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Genesis 31:47-49
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Genesis 31:47-49
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
47 Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha:[a] but Jacob called it Galeed.[b] 48 Laban said, ‘This heap is a witness between you and me today.’ Therefore he called it Galeed, 49 and the pillar[c] Mizpah,[d] for he said, ‘The Lord watch between you and me, when we are absent one from the other.
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- Genesis 31:47 In Aramaic The heap of witness
- Genesis 31:47 In Hebrew The heap of witness
- Genesis 31:49 Compare Sam: MT lacks the pillar
- Genesis 31:49 That is Watchpost
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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