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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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely Jehovah is in this place; and I knew it not.
When Jacob woke up, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was unaware of it.”
And Jacob awaketh out of his sleep, and saith, `Surely Jehovah is in this place, and I knew not;'
And Jacob awoke from his sleep, and said, Surely Jehovah is in this place, and I knew [it] not.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)