Genesis
Genesis 28:16–17
16When Jacob woke up, he said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was unaware of it.” 17And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven!”
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Genesis 28:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When Jacob | יַעֲקֹב֮ | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| woke up | וַיִּיקַ֣ץ | way·yî·qaṣ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3364 awake |
| he said | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Surely | אָכֵן֙ | ’ā·ḵên | Adverb | H403 surely, truly |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| is | יֵ֣שׁ | yêš | Adverb | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| in this | הַזֶּ֑ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| place | בַּמָּק֖וֹם | bam·mā·qō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| and I | וְאָנֹכִ֖י | wə·’ā·nō·ḵî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| was unaware of it | יָדָֽעְתִּי׃ | yā·ḏā·‘ə·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3045 know |
Genesis 28:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And he was afraid | וַיִּירָא֙ | way·yî·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3372 fear |
| and said | וַיֹּאמַ֔ר | way·yō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| How | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| awesome | נּוֹרָ֖א | nō·w·rā | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H3372 fear |
| this | הַזֶּ֑ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| place | הַמָּק֣וֹם | ham·mā·qō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| This | זֶ֗ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| is none | אֵ֣ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| other than | כִּ֚י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of God | אֱלֹהִ֔ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| this | וְזֶ֖ה | wə·zeh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| is the gate | שַׁ֥עַר | ša·‘ar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8179 gate |
| of heaven | הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ | haš·šā·mā·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
Cross-references
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Genesis 28:16 Joshua 5:15 · Exodus 15:11 · Job 9:11 · Exodus 3:5 · Job 33:14 · 1 Samuel 3:4–7 · Isaiah 8:13 · Psalm 68:35
Genesis 28:17 1 Timothy 3:15 · Genesis 35:1–13 · Ecclesiastes 5:1 · Exodus 3:6 · 2 Chronicles 5:14 · Genesis 28:22 · Judges 13:22 · Luke 2:9 · Revelation 1:17 · 1 Peter 4:17 · Hebrews 10:21 · Luke 8:35
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.