Genesis 28:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Genesis 28:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 28:11 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 28:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Genesis 28:11 — World English Bible

Genesis 28:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Genesis 28:11 — American Standard Version

Genesis 28:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and he toucheth at a <FI>certain<Fi> place, and lodgeth there, for the sun hath gone in, and he taketh of the stones of the place, and maketh <FI>them<Fi> his pillows, and lieth down in that place.”

Genesis 28:11 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 28:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he lighted on a certain place, and lodged there, because the sun had set. And he took [one] of the stones of the place, and made [it] his pillow, and lay down in that place.”

Genesis 28:11 — Darby Translation

Genesis 28:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he came vnto a certaine place, and taried there al night, because the sunne was downe, and tooke of the stones of the place, and layde vnder his head and slept in the same place.”

Genesis 28:11 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 28:11 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And he encountered the place, and he stayed there for the night, for the sun had gone down. And he took from the stones of the place, and he placed them for his head, and he lay down in that place.”

Genesis 28:11 — The Living Sword

Genesis 28:11 in Context — Genesis 28

9 Então Esaú foi a Ismael, e tomou para si por mulher, além de suas outras mulheres, a Maalate, filha de Ismael, filho de Abraão, irmã de Nebaiote.

10 E Jacó saiu de Berseba, e foi a Harã;

11 ele chegou a um lugar, e ali dormiu, porque o sol já se havia posto. E tomou uma das pedras daquele lugar e a pôs por sua cabeceira, e deitou-se naquele lugar.

12 E sonhou, e eis uma escada que estava posta na terra, e seu topo tocava no céu; e eis que anjos de Deus subiam e desciam por ela.

13 E eis que o SENHOR estava no alto dela, e disse: “Eu sou o SENHOR, o Deus de teu pai Abraão, e o Deus de Isaque; a terra em que estás deitado, eu a darei a ti e à tua descendência.

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What Does Genesis 28:11 Mean?

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