Genesis 28:16

When Jacob woke up, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was unaware of it.”
Genesis 28:16
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּיקַ֣ץ יַעֲקֹב֮ מִשְּׁנָתוֹ֒ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אָכֵן֙ יֵ֣שׁ יְהוָ֔ה בַּמָּק֖וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וְאָנֹכִ֖י לֹ֥א יָדָֽעְתִּי׃

  1. וַיִּיקַ֣ץvai.yi.Katz“and he awoke”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָקַץ · “to awake” · Strong's H3364
  2. יַעֲקֹב֮ya.'a.Ko“Jacob”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
  3. מִשְּׁנָתוֹ֒mi.she.na.To“from sleep his”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שֵׁנָה · “sleep” · Strong's H8142
  4. וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  5. אָכֵן֙'a.Khen“truly”
    Particle, interjection · from אָכֵן · “surely” · Strong's H0403
  6. יֵ֣שׁyesh“there”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from יֵשׁ · “there” · Strong's H3426
  7. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“[is] Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  8. בַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.Kom“in the place”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָקוֹם · “standing place” · Strong's H4725
  9. הַזֶּ֑הha.Zeh“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  10. וְאָנֹכִ֖יve.'a.no.Khi“and I”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
  11. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  12. יָדָֽעְתִּי׃ya.Da.'e.ti“I realized”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)