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Genesis 31:45

What does Genesis 31:45 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 31:45 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Then Jacob took a stone and put it up as a pillar.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Jacob taketh a stone, and lifteth it up <FI>for<Fi> a standing pillar;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a title.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Jacob took a stone, and set it up [for] a pillar.

Context

v.44And now come, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.

v.45This passage

v.46And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made a heap: and they did eat there by the heap.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 28:18

    And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.

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