Genesis 28:16
¶ And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not.
¶ And Iacob awaked out of his sleepe, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place, and I knew it not.
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- Joshua 5:15Rank 1 from verse 16
15And the captain of the Lord’s host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.
15And the captaine of the LORDs hoste said vnto Ioshua, *Loose thy shooe from off thy foote, for the place whereon thou standest, is holy: And Ioshua did so.
- Exodus 15:11Rank 2 from verse 16
- Exodus 3:5Rank 3 from verse 16
- 1 Samuel 3:4–7Rank 5 from verse 16
4That the Lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
5And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
6And the Lord called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.
7Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him.
4That the LORD called Samuel, and he answered, Here am I.
5And he ranne vnto Eli, and sayd, Here am I, for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie downe againe. And he went and lay downe.
6And the LORD called yet againe, Samuel. And Samuel arose, and went to Eli, and said, Here am I, for thou diddest call me. And he answered, I called not, my sonne; lie downe againe.
7‖Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet reuealed vnto him.
- Isaiah 8:13Rank 7 from verse 16
- Psalms 68:35Rank 8 from verse 16
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Genesis 28:16
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of awake, meaning to cease sleeping, or to arouse from sleep or inactivity.
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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Sense 1: Natural bodily rest with suspended waking activity; figuratively, inattention or inactivity; or death described as sleep. Sense 2: To rest in sleep; figuratively, to lie in death.
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Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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Certainly, truly, firmly, or without doubt.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.
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Perceived, understood, recognized, or was acquainted with.
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15And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
15And behold, I am with thee, and will keepe thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee againe into this land: for I will not leaue thee, vntill I haue done that which I haue spoken to thee of.
16¶ And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not.
16¶ And Iacob awaked out of his sleepe, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place, and I knew it not.
Selected passage17And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
17And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place? this is none other, but the house of God, and this is the gate of heauen.