Genesis 28:18 — Compare Translations

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

And Jacob riseth early in the morning, and taketh the stone which he hath made his pillows, and maketh it a standing pillar, and poureth oil upon its top,

English ASV

And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.

English Amplified

And Jacob rose early in the morning and took the stone he had put under his head, and he set it up for a pillar (a monument to the vision in his dream), and he poured oil on its top [in dedication].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And Jacob rose early in the morning and took the stone he had put under his head, and he set it up for a pillar (a monument to the vision in his dream), and he poured oil on its top [in dedication].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Early the next morning, Jacob took the stone that he had placed under his head, and he set it up as a pillar. He poured oil on top of it,

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Early in the morning Jacob took the stone that was near his head and set it up as a marker. He poured oil on top of it

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had made his pillow, and set it up [for] a pillar, and poured oil on the top of it.

English EASY 2024

Early in the morning Jacob got up. He took the stone that he had put under his head. He made it stand up straight in the ground. He poured olive oil over it.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Jacob got up very early in the morning. He took the rock he had slept on and set it up on its edge. Then he poured oil on the rock. In this way he made it a memorial to God.

So early in the morning Jacob took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up for a pillar and poured oil on the top of it.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Jacob got up early next morning, took the stone that was under his head, and set it up as a memorial. Then he poured olive oil on it to dedicate it to God.

English God's Word - GW 1995

The next morning he got up very early. He took the stone he had used as a pillow and set it upright as a memorial pillar. Then he poured olive oil over it.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Early in the morning Jacob took the stone that was near his head and set it up as a marker. He poured oil on top of it

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

So Jacob rose early in the morning and took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on its top.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

So Jacob rose up early in the morning and took the stone that he had put under his head, set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on top of it.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

So Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on its top.

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

Early the next morning Jacob took the stone that he had put under his head, set it up as a memorial stone, and poured oil on top of it.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Early in the morning Jacob took the stone he had placed near his head and set it up as a sacred stone. Then he poured oil on top of it.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head. He set it up as a pillar. And he poured oil on top of it.

English NIV

Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of it.

English NKJ 1982

Then Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put at his head, set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on top of it.

English NLT

The next morning he got up very early. He took the stone he had used as a pillow and set it upright as a memorial pillar. Then he poured olive oil over it.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

So Jacob rose early in the morning, and he took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up for a pillar and poured oil on the top of it.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Early in the morning, Jacob took the stone he had under his head, set it up as a pillar and anointed it by pouring oil over the top of it.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

So Jacob rose early in the morning, and he took the stone which he had put under his head and set it up for a pillar and poured oil on the top of it.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The next morning he got up very early and set his stone headrest upright as a memorial pillar, and poured olive oil over it.

English Tyndale 1537

And Jacob stood up early in the morning and took the stone that he had laid under his head, and pitched it up on end, and poured oil on the top of it.