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Genesis 28:16

World English Bible

Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, “Surely Yahweh is in this place, and I didn’t know it.”

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Genesis 28:16 in other translations

And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely Jehovah is in this place; and I knew it not.

Genesis 28:16 · American Standard Version

Genesis 28:16 in context

  1. 14Your offspring will be as the dust of the earth, and you will spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. In you and in your offspring, all the families of the earth will be blessed.
  2. 15Behold, I am with you, and will keep you, wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave you, until I have done that which I have spoken of to you.”
  3. 16Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, “Surely Yahweh is in this place, and I didn’t know it.”
  4. 17He was afraid, and said, “How awesome this place is! This is none other than God’s house, and this is the gate of heaven.”
  5. 18Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil on its top.