Genesis 31:48
And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;
Genesis 31:48 in other translations
| BSB | Then Laban declared, “This mound is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore the place was called Galeed. |
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| WEB | Laban said, “This heap is witness between me and you today.” Therefore it was named Galeed |
| ASV | And Laban said, This heap is witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed: |
| YLT | And Laban saith, ‘This heap is witness between me and thee to-day;' therefore hath he called its name Galeed; |
| DARBY | And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed, |
| BBE | And Laban said, These stones are a witness between you and me today. For this reason its name was Galeed, |
| Webster | And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed: |
What does Genesis 31:48 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
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 31:48 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 31:48
- Joshua 24:27
And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the Lord which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.
- Joshua 13:8-9
With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the Lord gave them; From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon;
- Genesis 31:23
And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.
- Deuteronomy 3:16
And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
- Deuteronomy 2:36
From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the Lord our God delivered all unto us:
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Context
- Genesis 31:47
And Laban called it Jegar–sahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.
- Genesis 31:48
And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;
- Genesis 31:49
And Mizpah; for he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
Genesis 31:48 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque Labán dijo: Este majano es testigo hoy entre mí y entre ti; por eso fué llamado su nombre Galaad; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Laban dit: Ce monceau est aujourd’hui témoin entre moi et toi. C’est pourquoi il appela son nom Galhed, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Laban sprach: Dieser Haufe sei heute ein Zeuge zwischen mir und dir! Darum gab man ihm den Namen Galed, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixitque Laban: Tumulus iste erit testis inter me et te hodie, et idcirco appellatum est nomen ejus Galaad, id est, Tumulus testis. |