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Genesis 31:47-49
Lexham English Bible
Genesis 31:47-49
Lexham English Bible
47 And Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha,[a] but Jacob called it Galeed.[b] 48 Then Laban said, “This pile of stones is a witness between me and you today.” Therefore its name is called Galeed,[c] 49 and Mizpah,[d] because he said, “Yahweh watch between me and you when we are out of sight of each other.[e]
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- Genesis 31:47 Aramaic for “the heap of witness”
- Genesis 31:47 Hebrew for “the heap of witness”
- Genesis 31:48 Hebrew for “the heap of witness”
- Genesis 31:49 Hebrew for “watchpost”
- Genesis 31:49 Literally “each from his neighbor is concealed”
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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