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The Story of Genesis and Exodus
The Story of Genesis and Exodus

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Story of Genesis and Exodus is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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At Luz he tarried all night.
He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.
Angeles dun-cumen and up-gon, 1608 And ðe lou_er_d ðor uppe a-buuen Lened[174] ðor-on; and [Jacob] wurð ut-ſuuen, "I am," He said, "the God of Abraham and of Isaac;
Herde ðat he q_u_ad, "god ic am ðe luued yſaac and abraham; 1612 this land will I give thee, and in thy seed shall all mankind be blessed."
And ðis lond ic ſal giuen ðin ſed, And in ðis weige don ðe red;
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The Story of Genesis and Exodus

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Story of Genesis and Exodus is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/66 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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At Luz he tarried all night.
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He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.
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Angeles dun-cumen and up-gon, 1608 And ðe lou_er_d ðor uppe a-buuen Lened[174] ðor-on; and [Jacob] wurð ut-ſuuen, "I am," He said, "the God of Abraham and of Isaac;
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Herde ðat he q_u_ad, "god ic am ðe luued yſaac and abraham; 1612 this land will I give thee, and in thy seed shall all mankind be blessed."
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And ðis lond ic ſal giuen ðin ſed, And in ðis weige don ðe red;

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abraham noun US /ˈeɪbrəhæm/

the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son

From this reading “Angeles dun-cumen and up-gon, 1608 And ðe lou_er_d ðor uppe a-buuen Lened[174] ðor-on; and [Jacob] wurð ut-ſuuen, "I am," He said, "the God of Abraham and of Isaac;”

angels noun US /ˈeɪndʒəlz/

plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading “He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.”

ascending adjective US /əˈsendɪŋ/

moving or going or growing upward

From this reading “He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.”

descending adjective US /dɪˈsendɪŋ/

coming down or downward

From this reading “He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.”

Isaac noun US /ˈaɪzək/

(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau

From this reading “Angeles dun-cumen and up-gon, 1608 And ðe lou_er_d ðor uppe a-buuen Lened[174] ðor-on; and [Jacob] wurð ut-ſuuen, "I am," He said, "the God of Abraham and of Isaac;”

Jacob noun US /ˈdʒeɪkəb/

French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)

From this reading “Angeles dun-cumen and up-gon, 1608 And ðe lou_er_d ðor uppe a-buuen Lened[174] ðor-on; and [Jacob] wurð ut-ſuuen, "I am," He said, "the God of Abraham and of Isaac;”

mankind noun US /ˈmænˈkaɪnd/

all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

From this reading “Herde ðat he q_u_ad, "god ic am ðe luued yſaac and abraham; 1612 this land will I give thee, and in thy seed shall all mankind be blessed."”

seed noun US /siːd/

a small hard fruit

From this reading “Herde ðat he q_u_ad, "god ic am ðe luued yſaac and abraham; 1612 this land will I give thee, and in thy seed shall all mankind be blessed."”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

all mankind adjective + noun

In this reading “Herde ðat he q_u_ad, "god ic am ðe luued yſaac and abraham; 1612 this land will I give thee, and in thy seed shall all mankind be blessed."”

all night adjective + noun

In this reading “At Luz he tarried all night.”

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1604

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From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

1608

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From this reading Angeles dun-cumen and up-gon, 1608 And ðe lou_er_d ðor uppe a-buuen Lened[174] ðor-on; and [Jacob] wurð ut-ſuuen, "I am," He said, "the God of Abraham and of Isaac;

1612

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From this reading Herde ðat he q_u_ad, "god ic am ðe luued yſaac and abraham; 1612 this land will I give thee, and in thy seed shall all mankind be blessed."

174

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From this reading Angeles dun-cumen and up-gon, 1608 And ðe lou_er_d ðor uppe a-buuen Lened[174] ðor-on; and [Jacob] wurð ut-ſuuen, "I am," He said, "the God of Abraham and of Isaac;

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

a-buuen

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From this reading Angeles dun-cumen and up-gon, 1608 And ðe lou_er_d ðor uppe a-buuen Lened[174] ðor-on; and [Jacob] wurð ut-ſuuen, "I am," He said, "the God of Abraham and of Isaac;

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

AbrahamnounUS /ˈeɪbrəhæm/

the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son

From this reading Angeles dun-cumen and up-gon, 1608 And ðe lou_er_d ðor uppe a-buuen Lened[174] ðor-on; and [Jacob] wurð ut-ſuuen, "I am," He said, "the God of Abraham and of Isaac;

adnounUS /æd/

a public promotion of some product or service

From this reading Herde ðat he q_u_ad, "god ic am ðe luued yſaac and abraham; 1612 this land will I give thee, and in thy seed shall all mankind be blessed."

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading At Luz he tarried all night.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading Angeles dun-cumen and up-gon, 1608 And ðe lou_er_d ðor uppe a-buuen Lened[174] ðor-on; and [Jacob] wurð ut-ſuuen, "I am," He said, "the God of Abraham and of Isaac;

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

Angeles

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From this reading Angeles dun-cumen and up-gon, 1608 And ðe lou_er_d ðor uppe a-buuen Lened[174] ðor-on; and [Jacob] wurð ut-ſuuen, "I am," He said, "the God of Abraham and of Isaac;

angelsnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəlz/

plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

ascendingadjectiveUS /əˈsendɪŋ/

moving or going or growing upward

From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At Luz he tarried all night.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Herde ðat he q_u_ad, "god ic am ðe luued yſaac and abraham; 1612 this land will I give thee, and in thy seed shall all mankind be blessed."

bem

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From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

binounUS /baɪ/

a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals

From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

blessedadjectiveUS /blest/

highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)

From this reading Herde ðat he q_u_ad, "god ic am ðe luued yſaac and abraham; 1612 this land will I give thee, and in thy seed shall all mankind be blessed."

dnounUS /diː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading Angeles dun-cumen and up-gon, 1608 And ðe lou_er_d ðor uppe a-buuen Lened[174] ðor-on; and [Jacob] wurð ut-ſuuen, "I am," He said, "the God of Abraham and of Isaac;

descendingadjectiveUS /dɪˈsendɪŋ/

coming down or downward

From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

donnounUS /dɑːn/

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading And ðis lond ic ſal giuen ðin ſed, And in ðis weige don ðe red;

dreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

drem

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From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

dun-cumen

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From this reading Angeles dun-cumen and up-gon, 1608 And ðe lou_er_d ðor uppe a-buuen Lened[174] ðor-on; and [Jacob] wurð ut-ſuuen, "I am," He said, "the God of Abraham and of Isaac;

earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

ernounUS /ər/

a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium

From this reading Angeles dun-cumen and up-gon, 1608 And ðe lou_er_d ðor uppe a-buuen Lened[174] ðor-on; and [Jacob] wurð ut-ſuuen, "I am," He said, "the God of Abraham and of Isaac;

erðe

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From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

fro

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From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

giuen

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From this reading And ðis lond ic ſal giuen ðin ſed, And in ðis weige don ðe red;

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Herde ðat he q_u_ad, "god ic am ðe luued yſaac and abraham; 1612 this land will I give thee, and in thy seed shall all mankind be blessed."

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Angeles dun-cumen and up-gon, 1608 And ðe lou_er_d ðor uppe a-buuen Lened[174] ðor-on; and [Jacob] wurð ut-ſuuen, "I am," He said, "the God of Abraham and of Isaac;

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading At Luz he tarried all night.

heavennounUS /ˈhevən/

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

Herde

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From this reading Herde ðat he q_u_ad, "god ic am ðe luued yſaac and abraham; 1612 this land will I give thee, and in thy seed shall all mankind be blessed."

heued

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From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

heuene

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From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

hiſe

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From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Angeles dun-cumen and up-gon, 1608 And ðe lou_er_d ðor uppe a-buuen Lened[174] ðor-on; and [Jacob] wurð ut-ſuuen, "I am," He said, "the God of Abraham and of Isaac;

icnoun

a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence

From this reading Herde ðat he q_u_ad, "god ic am ðe luued yſaac and abraham; 1612 this land will I give thee, and in thy seed shall all mankind be blessed."

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

IsaacnounUS /ˈaɪzək/

(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau

From this reading Angeles dun-cumen and up-gon, 1608 And ðe lou_er_d ðor uppe a-buuen Lened[174] ðor-on; and [Jacob] wurð ut-ſuuen, "I am," He said, "the God of Abraham and of Isaac;

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

JacobnounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəb/

French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)

From this reading Angeles dun-cumen and up-gon, 1608 And ðe lou_er_d ðor uppe a-buuen Lened[174] ðor-on; and [Jacob] wurð ut-ſuuen, "I am," He said, "the God of Abraham and of Isaac;

laddernounUS /ˈlædər/

steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down

From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

landnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Herde ðat he q_u_ad, "god ic am ðe luued yſaac and abraham; 1612 this land will I give thee, and in thy seed shall all mankind be blessed."

layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

leddre

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From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

Lened

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From this reading Angeles dun-cumen and up-gon, 1608 And ðe lou_er_d ðor uppe a-buuen Lened[174] ðor-on; and [Jacob] wurð ut-ſuuen, "I am," He said, "the God of Abraham and of Isaac;

lond

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From this reading And ðis lond ic ſal giuen ðin ſed, And in ðis weige don ðe red;

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

lou

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From this reading Angeles dun-cumen and up-gon, 1608 And ðe lou_er_d ðor uppe a-buuen Lened[174] ðor-on; and [Jacob] wurð ut-ſuuen, "I am," He said, "the God of Abraham and of Isaac;

luued

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From this reading Herde ðat he q_u_ad, "god ic am ðe luued yſaac and abraham; 1612 this land will I give thee, and in thy seed shall all mankind be blessed."

Luz

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From this reading At Luz he tarried all night.

luzan

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From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

mankindnounUS /ˈmænˈkaɪnd/

all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

From this reading Herde ðat he q_u_ad, "god ic am ðe luued yſaac and abraham; 1612 this land will I give thee, and in thy seed shall all mankind be blessed."

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading At Luz he tarried all night.

nigt

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From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Angeles dun-cumen and up-gon, 1608 And ðe lou_er_d ðor uppe a-buuen Lened[174] ðor-on; and [Jacob] wurð ut-ſuuen, "I am," He said, "the God of Abraham and of Isaac;

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

qnounUS /kjuː/

the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet

From this reading Herde ðat he q_u_ad, "god ic am ðe luued yſaac and abraham; 1612 this land will I give thee, and in thy seed shall all mankind be blessed."

reachingnounUS /ˈriːtʃɪŋ/

the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

rednounUS /red/

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading And ðis lond ic ſal giuen ðin ſed, And in ðis weige don ðe red;

rigt

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From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

ſag

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From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Angeles dun-cumen and up-gon, 1608 And ðe lou_er_d ðor uppe a-buuen Lened[174] ðor-on; and [Jacob] wurð ut-ſuuen, "I am," He said, "the God of Abraham and of Isaac;

ſal

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From this reading And ðis lond ic ſal giuen ðin ſed, And in ðis weige don ðe red;

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

ſed

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From this reading And ðis lond ic ſal giuen ðin ſed, And in ðis weige don ðe red;

seednounUS /siːd/

a small hard fruit

From this reading Herde ðat he q_u_ad, "god ic am ðe luued yſaac and abraham; 1612 this land will I give thee, and in thy seed shall all mankind be blessed."

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Herde ðat he q_u_ad, "god ic am ðe luued yſaac and abraham; 1612 this land will I give thee, and in thy seed shall all mankind be blessed."

ſlep

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From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

ſoðe

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From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

ſton

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From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

ſtonden

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From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

tarried

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From this reading At Luz he tarried all night.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Herde ðat he q_u_ad, "god ic am ðe luued yſaac and abraham; 1612 this land will I give thee, and in thy seed shall all mankind be blessed."

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Herde ðat he q_u_ad, "god ic am ðe luued yſaac and abraham; 1612 this land will I give thee, and in thy seed shall all mankind be blessed."

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Herde ðat he q_u_ad, "god ic am ðe luued yſaac and abraham; 1612 this land will I give thee, and in thy seed shall all mankind be blessed."

til

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From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

unounUS /juː/

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading Herde ðat he q_u_ad, "god ic am ðe luued yſaac and abraham; 1612 this land will I give thee, and in thy seed shall all mankind be blessed."

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

up-gon

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From this reading Angeles dun-cumen and up-gon, 1608 And ðe lou_er_d ðor uppe a-buuen Lened[174] ðor-on; and [Jacob] wurð ut-ſuuen, "I am," He said, "the God of Abraham and of Isaac;

uppe

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From this reading Angeles dun-cumen and up-gon, 1608 And ðe lou_er_d ðor uppe a-buuen Lened[174] ðor-on; and [Jacob] wurð ut-ſuuen, "I am," He said, "the God of Abraham and of Isaac;

utnoun

the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere

From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

ut-ſuuen

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From this reading Angeles dun-cumen and up-gon, 1608 And ðe lou_er_d ðor uppe a-buuen Lened[174] ðor-on; and [Jacob] wurð ut-ſuuen, "I am," He said, "the God of Abraham and of Isaac;

weige

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From this reading And ðis lond ic ſal giuen ðin ſed, And in ðis weige don ðe red;

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Herde ðat he q_u_ad, "god ic am ðe luued yſaac and abraham; 1612 this land will I give thee, and in thy seed shall all mankind be blessed."

wurð

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From this reading Angeles dun-cumen and up-gon, 1608 And ðe lou_er_d ðor uppe a-buuen Lened[174] ðor-on; and [Jacob] wurð ut-ſuuen, "I am," He said, "the God of Abraham and of Isaac;

yſaac

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From this reading Herde ðat he q_u_ad, "god ic am ðe luued yſaac and abraham; 1612 this land will I give thee, and in thy seed shall all mankind be blessed."

ðat

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From this reading Herde ðat he q_u_ad, "god ic am ðe luued yſaac and abraham; 1612 this land will I give thee, and in thy seed shall all mankind be blessed."

ðe

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From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

ðin

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From this reading And ðis lond ic ſal giuen ðin ſed, And in ðis weige don ðe red;

ðis

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From this reading And ðis lond ic ſal giuen ðin ſed, And in ðis weige don ðe red;

ðor

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From this reading Angeles dun-cumen and up-gon, 1608 And ðe lou_er_d ðor uppe a-buuen Lened[174] ðor-on; and [Jacob] wurð ut-ſuuen, "I am," He said, "the God of Abraham and of Isaac;

ðor-on

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From this reading He lay bi luzan ut on nigt, A ſton under hiſe heued rigt, 1604 In a dream he saw a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, And ſlep and ſag, an ſoðe drem, fro ðe erðe up til heuene bem, A leddre ſtonden, and ðor-on angels ascending and descending, and the Lord stood above it.

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