Genesis 31:47
in Genesis 31Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.
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ASV
And Laban called it Jegar-saha-dutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.
KJV
And Laban called it Jegar–sahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.
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This verse in Genesis 31
Commentary
3 notes on this verseLaban called it Jegar-sahadutha - יגר שהדותא yegar sahadutha, the heap or round heap of witness; but Jacob called it גלעד galed, which signifies the same thing. The first is pure Chaldee, the second pure Hebrew. אגר agar signifies to collect, hence יגר yegar and אוגר ogar, a collection or heap made up of gathered stones; and hence also אגורא egora, an altar, used frequently by the Chaldee paraphrast. See 1Ki 12:33; Jdg 6:31; 2Ki 21:3; Jer 17:1. See Castel’s Lexicon. From this example we may infer that the Chaldee language was nearly coequal with the Hebrew.
This site's exposition
Jacob picked out a stone and set it up as a pillar
on Genesis 31:45-47
Jacob sets up another pillar, and his relatives gather stones into a mound where they eat. Laban names it Jegar-sahadutha in Aramaic, Jacob names it Galeed in Hebrew, and both mean heap of witness. Jerome notes two languages inside one family.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And Laban called it Jegarsahadutha,.... Which in the Syriac and Chaldee languages signifies "an heap of witness"; it being, as after observed, a witness of the covenant between Laban and Jacob: but Jacob called it Galeed; which in the Hebrew tongue signifies the same, "an heap of witness"; or "an heap, the witness", for the same reason.
The words behind it
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקְרָא־ | vaiyikra'- | and he called | H7121 → | 733 times |
| ל֣וֹ | lo | <to> <the> it | ||
| לָבָ֔ן | lavan | Laban | H3837 → | 55 times |
| יְגַ֖ר | yegar | Jegar | H3026 → | |
| שָׂהֲדוּתָ֑א | sahaduta' | Sahadutha | H3026 → | |
| וְיַֽעֲקֹ֔ב | veyaako | and Jacob | H3290 → | 350 times |
| קָ֥רָא | kara' | he called | H7121 → | 733 times |
| ל֖וֹ | lo | <to> <the> it | ||
| גַּלְעֵֽד׃ | galed | Galeed | H1567 → |
וַיִּקְרָא־and he called
vaiyikra'-H7121 →733 times
ל֣וֹ<to> <the> it
lo
לָבָ֔ןLaban
lavanH3837 →55 times
יְגַ֖רJegar
yegarH3026 →
שָׂהֲדוּתָ֑אSahadutha
sahaduta'H3026 →
וְיַֽעֲקֹ֔בand Jacob
veyaakoH3290 →350 times
קָ֥רָאhe called
kara'H7121 →733 times
ל֖וֹ<to> <the> it
lo
גַּלְעֵֽד׃Galeed
galedH1567 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 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
Hebrews 12:1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set…
it leads to
- 2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
- 1 Corinthians 9:24–27
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.
- Philippians 2:16
as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
- Luke 21:34
But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
- Hebrews 10:35–39
So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.
- 2 Timothy 4:7
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jerome, Hebrew Questions on Genesis and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).