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Genesis 28:16

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¶ And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not.
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  1. Joshua 5:15Rank 1 from verse 16
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    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.

  2. Exodus 15:11Rank 2 from verse 16
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    11Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

  3. Exodus 3:5Rank 3 from verse 16
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    5And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

  4. Job 9:11Rank 4 from verse 16
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    11Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.

  5. 1 Samuel 3:4–7Rank 5 from verse 16
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    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.

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Genesis 28:16

COMBINED MEANING

awaked

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of awake, meaning to cease sleeping, or to arouse from sleep or inactivity.

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COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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sleep

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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in

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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place

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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knew

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Perceived, understood, recognized, or was acquainted with.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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28:16¶ And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not.

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28:17And 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 heaven.

28:18And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.

28:19And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.

28:20And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

28:21So that I come again to my father’s house in peace; then shall the Lord be my God:

28:22And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.

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