#go up to Bethel

The phrase "go up" is used because Bethel is higher in elevation than Shechem.

#Build an altar there to God

God speaks about himself in the third person. AT: "Build an altar there to me, your God" (See: [[:en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_123person]])

#said to his household

"said to his family"

#Put away the foreign gods that are among you

"Throw away your idols" or "Get rid of your false gods"

#purify yourselves, and change your clothes

This was the custom of cleansing oneself morally and physically before going to worship God.

#change your clothes

Putting on a new clothes was a sign that they had made themselves clean before approaching God. (See: [[:en:ta:vol2:translate:translate_symaction]])

#in the day of my distress

Possible meanings for "day" are 1) the day when Jacob fled from Esau or 2) "day" stands for a period of time when Jacob was distressed. AT: "when I was in a difficult situation" or "when I was in trouble" (See: [[:en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_metonymy]])