Genesis

Genesis 28:10–11

¹⁰Meanwhile Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran. ¹¹On reaching a certain place, he spent the night there because the sun had set. And taking one of the stones from that place, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep.

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Genesis 28:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Meanwhile Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֖ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
left	וַיֵּצֵ֥א	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
Beersheba	שָׁ֑בַע	šā·ḇa‘	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H884 Beersheba
and set out for	וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
Haran	חָרָֽנָה׃	ḥā·rā·nāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H2771 Charan

Genesis 28:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On reaching	וַיִּפְגַּ֨ע	way·yip̄·ga‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6293 meet, encounter, reach
a certain place	בַּמָּק֜וֹם	bam·mā·qō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
he spent the night	וַיָּ֤לֶן	way·yā·len	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3885 lodge, pass the night
there	שָׁם֙	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
because	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the sun	הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ	haš·še·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
had set	בָ֣א	ḇā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
And taking	וַיִּקַּח֙	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
one of the stones	מֵאַבְנֵ֣י	mê·’aḇ·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct	H68 stone
from that place	הַמָּק֔וֹם	ham·mā·qō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
he put	וַיָּ֖שֶׂם	way·yā·śem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
it under his head	מְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יו	mə·ra·’ă·šō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4763 headpiece, head-rest
and lay down	וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב	way·yiš·kaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7901 lie down
to sleep	בַּמָּק֥וֹם	bam·mā·qō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition

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Genesis 28:10 Acts 7:2 · Genesis 11:31 · Genesis 32:10

Genesis 28:11 Genesis 28:18 · Matthew 8:20 · Genesis 31:46 · 2 Corinthians 1:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.