Study it in the app“This heap is a witness, and the standing stone is a witness, that I will not pass beyond this heap to you, and you will not pass beyond this heap and this standing stone to me, for harm.”
This heapהַגַּל הַזֶּהis a witness,עֵדand the standing stoneוְ הַמַּצֵּבָהis a witness,עֵדָהthat Iאִם אָנִיwill notלֹאpassאֶעֱבֹרbeyond thisאֶת הַזֶּהheapהַגַּלto you,אֵלֶיךָand youוְאִם אַתָּהwill notלֹאpassתַעֲבֹרbeyond thisאֶת הַזֶּהheapהַגַּלand thisוְאֶת הַזֹּאתstanding stoneהַמַּצֵּבָהto me,אֵלַיfor harm.לְרָעָה
heap
Stones piled up, or ruins.
Where else “gal” appearswitness
Someone who vouches for what he saw; YHWH is one too.
Where else “ed” appearsstanding stone
Standing stone: a stone set upright as a memorial of something, of a meeting with God or of a covenant. Later laws forbid the standing stones of Canaanite worship, which were objects of worship.
Where else “matseva” appearstestimony, witness
Testimony, witness: something that serves as evidence, such as a heap of stones or a gift set up as proof.
Where else “eda” appearspass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “eevor” appearsharm
Something that hurts, a disaster.
Where else “raa” appears51Laban said to Jacob, “Look at this heap, and look at the standing stone that I have set up between me and you.
52 · This verse (above)
53May the Elohim of Abraham and the Elohim of Nahor judge between us, the Elohim of their father.” And Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
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?
