].

Verse 35:10 Divergent

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:10 And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; no longer shall your name be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name.” So He named him Israel.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:10 God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; you shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name.”

Classification & Notes

Divergent — Rahlfs–Hanhart includes the opening Your name is Jacob, which is restored. It lacks the Hebrew concluding statement So He named him Israel. [G35]

Verse 35:11 Different

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:11 God said to him, “I am El Shaddai. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and an assembly of nations shall come from you, and kings shall come from your loins.”

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:11 God said to him, “I am your God. Increase and multiply. Nations and assemblies of nations shall come from you, and kings shall come from your loins.”

Classification & Notes

Different — Divine designation and singular/plural nation and assembly differ [G35].

Verse 35:12 Different

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:12 “The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give the land to your seed after you.”

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:12 “The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I have given to you; it shall be yours, and I will give this land to your seed after you.”

Classification & Notes

Different — Hebrew will give and Greek have given differ in temporal presentation. Greek also explicitly adds it shall be yours; this clause is restored. Both retain the promise to Jacob’s seed. [G35]

Verse 35:13 Same

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:13 Then God went up from him at the place where He had spoken with him.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:13 Then God went up from him at the place where He had spoken with him.

Classification & Notes

Same — The corresponding meaning and content agree.

Verse 35:14 Same

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where He had spoken with him, a pillar of stone; and he poured out a drink offering on it and poured oil upon it.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where He had spoken with him, a pillar of stone; and he poured out a drink offering on it and poured oil upon it.

Classification & Notes

Same — The corresponding meaning and content agree.

Verse 35:15 Same

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:15 So Jacob called the name of the place where God had spoken with him, Bethel.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:15 So Jacob called the name of the place where God had spoken with him, Bethel.

Classification & Notes

Same — The corresponding meaning and content agree.

The Wife of Israel

Verse 35:21 Divergent

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:21 [aligned with RH 35:16a] Israel journeyed on and pitched his tent beyond Migdal-eder.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:16a [aligned with MT 35:21] Jacob departed from Bethel and pitched his tent beyond the Tower of Gader.

Classification & Notes

Divergent — Hebrew 35:21 places Israel’s journey beyond Migdal-eder after Rachel’s burial; Rahlfs–Hanhart places Jacob’s tower journey at 35:16a, before it, with no separate verse 21. The paired row preserves each source reference and shows the reordered narrative; Jacob and Israel also differ in name. [H35; G35]

Verse 35:16 Different

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:16 [aligned with RH 35:16b] They journeyed from Bethel. While there was still some distance to Ephrath, Rachel went into labor, and her labor was hard.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:16b [aligned with MT 35:16] When he drew near Chabratha, on the way into the land of Ephrath, Rachel went into labor, and her labor was hard.

Classification & Notes

Different — Hebrew expresses a distance; Greek retains Chabratha as a place expression. Its precise geographic force remains open. Greek verse 16 is split only for alignment [H35; G35].

Verse 35:17 Similar

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:17 And it came to pass during her difficult labor, that the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for this is also a son for you.”

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:17 And it came to pass during her difficult labor, that the midwife said to her, “Take courage, for this is also a son for you.”

Classification & Notes

Similar — Do not fear/take courage are corresponding reassurances.

Verse 35:18 Similar

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:18 As her life was departing, for she was dying, she named him Ben-oni; but his father named him Benjamin.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:18 As her life was departing, for she was dying, she named him Son of My Sorrow; but his father named him Benjamin.

Classification & Notes

Similar — Greek translates the first name’s meaning. The life/soul expression is preserved without a separate philosophical explanation [G35].

Verse 35:19 Same

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

Classification & Notes

Same — The corresponding meaning and content agree.

Verse 35:20 Same

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:20 And Jacob set up a pillar over her grave; this is the pillar of Rachel’s monument until this day.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:20 And Jacob set up a pillar over her grave; this is the pillar of Rachel’s monument until this day.

Classification & Notes

Same — The corresponding meaning and content agree.

The Sons of Israel

Verse 35:22a Disparate

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:22a While Israel was living in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:22a While Israel was living in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine. Israel heard of it, and it seemed evil to him.

Classification & Notes

Disparate — Rahlfs–Hanhart 35:22 adds that Reuben’s act seemed evil to Israel, explicitly supplying the father’s adverse judgment. Hebrew 35:22a records that he heard. The Greek is now labeled 35:22a, correcting the earlier transcription’s verse 21; the addition does not prove deliberate suppression in Hebrew. [H35; G35]

Verse 35:22b Same

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:22b Now Jacob’s sons were twelve:

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:22b Now Jacob’s sons were twelve:

Classification & Notes

Same — The final clause of verse 22 in both source editions gives Jacob twelve sons. The a/b labels are editorial subdivisions for alignment, not additional canonical verses. [H35; G35]

Verse 35:23 Same

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:23 The sons of Leah: Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob, then Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:23 The sons of Leah: Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob, then Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

Classification & Notes

Same — The corresponding meaning and content agree.

Verse 35:24 Same

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:24 The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:24 The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

Classification & Notes

Same — The corresponding meaning and content agree.

Verse 35:25 Same

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:25 The sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s slave woman: Dan and Naphtali.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:25 The sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s slave woman: Dan and Naphtali.

Classification & Notes

Same — The corresponding meaning and content agree.

Verse 35:26 Similar

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s slave woman: Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan-aram.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s slave woman: Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Mesopotamia of Syria.

Classification & Notes

Similar — The regional names correspond. The summary must be read with Benjamin’s birth narrative; it is not silently rewritten to solve that tension.

The Father of Israel

Verse 35:27 Different

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:27 Jacob came to Isaac his father at Mamre, Kiriath-arba, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac had lived as foreigners.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:27 Jacob came to Isaac his father at Mamre, to the city of the plain, which is Hebron in the land of Canaan, where Abraham and Isaac had lived as foreigners.

Classification & Notes

Different — Kiriath-arba/city of the plain differs, and Greek includes in the land of Canaan [G35].

Verse 35:28 Same

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:28 And the days of Isaac in which he lived were one hundred and eighty years.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:28 And the days of Isaac in which he lived were one hundred and eighty years.

Classification & Notes

Same — The corresponding meaning and content agree.

Verse 35:29 Similar

Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth(Rabbinic Priority)

35:29 Isaac breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Greek–English: Literal-Smooth(Saints Priority)

35:29 His strength failed, and he died and was added to his family, old and full of days. His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Classification & Notes

Similar — The death and gathering formulas correspond. Greek has an unexpressed subject, supplied from the preceding verse [G35].