Genesis 31:47 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 31:47

Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

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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Commentary

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Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Laban 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.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּקְרָא־	vai.yik.ra'-	and he called	H7121 →
ל֣וֹ	lo	<to> <the> it
לָבָ֔ן	la.Van	Laban	H3837 →
יְגַ֖ר	ye.Gar	Jegar	H3026 →
שָׂהֲדוּתָ֑א	sa.ha.du.Ta'	Sahadutha	H3026 →
וְיַֽעֲקֹ֔ב	ve.ya.'a.Ko	and Jacob	H3290 →
קָ֥רָא	Ka.ra'	he called	H7121 →
ל֖וֹ	lo	<to> <the> it
גַּלְעֵֽד׃	gal.'Ed	Galeed	H1567 →

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Hebrews 12:1
Therefore, 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…
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.