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Genesis 35:4

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35:4So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods that were in their possession10 and the rings that were in their ears.11 Jacob buried them12 under the oak13 near Shechem

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  1. 10 Heb “in their hand.”
  2. 11 On the basis of a comparison with Gen 34 and Num 31, G. J. Wenham argues that the foreign gods and the rings could have been part of the plunder that came from the destruction of Shechem (Genesis [], 2:).
  3. 12 Jacob buried them. On the burial of the gods, see E. Nielson, “The Burial of the Foreign Gods,” 8 (1954/55): 102–22.
  4. 13 Or “terebinth.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods that they had, and the rings that were in their ears. Jacob hid them under the terebinth tree that was near Shechem.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods they had and the rings in their ears, and Jacob buried them under the oak at Shechem.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then they gave Jacob all their foreign gods and their earrings, and Jacob hid them under the oak near Shechem.

NLTNew Living Translation

So they gave Jacob all their pagan idols and earrings, and he buried them under the great tree near Shechem.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods that were in their hands, and the ornamental rings that were in their ears. And Jacob buried them under the oak which was near Shechem.

KJV 1900King James Version

And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.