Jacob's Dream at Bethel · Genesis 28
Jacob's Dream at Bethel (Genesis 28) read aloud, in a fresh direct translation from the Hebrew - plain modern English, nothing added.
Translator's notes:
• Genesis 28:3 — אֵל שַׁדַּי (El Shaddai): chose "El Shaddai". Alternatives: glossed "El Shaddai (Shaddai's meaning is uncertain, traditionally 'Almighty')". Why: the compound name is kept whole per the standing rule and glossed here at its first occurrence in this chapter.
• Genesis 28:12 — סֻלָּם (sullam): chose "a stairway". Alternatives: "a ladder", "a ramp", "a stairway to heaven". Why: the word occurs only here, and whether it was a…
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