Genesis 28:12 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And he dreameth, and lo, a ladder set up on the earth, and its head is touching the heavens; and lo, messengers of God are going up and coming down by it;

English ASV

And he dreamed. And behold, a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

English Amplified

And he dreamed that there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it!

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And he dreamed that there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it!

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

And he dreamed: A stairway was set on the ground with its top reaching the sky, and God’s angels were going up and down on it.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to the heavens. And behold, angels of God ascended and descended upon it.

English EASY 2024

He had a dream. In the dream, he saw some steps. The steps went up from the earth into heaven. God's angels were going up and down the steps.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Jacob had a dream. He dreamed there was a ladder that was on the ground and reached up into heaven. He saw the angels of God going up and down the ladder.

And he dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it!

English GNT (Good News Translation)

He dreamed that he saw a stairway reaching from earth to heaven, with angels going up and coming down on it.

English God's Word - GW 1995

As he slept, he dreamed of a stairway that reached from earth to heaven. And he saw the angels of God going up and down on it.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

And he dreamed: A stairway was set on the ground with its top reaching heaven, and God's angels were going up and down on it.

English KJV 1611

And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

English LSB

Then he had a dream, and behold, a ladder stood on the earth with its top touching heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

And he dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. The angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

He had a dream, and behold, a ladder was set on the earth with its top reaching to heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Then he had a dream: a stairway rested on the ground, with its top reaching to the heavens; and God's messengers were going up and down on it.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

and had a dream. He saw a stairway erected on the earth with its top reaching to the heavens. The angels of God were going up and coming down it

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

In a dream he saw a stairway standing on the earth. Its top reached to heaven. The angels of God were going up and coming down on it.

English NIV

He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

English NKJ 1982

Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

English NLT

As he slept, he dreamed of a stairway that reached from earth to heaven. And he saw the angels of God going up and down on it.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

And he dreamed that there was a ladder set up on the earth, the top of it reaching to heaven; and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

He had a dream of a stairway securely fixed on the earth and reaching into heaven. And there were messengers of God ascending and descending on the stairway.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And he dreamed that there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it!

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

and dreamed that a staircase reached from earth to heaven, and he saw the angels of God going up and down upon it.

English Tyndale 1537

And he dreamed: and behold there stood a ladder upon the earth, and the top of it reached up to heaven. And see, the angels of God went up and down upon it,