Genesis 31:45
And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.
Genesis 31:45 in other translations
| BSB | So Jacob picked out a stone and set it up as a pillar, |
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| WEB | Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. |
| ASV | And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. |
| YLT | And Jacob taketh a stone, and lifteth it up for a standing pillar; |
| DARBY | And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. |
| BBE | Then Jacob took a stone and put it up as a pillar. |
| Webster | And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. |
What does Genesis 31:45 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 31:43-55
Laban could neither justify himself nor condemn Jacob, therefore desires to hear no more of that matter. He is not willing to own himself in fault, as he ought to have done. But he proposes a covenant of friendship between them, to which Jacob readily agrees. A heap of stones was raised, to keep up the memory of the event, writing being then not known or little used. A sacrifice of peace offerings was offered. Peace…
Genesis 31:45 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 31:45
- Genesis 28:18-22
And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. And he called the name of that place Beth–el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, So that I come again to my father’s house in peace; then shall the Lord be my God: …
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Context
- Genesis 31:44
Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.
- Genesis 31:45
And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.
- Genesis 31:46
And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
Genesis 31:45 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces Jacob tomó una piedra, y levantóla por título. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Jacob prit une pierre, et la dressa en stèle. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Jakob nahm einen Stein und richtete ihn auf als Denkmal. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Tulit itaque Jacob lapidem, et erexit illum in titulum: |