Gen. 28:12 in context
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Genesis 28:12

He had a dream [that night, a divinely inspired dream] and saw a ladder set up on the earth. Its top reached all the way to heaven, and he saw God's (Elohim's) angels ascending and descending on it.
[Jesus is this ladder, see John 1:51. He is the one who connects heaven with earth, the supernatural with the natural! It is also interesting to note that the direction is that angels "ascend" and then descend. The text does not say whether it is the same angels who first ascend and then descend. They may have come to report completed missions and then descend with new tasks. Jewish rabbis teach that the angels in the land ascended to heaven, and the angels who work outside Israel descended.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וַיַּחֲלֹם   וְהִנֵּה   סֻלָּם   מֻצָּב   אַרְצָה   וְרֹאשׁוֹ   מַגִּיעַ   הַשָּׁמָיְמָה   וְהִנֵּה   מַלְאֲכֵי   אֱלֹהִים   עֹלִים   וְיֹרְדִים   בּוֹ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ ἐνυπνιάσθη καὶ ἰδοὺ κλίμαξ ἐστηριγμένη ἐν τῇ γῇ ἧς ἡ κεφαλὴ ἀφικνεῖτο εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν καὶ οἱ ἄγγελοι τοῦ θεοῦ ἀνέβαινον καὶ κατέβαινον ἐπ᾽ αὐτῆς

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9001
H2492b
 וַֽ (va)
יַּחֲלֹ֗ם (jachalóm)
 seq
to dream
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H9002
H2009
 וְ (ve)
הִנֵּ֤ה (hine)
 and
behold
Conj. Conjunktion

Particle – demonstrative Particle (Demonstrative)

 C
Tj
H5551
 סֻלָּם֙ (sulam)
 ladder
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H5324
 מֻצָּ֣ב (mutzav)
 to stand
Verb Verb
hophal participle passive ♂ sing. hophal (huphal) participle passive masculine singular

VHsmsa
H0776
H9011
 אַ֔רְצָ (aretza)
ה (h)
 land
to
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Suffix Suffix

 Ncbsa
Sd
H9002
H7218a
H9023
 וְ (ve)
רֹאשׁ֖ (rósh)
וֹ (vó)
 and
head
his
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

C
Ncbsc
Sp3ms
H5060
 מַגִּ֣יעַ (magia)
 to touch
Verb Verb
hiphil participle active ♂ sing. hiphil participle active masculine singular

Vhrmsa
H9009
H8064
H9011
 הַ (ha)
שָּׁמָ֑יְמָ (shamajema)
ה (h)
 the
heaven
to
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Suffix Suffix

 Td
Ncmpa
Sd
H9002
H2009
 וְ (ve)
הִנֵּה֙ (hine)
 and
behold
Conj. Conjunktion

Particle – demonstrative Particle (Demonstrative)

 C
Tj
H4397
 מַלְאֲכֵ֣י (maleakhei)
 messenger
Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Ncmpc
H0430
 אֱלֹהִ֔ים (elóhim)
 God
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Ncmpa
H5927
 עֹלִ֥ים (ólim)
 to ascend
Verb Verb
qal participle active ♂ pl. qal participle active masculine plural

Vqrmpa
H9002
H3381
 וְ (ve)
יֹרְדִ֖ים (jóredim)
 and
to go down
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal participle active ♂ pl. qal participle active masculine plural

C
Vqrmpa
H9003
H9033
H9016
 בּֽ (b)
וֹ (vó)
׃
in
him
verseEnd
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Rd
Sp3ms

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