OET interlinear GEN 28:11

uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠יִּפְגַּ֨ע בַּ⁠מָּק֜וֹם וַ⁠יָּ֤לֶן שָׁם֙

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_reached (in),place and,he_stayed_the_night there that/for/because/then/when set the,sun and=he/it_took one,of_the_stones_of of,the_place and=he/it_assigned of_his_head_of,the_place and,he_lay_down in,place (the)=that )

Alternate translation: [That evening he reached a good place to camp so he stayed the night there] or [Late that evening he came to a place where he stayed for the night]

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

כִּי־בָ֣א הַ⁠שֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_reached (in),place and,he_stayed_the_night there that/for/because/then/when set the,sun and=he/it_took one,of_the_stones_of of,the_place and=he/it_assigned of_his_head_of,the_place and,he_lay_down in,place (the)=that )

For some languages it is more natural to put the information in this clause first in this sentence and say, “After the sun went down, he reached a good place to camp/sleep, so he stopped/stayed there for the night.” Alternate translation: [because the sun had gone down]

וַ⁠יִּקַּח֙ מֵ⁠אַבְנֵ֣י הַ⁠מָּק֔וֹם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_reached (in),place and,he_stayed_the_night there that/for/because/then/when set the,sun and=he/it_took one,of_the_stones_of of,the_place and=he/it_assigned of_his_head_of,the_place and,he_lay_down in,place (the)=that )

The way you translate “stone” should refer to something that would be large enough to support Jacob’s head, but not so large that it would be too heavy for him to lift. For example in English, a pebble is too small and a boulder is too big. Alternate translation: [He picked out a large flat stone that he found there]

וַ⁠יָּ֖שֶׂם מְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑י⁠ו

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_reached (in),place and,he_stayed_the_night there that/for/because/then/when set the,sun and=he/it_took one,of_the_stones_of of,the_place and=he/it_assigned of_his_head_of,the_place and,he_lay_down in,place (the)=that )

Alternate translation: [and rested his head on it as a pillow] or [and used it as a headrest] or [to use as a pillow]

וַ⁠יִּשְׁכַּ֖ב בַּ⁠מָּק֥וֹם הַ⁠הֽוּא

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_reached (in),place and,he_stayed_the_night there that/for/because/then/when set the,sun and=he/it_took one,of_the_stones_of of,the_place and=he/it_assigned of_his_head_of,the_place and,he_lay_down in,place (the)=that )

Alternate translation: [then he lay down there and went to sleep] or [Then he lay down there on the ground and went to sleep] or [then he went to sleep there]