“God said to Jacob, ‘Arise, go up to Bethel and remain there; and build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you were fleeing from your brother Esau.’ So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, ‘Rid yourselves of the alien gods in your midst, purify yourselves, and change your clothes. Come, let us go up to Bethel, and I will build an altar there to the God who answered me when I was in distress and who has been with me wherever I have gone.’ They gave to Jacob all the alien gods that they had, and the rings that were in their ears, and Jacob buried them under the terebinth that was near Shechem. As they set out, a terror from God fell on the cities round about, so that they did not pursue the son of Jacob.”
Jewish Publication Society
“God said to Jacob, ‘Go up to Bethel and settle there; build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you were running away from your brother Esau.’ So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, ‘Rid yourselves of the foreign gods which you have among you, purify yourselves, and see your clothes God are mended. We are going to Bethel, so that I can set up an altar there to the God who answered me in the day of my distress, and who has been with me all the way that I have come.’ So they handed over to Jacob all the foreign gods in their possession and the rings from their ears, and he buried them under the terebinth-tree near Shechem. Then they set out, and the cities round about were panic-stricken, and the inhabitants dared not pursue the son of Jacob.”
