KJV King James Version
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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Genesis 28:11
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
On reaching a certain place, he spent the night there because the sun had set. And taking one of the stones from that place, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he toucheth at a certain place, and lodgeth there, for the sun hath gone in, and he taketh of the stones of the place, and maketh them his pillows, and lieth down in that place.
Surrounding context — Genesis 28
8 And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;
9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.
10 And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.
11 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.
12 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.
13 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;
14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
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וַיִּפְגַּ֨עH6293 · pa.gato fall onבַּמָּק֜וֹםH4725 · ma.qomplaceוַיָּ֤לֶןH3885 · lunto lodgeשָׁם֙H8033 · shamthereכִּי־H3588 · kiforבָ֣אH935 · boto come (in): comeהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁH8121 · she.meshsunוַיִּקַּח֙H3947 · la.qachto take: takeמֵאַבְנֵ֣יH68 · e.venstoneהַמָּק֔וֹםH4725 · ma.qomplaceוַיָּ֖שֶׂםH7760 · sumto set: makeמְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוH4763 · me.ra.a.shahheadוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בH7901 · sha.khavto lie down: lay downבַּמָּק֥וֹםH4725 · ma.qomplaceהַהֽוּא׃H1931 · huhe/she/it
Cross-references
Genesis 28:18And 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.Matthew 8:20And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay [his] head.Genesis 31:46And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.2 Corinthians 1:5For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
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