Genesis 28:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 28:13 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 →
וְהִנֵּ֨ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
יְהוָ֜ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
נִצָּ֣ב
nâtsab
H5324
to stand
עָלָיו֮
ʻal
H5921
upon
וַיֹּאמַר֒
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲנִ֣י
ʼănîy
H589
I
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵי֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אַבְרָהָ֣ם
ʼAbrâhâm
H85
Abraham
אָבִ֔יךָ
ʼâb
H1
father
וֵאלֹהֵ֖י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יִצְחָ֑ק
Yitschâq
H3327
Isaac
הָאָ֗רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אַתָּה֙
ʼattâh
H859
you
שֹׁכֵ֣ב
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
עָלֶ֔יהָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
לְךָ֥
אֶתְּנֶ֖נָּה
nâthan
H5414
to give
וּלְזַרְעֶֽךָ
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
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World English Bible Public Domain
Behold, Yahweh stood above it, and said, "I am Yahweh, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. The land whereon you lie, to you will I give it, and to your seed.
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King James Version Public Domain
And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And behold, Yahweh was standing above it, and he said, “I Yahweh, the God of Abraham your grandfather and the God of Isaac. The land that you are lying on I will give to you and to your offspring.
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