Berean Standard Bible
“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.”
Jacob is fleeing his brother Esau's anger after deceiving his father, and he spends a lonely night in the open at a place near Luz. He has no home, no protection and, as far as he knows, no claim on God's favor.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
He dreamed. Behold, a stairway set upon the earth, and its top reached to heaven. Behold, the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And he had a dream, and in his dream he saw steps stretching from earth to heaven, and the angels of God were going up and down on them.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y soñó, y he aquí una escala que estaba apoyada en tierra, y su cabeza tocaba en el cielo: y he aquí ángeles de Dios que subían y descendían por ella.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Mientras dormía soñó que había una escalera desde la tierra hasta el cielo, y vio ángeles de Dios que subían y bajaban por ella.
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