Genesis 28:16
Good News Translation
Jacob woke up and said, "The LORD is here! He is in this place, and I didn't know it!"

New Revised Standard Version
Then Jacob woke from his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place—and I did not know it!”

Contemporary English Version
Jacob woke up suddenly and thought, "The LORD is in this place, and I didn't even know it."

New American Bible
When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he said, “Truly, the LORD is in this place and I did not know it!”

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when Jacob awaked out of sleep, he said: Indeed the Lord is in this place, and I knew it not.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And when Jacob awaked out of sleep, he said: Indeed the Lord is in this place, and I knew it not.

and I.

Exodus 3:5 And he said: Come not nigh hither, put off the shoes from thy feet; for the place, whereon thou standest, is holy ground.

Exodus 15:11 Who is like to thee, among the strong, O Lord? who is like to thee, glorious in holiness, terrible and praise-worthy, doing wonders?

Joshua 5:15 Loose, saith he, thy shoes from off thy feet: for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did as was commanded him.

1 Samuel 3:4-7 And the Lord called Samuel. And he answered: Here am I. . . .

Job 9:11 If he come to me, I shall not see him: if he depart, I shall not understand.

Job 33:14 God speaketh once, and repeateth not the selfsame thing the second time.

Psalm 68:35 God is wonderful in his saints: the God of Israel is he who will give power and strength to his people. Blessed be God.

Isaiah 8:13 Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself: and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

Context
Jacob's Ladder
15And I will be thy keeper whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee back into this land: neither will I leave thee, till I shall have accomplished all that I have said. 16And when Jacob awaked out of sleep, he said: Indeed the Lord is in this place, and I knew it not.17And trembling, he said: How terrible is this place? this is no other but the house of God, and the gate of heaven.…
Cross References
Exodus 3:4
And when the Lord saw that he went forward to see, he called to him out of the midst of the bush. and said: Moses, Moses. And he answered: Here I am.

Joshua 5:13
And when Joshua was in the field of the city of Jericho, he lifted up his eyes, and saw a man standing over against him, holding a drawn sword, and he went to him, and said: Art thou one of ours, or of our adversaries?

1 Kings 3:15
And Solomon awaked, and perceived that it was a dream: and when he was come to Jerusalem, he stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered holocausts, and sacrificed victims of peace offerings, and made a great feast for all his servants.

Psalm 139:7
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy face?

Jeremiah 31:26
Upon this I was as it were awaked out of a sleep, and I saw, and my sleep was sweet to me.

Genesis 28:15
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