Genesis 28:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 28:18 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 →
וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם
shâkam
H7925
to rise early
יַעֲקֹ֜ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
בַּבֹּ֗קֶר
bôqer
H1242
morning
וַיִּקַּ֤ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאֶ֨בֶן֙
ʼeben
H68
stone
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
שָׂ֣ם
sûwm
H7760
to put
מְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֔יו
mᵉraʼăshâh
H4763
dominion
וַיָּ֥שֶׂם
sûwm
H7760
to put
אֹתָ֖הּ
ʼêth
H853
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מַצֵּבָ֑ה
matstsêbâh
H4676
pillar
וַיִּצֹ֥ק
yâtsaq
H3332
to pour
שֶׁ֖מֶן
shemen
H8081
fat
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רֹאשָֽׁהּ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
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World English Bible Public Domain
Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil on the top of it.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then in the morning Jacob got up early, and he took the stone that he had put under his head and stood it up a pillar, and he poured oil on its top.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).