Genesis 28:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 28:11 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּפְגַּ֨ע
pâgaʻ
H6293
to meet
בַּמָּק֜וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
וַיָּ֤לֶן
lûwn
H3885
to lodge
שָׁם֙
shâm
H8033
there
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
בָ֣א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ
shemesh
H8121
sun
וַיִּקַּח֙
lâqach
H3947
to take
מֵאַבְנֵ֣י
ʼeben
H68
stone
הַמָּק֔וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
וַיָּ֖שֶׂם
sûwm
H7760
to put
מְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יו
mᵉraʼăshâh
H4763
dominion
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
בַּמָּק֥וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
הַהֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
He came to a certain place, and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. He took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then he reached a place, and he stopped there because the sun had gone. And he took of the stones of the place and put it under his head, and he lay down in that place.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).