12 And (A)he had a dream, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth with its top reaching to heaven; and behold, (B)the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. 13 Then behold, (C)the Lord was standing [a]above it and said, “I am the Lord, (D)the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give (E)to you and to (F)your [b]descendants. 14 Your [c]descendants will also be like (G)the dust of the earth, and you will [d]spread out (H)to the west and to the east, and to the north and to the south; and (I)in you and in your [e]descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 28:13 Or beside him
  2. Genesis 28:13 Lit seed
  3. Genesis 28:14 Lit seed
  4. Genesis 28:14 Lit break through
  5. Genesis 28:14 Lit seed

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