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 of God 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 Y salió Jacob de Beer-seba, y fué á Harán;

11 Y encontró con un lugar, y durmió allí, porque ya el sol se había puesto: y tomó de las piedras de aquel paraje y puso á su cabecera, y acostóse en aquel lugar.

12 Y soñó, y he aquí una escala que estaba [apoyada] en tierra, y su cabeza tocaba en el cielo: y he aquí ángeles de Dios que subían y descendían por ella.

13 Y he aquí, Jehová estaba en lo alto de ella, el cual dijo: Yo soy Jehová, el Dios de Abraham tu padre, y el Dios de Isaac: la tierra en que estás acostado te la daré á ti y á tu simiente.

14 Y será tu simiente como el polvo de la tierra, y te extenderás al occidente, y al oriente, y al aquilón, y al mediodía; y todas las familias de la tierra serán benditas en ti y en tu simiente.

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What Does Genesis 28:12 Mean?

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