Genesis 31:46-48
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
46 Jacob said to his kinsmen, “Gather stones.” So they got stones and made a mound; and they ate there at the mound. 47 Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha,[a] but Jacob called it Galeed. 48 Laban said, “This mound will be a witness from now on between you and me.” That is why it was named Galeed—
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- 31:47–48 Jegar-sahadutha: an Aramaic term meaning “mound of witness.” Galeed: in Hebrew, “the mound of witness.”
Genesis 31:46-48
New International Version
46 He said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So they took stones and piled them in a heap,(A) and they ate there by the heap. 47 Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.[a](B)
48 Laban said, “This heap(C) is a witness between you and me today.”(D) That is why it was called Galeed.
Footnotes
- Genesis 31:47 The Aramaic Jegar Sahadutha and the Hebrew Galeed both mean witness heap.
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