Genesis 28:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 28:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 28:12 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 28:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He dreamed and saw a stairway set upon the earth, and its top reached to heaven. Behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.”
Genesis 28:12 — World English Bible
Genesis 28:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Genesis 28:12 — American Standard Version
Genesis 28:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he dreameth, and lo, a ladder set up on the earth, and its head is touching the heavens; and lo, messengers of God are going up and coming down by it;”
Genesis 28:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 28:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to the heavens. And behold, angels ofGod ascended and descended upon it. ”
Genesis 28:12 — Darby Translation
Genesis 28:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then he dreamed, and behold, there stoode a ladder vpon the earth, and the top of it reached vp to heauen: and loe, the Angels of God went vp and downe by it.”
Genesis 28:12 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 28:12 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And he dreamed, and behold, a ladder set on the earth, its top reaching the heavens. And behold, messengers of God were ascending and descending on it.”
Genesis 28:12 — The Living Sword
Genesis 28:12 in Context — Genesis 28
10 And Jacob went out from Beer–sheba, 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.
What Does Genesis 28:12 Mean?
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