Genesis 28:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He cameוַיִּפְגַּ֨ע
(vai·yif·ga)
6293: to meet, encounter, reacha prim. root
to a certain placeבַּמָּקֹ֜ום
(bam·ma·ko·vm)
4725: a standing place, placefrom qum
and spent the nightוַיָּ֤לֶן
(vai·ya·len)
3885a: to lodge, pass the night, abidea prim. root
there,שָׁם֙
(sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
becauseכִּי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ
(ha·she·mesh,)
8121: sunfrom an unused word
had set;בָ֣א
(va)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
and he tookוַיִּקַּח֙
(vai·yik·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
one of the stonesמֵאַבְנֵ֣י
(me·'av·nei)
68: a stonea prim. root
of the placeהַמָּקֹ֔ום
(ham·ma·ko·vm,)
4725: a standing place, placefrom qum
and putוַיָּ֖שֶׂם
(vai·ya·sem)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
it under his head,מְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יו
(me·ra·'a·sho·tav;)
4763: a place at the head, head placefrom rosh
and lay downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב
(vai·yish·kav)
7901: to lie downa prim. root
in that place.בַּמָּקֹ֥ום
(bam·ma·ko·vm)
4725: a standing place, placefrom qum


















KJV Lexicon
And he lighted
paga`  (paw-gah')
to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity
upon a certain place
maqowm  (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
and tarried there all night
luwn  (loon)
to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
because the sun
shemesh  (sheh'-mesh)
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (arch.) a notched battlement -- + east side(-ward), sun (rising), + west(-ward), window.
was set
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
and he took
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
of the stones
'eben  (eh'-ben)
a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
of that place
maqowm  (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
and put
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
them for his pillows
mra'ashah  (mer-ah-ash-aw')
a headpiece, i.e. (plural for adverbial) at (or as) the head-rest (or pillow) -- bolster, head, pillow.
and lay down
shakab  (shaw-kab')
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
in that place
maqowm  (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
to sleep
shakab  (shaw-kab')
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He came to a certain place and spent the night there, because the sun had set; and he took one of the stones of the place and put it under his head, and lay down in that place.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He reached a certain place and spent the night there because the sun had set. He took one of the stones from the place, put it there at his head, and lay down in that place.

International Standard Version
He reached a certain place and spent the night there, because the sun was setting. He found a stone there, used it for a pillow, and slept there for the night,

NET Bible
He reached a certain place where he decided to camp because the sun had gone down. He took one of the stones and placed it near his head. Then he fell asleep in that place

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When he came to a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had gone down. He took one of the stones from that place, put it under his head, and lay down there.

King James 2000 Bible
And he came 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.
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