Genesis 28:11
And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
KJV
Cumque venisset ad quemdam locum, et vellet in eo requiescere post solis occubitum, tulit de lapidibus qui jacebant, et supponens capiti suo, dormivit in eodem loco.
Vulgate
καὶ ἀπήντησεν τόπῳ καὶ ἐκοιμήθη ἐκεῖ· ἔδυ γὰρ ὁ ἥλιος· καὶ ἔλαβεν ἀπὸ τῶν λίθων τοῦ τόπου καὶ ἐπέθηκεν πρὸς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐκοιμήθη ἐν τῷ τόπῳ ἐκείνῳ.
LXX
And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep.
ASV
וַ/יִּפְגַּ֨ע בַּ/מָּק֜וֹם וַ/יָּ֤לֶן שָׁם֙ כִּי בָ֣א הַ/שֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ וַ/יִּקַּח֙ מֵ/אַבְנֵ֣י הַ/מָּק֔וֹם וַ/יָּ֖שֶׂם מְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑י/ו וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֖ב בַּ/מָּק֥וֹם הַ/הֽוּא
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Containing a general view of the subjects treated in Holy Scripture Chapter 1.— The Interpretation of Scripture Depends on the Discovery and Enunciation of the Meaning, and is to Be Undertaken in Dependence on God's Aid. 1. There are two things on which all interpretation of Scripture depends: the mode of ascertaining the proper meaning, and the mode of making known the meaning…
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 19:5 — And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
- 2Cor 1:5 — For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
- Gen 28:18 — And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
- Gen 31:46 — And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
- Matt 8:20 — And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.