KJV King James Version
And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew [it] not.
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Genesis 28:16
And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew [it] not.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When Jacob woke up, he said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was unaware of it.”
WEB World English Bible
Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, “Surely Yahweh is in this place, and I didn’t know it.”
ASV American Standard Version
And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely Jehovah is in this place; and I knew it not.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jacob awaketh out of his sleep, and saith, ‘Surely Jehovah is in this place, and I knew not;’
Surrounding context — Genesis 28
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.
15 And, behold, I [am] with thee, and will keep thee in all [places] whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done [that] which I have spoken to thee of.
16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew [it] not.
17 And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful [is] this place! this [is] none other but the house of God, and this [is] the gate of heaven.
18 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.
19 And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city [was called] Luz at the first.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּיקַ֣ץH3364 · ya.qatsto awakeיַעֲקֹב֮H3290 · ya.a.qovJacobמִשְּׁנָתוֹ֒H8142 · she.nahsleepוַיֹּ֕אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאָכֵן֙H403 · a.khensurelyיֵ֣שׁH3426 · yeshthereיְהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDבַּמָּק֖וֹםH4725 · ma.qomplaceהַזֶּ֑הH2088 · zehthisוְאָנֹכִ֖יH595 · a.no.khiIלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotיָדָֽעְתִּי׃H3045 · ya.dato know
Cross-references
Joshua 5:15And the captain of the LORD’S host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest [is] holy. And Joshua did so.Exodus 15:11Who [is] like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who [is] like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful [in] praises, doing wonders?Exodus 3:5And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest [is] holy ground.Job 33:14For God speaketh once, yea twice, [yet man] perceiveth it not.Job 9:11Lo, he goeth by me, and I see [him] not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.1 Samuel 3:4-7That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here [am] I.Psalm 68:35O God, [thou art] terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel [is] he that giveth strength and power unto [his] people. Blessed [be] God.Isaiah 8:13Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and [let] him [be] your fear, and [let] him [be] your dread.
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