Genesis 35:10

35:10 God said to him, “Your name is Jacob, but your name will no longer be called Jacob; Israel will be your name.” So God named him Israel. ¹ 

Genesis 31:4

31:4 So Jacob sent a message for Rachel and Leah ²  to come to the field ³  where his flocks were. ⁴ 

Genesis 35:15

35:15 Jacob named the place ⁵  where God spoke with him Bethel. ⁶ 

[35:10]  ¹ tn Heb “and he called his name Israel.” The referent of the pronoun “he” (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[31:4]  ² tn Heb “sent and called for Rachel and for Leah.” Jacob did not go in person, but probably sent a servant with a message for his wives to meet him in the field.

[31:4]  ³ tn Heb “the field.” The word is an adverbial accusative, indicating that this is where Jacob wanted them to meet him. The words “to come to” are supplied in the translation for clarification and stylistic reasons.

[31:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “to his flock.”

[35:15]  ³ sn Called the name of the place. In view of the previous naming of Bethel in Gen 28:19, here Jacob was confirming or affirming the name through an official ritual marking the fulfillment of the vow. This place now did become Bethel, the house of God.

[35:15]  ⁴ tn The name Bethel means “house of God” in Hebrew.