Genesis 31:46
in Genesis 31and he said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So they took stones and made a mound, and there by the mound they ate.
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ASV
And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made a heap: and they did eat there by the heap.
KJV
And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
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This verse in Genesis 31
Commentary
4 notes on this verse(Verse 46.) And Jacob said to his brethren, 'Gather stones.' And they gathered stones and made a heap, and they ate there upon the heap. And Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed. The heap is called Galeed in the Hebrew language and Jegar-sahadutha in the Syriac language, both meaning 'witness heap'. Jacob called the heap 'Galeed' in Hebrew, and Laban called it 'Jegar-sahadutha' in the language of his people. For he was a Syrian, and had changed the ancient language of his parents to the language of the province in which he dwelt.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), to perpetuate the memory or the thing, the way of recording agreements by writing being then either not known or not used. (2.) A sacrifice was offered (
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And Jacob said unto his brethren, gather stones,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Made a heap - גל gal, translated heap, signifies properly a round heap; and this heap was probably made for the double purpose of an altar and a table, and Jacob’s stone or pillar was set on it for the purpose of a memorial.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יַעֲקֹ֤ב | yaako | Jacob | H3290 → | 350 times |
| לְאֶחָיו֙ | leechav | to relatives his | H251 → | 630 times |
| לִקְט֣וּ | liktu | gather | H3950 → | |
| אֲבָנִ֔ים | ʾavanim | stones | H68 → | 273 times |
| וַיִּקְח֥וּ | vaiyikchu | and they took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| אֲבָנִ֖ים | ʾavanim | stones | H68 → | 273 times |
| וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־ | vaiyaasu- | and they made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| גָ֑ל | gal | a heap | H1530 → | 34 times |
| וַיֹּ֥אכְלוּ | vaiyokhelu | and they ate | H398 → | 810 times |
| שָׁ֖ם | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | at | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַגָּֽל׃ | hagal | the heap | H1530 → | 34 times |
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
יַעֲקֹ֤בJacob
yaakoH3290 →350 times
לְאֶחָיו֙to relatives his
leechavH251 →630 times
לִקְט֣וּgather
liktuH3950 →
אֲבָנִ֔יםstones
ʾavanimH68 →273 times
וַיִּקְח֥וּand they took
vaiyikchuH3947 →966 times
אֲבָנִ֖יםstones
ʾavanimH68 →273 times
וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־and they made
vaiyaasu-H6213 →2628 times
גָ֑לa heap
galH1530 →34 times
וַיֹּ֥אכְלוּand they ate
vaiyokheluH398 →810 times
שָׁ֖םthere
shamH8033 →834 times
עַל־at
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַגָּֽל׃the heap
hagalH1530 →34 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ecclesiastes 3:5a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
it leads to
- 2 Kings 3:25
They destroyed the cities, and each man threw stones on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up every spring and cut down every good tree. Only Kir-haraseth was left with stones…
- Joshua 10:27
At sunset Joshua ordered that they be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave in which they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave, and…
- Joshua 4:3–9
and command them: ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests were standing, carry them with you, and set them down in the place where you spend…
- 2 Kings 3:25
Through
Genesis 31:32If you find your gods with anyone here, he shall not live! In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself if anything is yours, and take it back.” For Jacob did not know…
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 12:3–5
Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a…
- Genesis 31:19
Now while Laban was out shearing his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.
- Genesis 31:23
So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.
- Genesis 44:9–12
If any of your servants is found to have it, he must die, and the rest will become slaves of my lord.”
- Genesis 31:30
Now you have gone off because you long for your father’s house. But why have you stolen my gods?”
- 1 Samuel 12:3–5
Where this verse is studied
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About Genesis
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jerome, Hebrew Questions on Genesis; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.