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LabanלָבָןcalledוַיִּקְרָאitלוֹJegar-sahadutha,יְגַר שָׂהֲדוּתָאand JacobוְיַעֲקֹבcalledקָרָאitלוֹGaleed.גַּלְעֵד
Genesis 31:47
Study it in the app“Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 31:47, word by word
- Labanלָבָןlavan
Laban
Laban, brother of Rebekah and father of Leah and Rachel, Jacob's father-in-law, who lived in Haran. Also a place in the wilderness.
Where else “lavan” appears- calledיִּקְרָאyikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appears- Jegar-sahaduthaיְגַרyegar
Jegar-sahadutha
Jegar-sahadutha: "heap of witness" in Aramaic, the language of Laban.
Where else “yegar” appears- and Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov
Jacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appears- Galeedגַּלְעֵדgaled
Galeed
Galeed: "heap of witness" in Hebrew.
Where else “galed” appears
Translation note
Laban names it in Aramaic and Jacob in Hebrew; both names mean “heap of the testimony.”
The context
46And Jacob said to his brothers, “Gather stones.” They took stones and made a heap, and they ate there on the heap.
47 · This verse (above)
48Laban said, “This heap is a witness between me and you today.” That is why its name was called Galeed,
To study Genesis 31 in a group
1. What it says
Why did Jacob leave Laban’s house, and what did Elohim say to Laban in a dream (vv. 3, 24)?
2. What it means
What does the heap of stones mean as a witness between Jacob and Laban (vv. 44-50)?
3. How I live it
How can you close a conflict with someone in a clear and peaceful way?