Genesis 28:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He had a dream,וַֽיַּחֲלֹ֗ם
(vai·ya·cha·lom)
2492b: to dreama prim. root
and behold,וְהִנֵּ֤ה
(ve·hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
a ladderסֻלָּם֙
(sul·lam)
5551: a ladderfrom salal
was setמֻצָּ֣ב
(mu·tzav)
5324: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
on the earthאַ֔רְצָה
(ar·tzah,)
776: earth, landa prim. root
with its topוְרֹאשֹׁ֖ו
(ve·ro·shov)
7218: heada prim. root
reachingמַגִּ֣יעַ
(mag·gi·a')
5060: to touch, reach, strikea prim. root
to heaven;הַשָּׁמָ֑יְמָה
(ha·sha·ma·ye·mah;)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
and behold,וְהִנֵּה֙
(ve·hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
the angelsמַלְאֲכֵ֣י
(mal·'a·chei)
4397: a messengerfrom an unused word
of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים
(e·lo·him,)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
were ascendingעֹלִ֥ים
(o·lim)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
and descendingוְיֹרְדִ֖ים
(ve·yo·re·dim)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
on it. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And he dreamed
chalam  (khaw-lam')
to bind firmly, i.e. (by implication) to be (causatively to make) plump; also (through the figurative sense of dumbness) to dream
and behold a ladder
cullam  (sool-lawm')
a stair-case -- ladder.
set up
natsab  (naw-tsab')
to station, in various applications
on the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and the top of it
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
reached
naga`  (naw-gah')
beat, (be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.
to heaven
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
and behold the angels
mal'ak  (mal-awk')
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher) -- ambassador, angel, king, messenger.
of God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
ascending
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
and descending
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
on it
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He had a dream, and behold, a ladder was set on the earth with its top reaching to heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And he dreamed: A stairway was set on the ground with its top reaching heaven, and God's angels were going up and down on it.

International Standard Version
when he had a dream! He saw a raised highway that had been built with its ending point on earth and its beginning point in heaven. God's angels were ascending and descending on it.

NET Bible
and had a dream. He saw a stairway erected on the earth with its top reaching to the heavens. The angels of God were going up and coming down it

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He had a dream in which he saw a stairway set up on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven. He saw the angels of God going up and coming down on it.

King James 2000 Bible
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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