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Genesis 31:48

What does Genesis 31:48 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 31:48 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Laban said, This heap is witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Laban said, This heap is witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed:

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Laban said, These stones are a witness between you and me today. For this reason its name was Galeed,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Laban saith, `This heap <FI>is<Fi> witness between me and thee to-day;' therefore hath he called its name Galeed;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Laban said: This heap shall be a witness between me and thee this day, and therefore the name thereof was called Galaad, that is, The witness heap.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed,

Context

v.47And Laban called it Jegar-saha-dutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.

v.48This passage

v.49and Mizpah, for he said, Jehovah watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.

Cross references

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

  • Deuteronomy 3:16

    And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the valley of the Arnon, the middle of the valley, and the border thereof, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;

  • Joshua 13:8

    With him the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond the Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of Jehovah gave them:

  • Deuteronomy 2:36

    From Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and from the city that is in the valley, even unto Gilead, there was not a city too high for us; Jehovah our God delivered up all before us:

  • Joshua 24:27

    And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it hath heard all the words of Jehovah which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness against you, lest ye deny your God.

  • Genesis 31:23

    And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.

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