Genesis 31:47
And Laban called it Jegarsahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.
In other versions
And Laban called it Jegar-saha-dutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.
ASV
And the name Laban gave it was Jegar-sahadutha: but Jacob gave it the name of Galeed.
BBE
And Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.
DBY
Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha,{"Jegar Sahadutha" means "Witness Heap" in Aramaic.} but Jacob called it Galeed.{"Galeed" means "Witness Heap" in Hebrew.}
WEB
and Laban calleth it Jegar-Sahadutha; and Jacob hath called it Galeed.
YLT
And Laban called it Jegarsahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.
ENG
And Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed:
WBT
Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.
BSB
In context
45And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.
46And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
47And Laban called it Jegarsahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.
48And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;
49And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Israel
- Laban
