And he dreamed
chalam (khaw-lam')
to bind firmly, i.e. (by implication) to be (causatively to make) plump; also (through the figurative sense of dumbness) to dream
and behold a ladder
cullam (sool-lawm')
a stair-case -- ladder.
set up
natsab (naw-tsab')
to station, in various applications
on the earth
'erets (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and the top of it
ro'sh (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
reached
naga` (naw-gah')
beat, (be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.
to heaven
shamayim (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
and behold the angels
mal'ak (mal-awk')
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher) -- ambassador, angel, king, messenger.
of God
'elohiym (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
ascending
`alah (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
and descending
yarad (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
on it
