Genesis 28:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 28:12 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 →
וַֽיַּחֲלֹ֗ם
châlam
H2492
to dream
וְהִנֵּ֤ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
סֻלָּם֙
çullâm
H5551
ladder
מֻצָּ֣ב
nâtsab
H5324
to stand
אַ֔רְצָה
ʼerets
H776
land
וְרֹאשׁ֖וֹ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
מַגִּ֣יעַ
nâgaʻ
H5060
to touch
הַשָּׁמָ֑יְמָה
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
וְהִנֵּה֙
hinnêh
H2009
behold
מַלְאֲכֵ֣י
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
אֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
עֹלִ֥ים
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
וְיֹרְדִ֖ים
yârad
H3381
to go down
בּֽוֹ
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World English Bible Public Domain
He dreamed. Behold, a stairway set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. Behold, the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he dreamed, and behold, a stairway was set up on the earth and its top reached to the heavens, and behold, angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).