Genesis 28:13

KJV1611 – Modern English

And behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: the land where you lie, I will give to you and to your descendants;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהִנֵּ֨ה יְהוָ֜ה נִצָּ֣ב עָלָיו֮ וַיֹּאמַר֒ אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֗ה אֱלֹהֵי֙ אַבְרָהָ֣ם אָבִ֔יךָ וֵאלֹהֵ֖י יִצְחָ֑ק הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֤ר אַתָּה֙ שֹׁכֵ֣ב עָלֶ֔יהָ לְךָ֥ אֶתְּנֶ֖נָּה וּלְזַרְעֶֽךָ

Transliteration

and-behold yhwh niṣṣāb upon-him wə-yōʾmar I yhwh ʾĕlōhê ʾabrāhām ʾābîkā and-ʾĕlōhê yiṣḥāq the-ʾāreṣ which you šōkēb upon-her to-you ʾettənenāh and-to-zarʿekā

Grammar Details

• *yhwh*: proper noun - YHWH/the LORD
• *niṣṣāb*: niphal participle masculine singular - standing/positioned
• *wə-yōʾmar*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *ʾĕlōhê*: noun, masculine plural construct - God of
• *ʾabrāhām*: proper noun - Abraham
• *ʾābîkā*: noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your father
• *yiṣḥāq*: proper noun - Isaac
• *ʾāreṣ*: noun, feminine singular + definite article - the land
• *šōkēb*: qal participle masculine singular - lying
• *ʾettənenāh*: qal imperfect 1st common singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - I will give it
• *zarʿekā*: noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your seed/offspring

Word Meanings

• *yhwh*: YHWH/the LORD/Yahweh (divine name)
• *niṣṣāb*: standing/positioned/stationed
• *yōʾmar*: said/spoke/declared
• *ʾĕlōhê*: God of/deity of (plural construct form)
• *ʾāreṣ*: land/earth/ground/territory
• *šōkēb*: lying/reclining/sleeping
• *ʾettənenāh*: I will give it/I will bestow it/I will grant it
• *zarʿekā*: your seed/your offspring/your descendants

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And there was the Lord standing above it, and He said, 'I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. The land on which you are lying, I will give to you and to your descendants.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And, behold, Jehovah{H3068} stood{H5324} above it, and said,{H559} I am Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Abraham{H85} thy father,{H1} and the God{H430} of Isaac:{H3327} the land{H776} whereon thou liest,{H7901} to thee will I give it,{H5414} and to thy seed;{H2233}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And, behold, the LORD{H3068} stood{H5324}{(H8737)} above it, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, I am the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Abraham{H85} thy father{H1}, and the God{H430} of Isaac{H3327}: the land{H776} whereon thou liest{H7901}{(H8802)}, to thee will I give it{H5414}{(H8799)}, and to thy seed{H2233};

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  yee ad the LORde stode apon it and sayde. I am the LORde God of Abraham thi father and the God of Isaac: The londe which thou slepest apon will I geue the and thy seed.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and the LORDE stode vpon it, and sayde: I am the LORDE God of thy father Abraham, and the God of Isaac: The londe yt thou lyest vpon, wyl I geue vnto the, and to thy sede:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And behold, the Lord stoode aboue it, & sayd, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Izhak: the land, vpon the which thou sleepest, wil I giue thee and thy seede.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Yea, and God from aboue leaned vpon it, and sayde: I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isahac, the land which thou sleepest vpon, wyll I geue thee and thy seede.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I [am] the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Behold, Yahweh stood above it, and said, "I am Yahweh, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. The land whereon you lie, to you will I give it, and to your seed.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and lo, Jehovah is standing upon it, and He saith, `I `am' Jehovah, God of Abraham thy father, and God of Isaac; the land on which thou art lying, to thee I give it, and to thy seed;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And, behold, Jehovah stood above it, and said, I am Jehovah, the God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac. The land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And, behold, Jehovah stood above it, and said, I am Jehovah, the God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he saw the Lord by his side, saying, I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: I will give to you and to your seed this land on which you are sleeping.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Behold, Yahweh stood above it, and said, "I am Yahweh, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. The land whereon you lie, to you will I give it, and to your seed.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  and the LORD stood at its top. He said,“I am the LORD, the God of your grandfather Abraham and the God of your father Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the ground you are lying on.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 13:15 : 15 For all the land which you see, to you will I give it, and to your descendants forever.
• Gen 35:12 : 12 And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to you I will give it, and to your descendants after you I will give the land.
• Gen 48:3 : 3 And Jacob said to Joseph, God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
• Gen 35:1 : 1 And God said to Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and live there: and make there an altar to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.
• Gen 26:24 : 24 And the LORD appeared to him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham your father: fear not, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your descendants for my servant Abraham's sake.
• Gen 12:7 : 7 And the LORD appeared to Abram, and said, To your descendants will I give this land: and there he built an altar to the LORD, who appeared to him.
• Heb 11:16 : 16 But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country: therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
• Gen 35:17 : 17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said to her, Do not fear; you shall have this son also.
• Gen 46:3 : 3 And He said, I am God, the God of your father; do not fear to go down into Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.
• Ezek 37:24-25 : 24 And my servant David shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them. 25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children's children forever: and my servant David shall be their prince forever.
• Matt 22:32 : 32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
• Gen 28:4 : 4 And give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your descendants with you; that you may inherit the land where you are a stranger, which God gave to Abraham.
• Gen 31:42 : 42 Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely you would have sent me away now empty. God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked you last night.
• Gen 32:9 : 9 And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD who said to me, Return to your country and to your relatives, and I will deal well with you:
• Gen 15:1 : 1 After these things, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am your shield, and your exceedingly great reward.
• Gen 17:6-7 : 6 And I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. 7 And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your descendants after you in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.
• Gen 26:3 : 3 Stay in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you; for to you, and to your descendants, I will give all these countries, and I will fulfill the oath which I swore to Abraham your father;
• Exod 3:6 : 6 Moreover he said, I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.
• Exod 3:15-16 : 15 And God said moreover to Moses, Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you: this is my name forever, and this is my memorial to all generations. 16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together and say to them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared to me, saying, I have surely visited you and seen what is done to you in Egypt:
• Ps 105:11 : 11 Saying, To you I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:
• Gen 35:6-7 : 6 So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him. 7 And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared to him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
• Gen 35:15 : 15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Bethel.
• Acts 7:5 : 5 And He gave him no inheritance in it, not even enough to set his foot on; yet he promised that He would give it to him for a possession, and to his descendants after him, when as yet he had no child.