Genesis 35:2 - Easy To Read Version So Jacob said to his family and to all his servants, “Destroy all those foreign gods made of wood and metal that you have. Make yourselves pure. Put on clean clothes. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, Put away the [images of] strange gods that are among you, and purify yourselves and change [into fresh] garments; American Standard Version (1901) Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the foreign gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change your garments: Common English Bible Jacob said to his household and to everyone who was with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods you have with you. Clean yourselves and change your clothes. Catholic Public Domain Version In truth, Jacob, having called together all his house, said: "Cast away the foreign gods that are in your midst and be cleansed, and also change your garments. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Jacob having called together all his household, said: Cast away the strange gods that are among you, and be cleansed and change your garments. |
I have made a special agreement with Abraham. I did this so he would command his children and his descendants [105] to live the way the Lord wants them to. I did this so they would live right and be fair. Then I, the Lord, can give him the things I promised.”
At this time, Laban was gone to cut the wool from his sheep. While he was gone, Rachel went into his house and stole the false gods that belonged to her father.
I know that you want to go back to your home. That is why you left. But why did you steal the gods from my house?”
Rachel had hidden the gods inside her camel’s saddle, and she was sitting on them. Laban looked through the whole tent, but he did not find the gods.
Hamor was the king of that land. His son Shechem saw Dinah. Shechem kidnapped her and raped her.
Israel stayed there for a short time. While he was there, Reuben slept with Israel’s woman servant [214] Bilhah. Israel heard about this and was very angry.
“And there is no nation on earth like your people, the people of Israel. They are a special people. {They were slaves,} but you took them out of Egypt and made them free. You made them your people. You did great and wonderful things for the Israelites. You did wonderful things for your land.
But all those people made gods of their own and put them in the temples at the high places [212] the Samarians had made. Those people did this wherever they lived.
Elisha sent a messenger to Naaman. {The messenger} said, “Go, and wash in the Jordan River seven times. Then your skin will be healed, and you will be pure and clean.”
Why? Because all the gods of the world\par are only worthless statues.\par But the Lord made the skies!\par
Job got up early in the morning after his children had a party. He offered a burnt offering for each of his children. He thought, “Maybe my children were careless and sinned against God at their party.” Job always did this so his children would be forgiven of their sins.
God, scrub away my guilt.\par Wash away my sins,\par Make me clean again!\par
Use the hyssop plant and do the ceremony\par to make me pure.\par Wash me until I am whiter than snow!\par
And the Lord said to Moses, “Today and tomorrow you must prepare the people for a special meeting. The people must wash their clothes
So Moses climbed down the mountain and went to the people. Moses got them ready for the special meeting and they washed their clothes.
“Be sure that you obey all these laws. Don’t worship false gods. You should not even speak their names!
Be very careful when you go to worship God. It is better to listen \{to God\} than to give sacrifices {\cf2\super [23]} like foolish people. Foolish people often do bad things, and they don’t even know it.
“Wash yourselves. Make yourselves clean. Stop doing the bad things you do. I don’t want to see those bad things. Stop doing wrong!
You people should leave Babylon!\par Leave that place!\par \{Priests,\} you carry the things\par that are used in worship.\par So make yourselves pure.\par Don’t touch anything that is not pure.\par
I saw the terrible things you did. {\cf2\super [117]} \par I saw you laughing\par and having sex with your lovers.\par I know about your plans\par to be like a prostitute. {\cf2\super [118]} \par I have seen you on the hills\par and in the fields.\par It will be very bad for you, Jerusalem.\par I wonder how long you will continue doing\par your dirty sins.”\par
Can people make real gods for themselves?\par No! They can make statues,\par but those statues are not really gods.\par
\{God said,\}\par “Judah, give me one good reason\par why I should forgive you.\par Your children have abandoned me.\par They made promises to idols\par And those idols are not really gods!\par I gave your children everything they needed.\par But they still were unfaithful to me!\par They spent much time with prostitutes.\par
“I told the family of Israel to throw away their horrible idols. I told them not to become filthy with those filthy statues from Egypt. I am the Lord your God.”
Then I will sprinkle pure water on you and make you pure. I will wash away all your filth. I will wash away the filth from those nasty idols and make you pure.”
As they were drinking they were giving praise to their idol gods. They gave praise to those gods—and those gods were only statues made from gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.
If any person touches that person’s bed, then he must wash his clothes and bathe in water. He will be unclean until evening.
If that person does not wash {his clothes} or bathe his body, then he will be guilty {of sin}.”
On the seventh day you must wash all of your clothes. Then you will become pure. After that you can come into camp.”
But look at what this man Paul is doing! Listen to what he is saying! Paul has influenced and changed many people. He has done this in Ephesus and all over the country of Asia. {\cf2\super [391]} Paul says the gods that men make are not real.
Don’t worship idols {\cf2\super [66]} like some of those people did. Like the Scriptures {\cf2\super [67]} say, “The people sat down to eat and drink. The people stood up to dance.” {\cf2\super [68]}
Dear friends, we have these promises \{from God\}. So we should make ourselves pure—free from anything that makes our body or our soul unclean. We should try to become perfect in the way we live, because we respect God.
In the past you did not know God. You were slaves to gods that were not real.
But you will get the curse if you refuse to listen and obey the commands of the Lord your God. So don’t stop living the way I command you today. And don’t follow other gods. {You know the Lord, but} you don’t know those gods.
The Lord’s people made him jealous— They worshiped other gods! They worshiped those horrible idols. And that made God angry.
You must not follow other gods. You must not follow the gods of the people who live around you.
“You must throw the statues of their gods into the fire and burn them. You must not want to keep the silver or the gold that is on those statues. You must not take that silver or gold for yourselves. It will be like a trap to you—{it will ruin your life}. Why? Because the Lord your God hates those idols.
We have been cleansed and made free from feelings of guilt. And our bodies have been washed with pure water. So come near to God with a sincere (true) heart, feeling sure because of our faith.
Come near to God and God will come near to you. You are sinners. So clean sin out of your lives. {\cf2\super [23]} You are trying to follow God and the world at the same time. Make your thinking pure.
There are still some people living among us that are not people of Israel. Those people worship their own gods. Don’t become friends with those people. Don’t serve or worship their gods.
Then Joshua said to the people, “Now you have heard the Lord’s words. So you must respect the Lord and truly serve him. Throw away the false gods that your ancestors worshiped. That was something that happened a long time ago on the other side of the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Now you must serve only the Lord.
“But maybe you don’t want to serve the Lord. You must choose for yourselves today. Today you must decide who you will serve. Will you serve the gods that your ancestors worshiped when they lived on the other side of the Euphrates River? Or will you serve the gods of the Amorite people that lived in this land? You must choose for yourselves. But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord!”
Then Joshua spoke to all the people. He said, “I am telling you what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to you:
But you will leave the Lord and serve other gods. And the Lord will cause terrible things to happen to you. The Lord will destroy you. The Lord God has been good to you, but if you turn against him he will destroy you.”
Then Joshua said, “So throw away the false gods that you have among you. Love the Lord the God of Israel with all your heart.”
Then the people of Israel threw away the foreign gods. They started worshiping the Lord again. So the Lord felt sorry for them when he saw them suffering.
Naomi said, “Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to her own people and her own gods. So you should do the same thing.”
Samuel answered, “Yes, I come in peace. I come to make a sacrifice [144] to the Lord. Prepare yourselves and come to the sacrifice with me.” Samuel prepared Jesse and his sons. Then Samuel invited them to come and share the sacrifice.
Samuel told the people of Israel, “If you are really coming back to the Lord—with all your heart—then you must throw away your foreign gods. You must throw away your idols of Ashtoreth. [83] And you must give yourselves fully to the Lord. You must serve only the Lord! Then the Lord will save you from the Philistines.”