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OET (OET-RV)Onenight after he’d stopped when the sun had gone down, he laid down in that place and used one of the stonesthere to put under his head for a pillow.
Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXXΚαὶ ἀπήντησε τόπῳ, καὶ ἐκοιμήθη ἐκεῖ, ἔδυ γὰρ ὁ ἥλιος· καὶ ἔλαβεν ἀπὸ τῶν λίθων τοῦ τόπου, καὶ ἔθηκε πρὸς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐκοιμήθη ἐν τῷ τόπῳ ἐκείνῳ. (Kai apaʸntaʸse topōi, kai ekoimaʸthaʸ ekei, edu gar ho haʸlios; kai elaben apo tōn lithōn tou topou, kai ethaʸke pros kefalaʸs autou; kai ekoimaʸthaʸ en tōi topōi ekeinōi. )
BrTrAnd came to a certain place and slept there, for the sun had gone down; and he took one of the stones of the place, and put it at his head, and lay down to sleep in that place,
ULTThen he reached a certain place, and he stopped there because the sun had gone. And he took one of the stones of the place and put it under his head, and he lay down in that place.
USTThat evening he reached a good place to sleep, so he stopped there for the night because the sun had set. He chose one of the stones that was there and used it as a pillow. Then he lay down and went to sleep.
BSBOn reaching a certain place, he spent the night there because the sun had set. And taking one of the stones from that place, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep.
OEBWhen he arrived at a certain holy place, he passed the night there, because the sun had set. He took one of the stones from its place and put it under his head and lay down to sleep.
WEBBEHe came to a certain place, and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. He took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep.
NETHe 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
LSVand he touches at a [certain] place, and lodges there, for the sun has gone in, and he takes of the stones of the place, and makes [them] his pillows, and lies down in that place.
FBVHe arrived after sunset at a particular place and stopped there for the night. He picked up a stone, put it under his head, lay down and went to sleep.
T4TWhen he arrived at a certain place, he stopped there, because the sun had gone down. He took one of the stones there and put it under his head to use as a pillow. Then he lay down and slept there.
LEBAnd he arrived at 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 slept at that place.
BBEAnd coming to a certain place, he made it his resting-place for the night, for the sun had gone down; and he took one of the stones which were there, and putting it under his head he went to sleep in that place.
JPSAnd he lighted upon the place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep.
ASVAnd he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep.
DRAAnd when he was come to a certain place, and would rest in it after sunset, he took of the stones that lay there, and putting under his head, slept in the same place.
YLTand he toucheth at a [certain] place, and lodgeth there, for the sun hath gone in, and he taketh of the stones of the place, and maketh [them] his pillows, and lieth down in that place.
DrbyAnd he lighted on a certain place, and lodged there, because the sun had set. And he took [one] of the stones of the place, and made [it] his pillow, and lay down in that place.
RVAnd he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep.
WbstrAnd 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.
KJB-1769And 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. (And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried/waited 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. )
KJB-1611And hee lighted vpon a certaine place, and taried there all night, because the sunne was set: and hee tooke of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillowes, and lay downe in that place to sleepe. (And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried/waited there all night, because the sun was set: and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillowes, and lay down in that place to sleepe.)
BshpsAnd he came vnto a certayne place, & taryed there all night, because the sunne was downe: and toke of the stones of the place, and put vnder his head, and layde hym downe in the same place to sleepe. (And he came unto a certain place, and taryed there all night, because the sun was down: and took of the stones of the place, and put under his head, and laid him down in the same place to sleepe.)
GnvaAnd he came vnto a certaine place, and taried there al night, because the sunne was downe, and tooke of the stones of the place, and layde vnder his head and slept in the same place. (And he came unto a certain place, and tarried/waited there all night, because the sun was down, and took of the stones of the place, and laid under his head and slept in the same place. )
Cvdland came to a place, where he taried all night: for the Sonne was downe. And he toke a stone of ye place, & put it vnder his heade, and layed him downe in ye same place to slepe. (and came to a place, where he tarried/waited all night: for the Son was down. And he took a stone of ye/you_all place, and put it under his heade, and laid him down in ye/you_all same place to slepe.)
WyclAnd whanne he hadde come to sum place, and wolde reste ther inne aftir the goynge doun of the sunne, he took of the stoonus that laien ther, and he puttide vndur his heed, and slepte in the same place. (And when he had come to sum place, and would rest there inne after the goynge down of the sun, he took of the stones that laien ther, and he put under his heed, and slept in the same place.)
LuthUnd kam an einen Ort, da blieb er über Nacht, denn die Sonne war untergegangen. Und er nahm einen Stein des Orts und legte ihn zu seinen Häupten und legte sich an demselbigen Ort schlafen. (And came at a place, there blieb he above Nacht, because the sun what/which untergegangen. And he took a Stein the Orts and laid him/it to his Häupten and laid itself/yourself/themselves at demselbigen place sleep.)
ClVgCumque venisset ad quemdam locum, et vellet in eo requiescere post solis occubitum, tulit de lapidibus qui jacebant, et supponens capiti suo, dormivit in eodem loco.[fn] (Cumque venisset to quemdam locum, and vellet in eo requiescere after solis occubitum, took about lapidibus who yacebant, and supponens capiti suo, dormivit in eodem loco. )
28.11Tulit de lapidibus, etc. ISID. Dormitio Jacob in itinere, mors Christi in cruce. Lapis capiti suppositus, Christus est secundum humanitatem, quem Jacob unxit, ut Christus signaretur, enim Grece, unctus Latine. Caput autem Christus Deus. Lapis ergo capiti Jacob suppositus, signat humanitatem Christi conjunctam Deo assumenti. Caput enim viri Christus, caput Christi Deus I Cor. 11
28.11Tulit about lapidibus, etc. ISID. Dormitio Yacob in itinere, mors of_Christ in cruce. Lapis capiti suppositus, Christus it_is after/second humanitatem, which Yacob unxit, as Christus signaretur, because Grece, unctus Latine. Caput however Christus God. Lapis therefore capiti Yacob suppositus, signat humanitatem of_Christ conyunctam Deo assumenti. Caput because viri Christus, caput of_Christ God I Cor. 11
28:11 The good place where Jacob set up camp was apparently a protected area at the foot of a hill. The stone to rest his head against was probably large, more for protection than for a pillow.
and,came in/on/at/with,place and,spent_the_night there
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”
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.” Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “because the sun had gone down.”
וַיִּקַּח֙ מֵאַבְנֵ֣י הַמָּק֔וֹם
and=he/it_took of,stones the,place
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
and=he/it_assigned under_~_head,his
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
and,lay_down in/on/at/with,place (the)=that
Consider whether or not it is better in your language to begin a new sentence here. 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.”
While Isaac’s family was at Beersheba, Jacob stole Esau’s birthright, and Esau made plans to kill Jacob once his father had passed away. When Rebekah found out about Esau’s plan, she told Jacob to flee to her family in Paddan-aram (also called Aram-naharaim, meaning “Aram of the two rivers”) and garnered Isaac’s support by telling him that she was concerned that Jacob might marry one of the local Canaanite woman. So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-aram to find a wife there, much like Abraham had sent his servant Eleazar to this area to find a wife for Isaac (Genesis 24:10). Jacob left Beersheba and headed for Haran in Paddan-aram, and as night fell he stopped at a town called Luz. There he slept with his head resting on a stone and dreamed of a staircase to heaven with angels ascending and descending it. The Lord also spoke to him and reaffirmed his promise to give Canaan to his descendants. The Lord also promised to bring Jacob back to Canaan from Haran. When Jacob woke from his sleep, he declared the place to be the house of God and renamed it Bethel (meaning, “house of God”). Later Bethel appears to have served as an early location of the Ark of the Covenant in the Promised Land (Judges 20; see “The Ark of the Covenant in the Promised Land” map). From Bethel Jacob continued on to the general area of Haran, likely following the same route in reverse that he followed upon his return journey to Canaan from Haran (Genesis 31-35). Sometime before Jacob returned, however, Esau moved away from Canaan and settled in Seir (Genesis 32:3; 36:1-8; ; see “Edom and the Land of Seir” map).
Though the patriarch Isaac moved from place to place several times within southern Canaan, compared to his father Abraham and his son Jacob, Isaac appears to have been a bit of a homebody. In fact, unless Isaac resettled in places not recorded in Scripture, the farthest extent he ever traveled appears to have been only about 90 miles (113 km). Yet, as the child of God’s promise to Abraham to build a great nation from his descendants, Isaac’s relatively simple life served as a critical bridge from Abraham to the beginnings of the twelve tribes of Israel, who were descended from Isaac’s son Jacob. It is likely that Isaac was born at Beersheba (see Genesis 21:1-24), and later Abraham offered him as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah (located at Jerusalem; see 2 Chronicles 3:1). Then Abraham, Isaac, and those with them returned to Beersheba (Genesis 22:1-19). When Isaac reached adulthood, his father sent a servant to bring back a bride for him from Aram-naharaim, far north of Canaan. When his bride, Rebekah, arrived, Isaac had just come from Beer-lahai-roi and settled in the Negev (Genesis 24:62). Later Isaac resettled with Rebekah in Beer-lahai-roi, and this may have been where their twins son Esau and Jacob were born. A famine forced Isaac to go to Gerar (Genesis 26:1-6) in “the land of the Philistines.” The distinct people group known as the Philistines in later books of the Bible did not arrive until the time of the Judges, so the term here must have referred to another people group living in this region, and this is supported by the fact that King Abimelech’s name is Semitic, not Aegean (the likely origin of the later Philistines). While Isaac was there, he repeated his father’s error (Genesis 20) by lying to the king that his wife was only his sister. Isaac also became increasingly prosperous at Gerar, so the Philistines told him to leave their region. Isaac moved away from the town of Gerar and settled further away in the valley of Gerar. There he dug a well, but the Philistines claimed it for themselves, so he called it Esek, meaning “argument.” So Isaac’s men dug another well and called it Sitnah (meaning “hostility”), but it led to more quarreling, so he dug yet another well and called it Rehoboth (meaning “open space”). The locations of these two later wells are not certain, but they may have been located near Ruheibeh as shown on this map. Then Isaac moved to Beersheba and built an altar. He also dug a well there, and King Abimelech of the Philistines came and exchanged oaths of peace with him. It was likely at Beersheba that Isaac blessed his sons Esau and Jacob, and both sons eventually left Canaan (see “Jacob Goes to Paddan-Aram” map). When Jacob later returned, he traveled to Mamre near Hebron and reunited with Isaac. Sometime after this Isaac died, and Jacob and Esau buried him there.
