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Genesis 31:47-49
1599 Geneva Bible
Genesis 31:47-49
1599 Geneva Bible
47 And Laban called it [a]Jegar Sahadutha, and Jacob called it [b]Galeed.
48 For Laban said, This heap is witness between me and thee this day: therefore he called the name of it Galeed.
49 Also he called it [c]Mizpah, because he said, The Lord [d]look between me and he, when we shall be [e]departed one from another.
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- Genesis 31:47 Or, the heap of witness.
- Genesis 31:47 The one named the place in the Syrian tongue, and the other in the Hebrew tongue.
- Genesis 31:49 Or, watch tower.
- Genesis 31:49 To punish the trespasser.
- Genesis 31:49 Or, hid.
Genesis 31:47-49
New International Version
Genesis 31:47-49
New International Version
47 Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.[a](A)
48 Laban said, “This heap(B) is a witness between you and me today.”(C) That is why it was called Galeed. 49 It was also called Mizpah,[b](D) because he said, “May the Lord keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other.
Footnotes
- Genesis 31:47 The Aramaic Jegar Sahadutha and the Hebrew Galeed both mean witness heap.
- Genesis 31:49 Mizpah means watchtower.
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