Genesis 28:12
And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder.
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ASV
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.
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.
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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽיַּחֲלֹ֗ם | vai.ya.cha.Lom | and he dreamed | H2492 → |
| וְהִנֵּ֤ה | ve.hi.Neh | and there! | H2009 → |
| סֻלָּם֙ | su.Lam | a stairway | H5551 → |
| מֻצָּ֣ב | mu.Tzav | [was] placed | H5324 → |
| אַ֔רְצָה | 'Ar.tzah | [the] earth towards | H776 → |
| וְרֹאשׁ֖וֹ | ve.ro.Sho | and top its | H7218 → |
| מַגִּ֣יעַ | ma.Gi.a' | [was] reaching | H5060 → |
| הַשָּׁמָ֑יְמָה | ha.sha.Ma.ye.mah | the heavens towards | H8064 → |
| וְהִנֵּה֙ | ve.hi.Neh | and there! | H2009 → |
| מַלְאֲכֵ֣י | mal.'a.Khei | [the] angels of | H4397 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֔ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| עֹלִ֥ים | 'o.Lim | [were] going up | H5927 → |
| וְיֹרְדִ֖ים | ve.yo.re.Dim | and [were] going down | H3381 → |
| בּֽוֹ׃ | bo | on <the> it |
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