Gen 35:3 | NETfull | STEP | Let us go up at once to Bethel. Then I will make an altar there to God, who responded to me in my time of distress and has been with me wherever I went.”

Genesis 35:3

3 Let us go up at once ^{▼▼ Heb “let us arise and let us go up.” The first cohortative gives the statement a sense of urgency.} to Bethel. Then I will make ^{▼▼ The cohortative with the prefixed conjunction here indicates purpose or consequence.} an altar there to God, who responded to me in my time of distress ^{▼▼ Heb “day of distress.” See Ps 20:1 which utilizes similar language.} and has been with me wherever I went.” ^{▼▼ Heb “in the way in which I went.” Jacob alludes here to God’s promise to be with him (see Gen 28:20).}