Genesis 28:11-13
New King James Version
11 So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep. 12 Then he (A)dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there (B)the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
13 (C)And behold, the Lord stood above it and said: (D)“I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; (E)the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants.
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Genesis 28:11-13
English Standard Version
11 And he came to a certain place and stayed there that night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down in that place to sleep. 12 And he (A)dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder[a] set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, (B)the angels of God were ascending and descending on it! 13 And behold, (C)the Lord stood above it[b] and said, (D)“I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. (E)The land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring.
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- Genesis 28:12 Or a flight of steps
- Genesis 28:13 Or beside him
Genesis 28:11-13
New American Standard Bible
11 And he [a]happened upon a [b](A)particular place and spent the night there, because the sun had set; and he took one of the stones of the place and made it a support for his head, and lay down in that place. 12 And (B)he had a dream, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth with its top reaching to heaven; and behold, (C)the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. 13 Then behold, (D)the Lord was standing [c]above it and said, “I am the Lord, (E)the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give (F)to you and to (G)your [d]descendants.
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- Genesis 28:11 Lit lighted on
- Genesis 28:11 Lit the place
- Genesis 28:13 Or beside him
- Genesis 28:13 Lit seed
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