Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And Jacob will say to his brethren, Gather stones; and they will take stones and make a heap; and they will eat there upon the heap.
New American Standard Bible
Jacob said to his
King James Version
And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
Holman Bible
Then Jacob said to his relatives, “Gather stones.” And they took stones and made a mound, then ate there by the mound.
International Standard Version
Then Jacob told his relatives, "Go gather some stones." So they picked up stones and stacked them one on top of the other. Then they had a meal together there by the stack of stones.
A Conservative Version
And Jacob said to his brothers, Gather stones, and they took stones, and made a heap. And they ate there by the heap.
American Standard Version
And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made a heap: and they did eat there by the heap.
Amplified
Jacob said to his relatives, “Gather stones.” And they took stones and made a mound [of stones], and they ate [a ceremonial meal together] there on the mound [of stones].
Bible in Basic English
And Jacob said to his people, Get stones together; and they did so; and they had a meal there by the stones.
Darby Translation
And Jacob said to his brethren, Gather stones. And they took stones, and made a heap, and ate there upon the heap.
King James 2000
And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made a heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Jacob said to his kinsmen, "Gather stones." And they took stones and made a pile of stones, and they ate there by the pile of stones.
Modern King James verseion
And Jacob said to his brothers, Gather stones. And they took stones and made a heap. And they ate there upon the heap.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and said unto his brethren, "Gather stones." And they took stones, and made a heap, and they ate there, upon the heap.
NET Bible
Then he said to his relatives, "Gather stones." So they brought stones and put them in a pile. They ate there by the pile of stones.
New Heart English Bible
Jacob said to his relatives, "Gather stones." They took stones, and made a heap. They ate there by the heap.
The Emphasized Bible
Then said Jacob to his brethren - Gather stones. And they took stones and made a heap, - and they did eat there, by the heap.
Webster
And Jacob said to his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made a heap: and they ate there upon the heap.
World English Bible
Jacob said to his relatives, "Gather stones." They took stones, and made a heap. They ate there by the heap.
Youngs Literal Translation
and Jacob saith to his brethren, 'Gather stones,' and they take stones, and make a heap; and they eat there on the heap;
Themes
Contracts » By erecting a heap of stones
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By a monument
Covenant » Instances of » Jacob and laban
Covenants » Pillars raised in token of
Laban » Pursues jacob, overtakes him at mount gilead, and covenants with him
Topics
Interlinear
'ach
'eben
אבן
'eben
stone, weight, divers weights + , hailstones, stony, carbuncle , hailstones , hailstones , headstone, masons , plummet, slingstones
Usage: 272
Laqach
References
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Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 31:46
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob Flees From Laban
45 And Jacob will take a stone and raise up a pillar. 46 And Jacob will say to his brethren, Gather stones; and they will take stones and make a heap; and they will eat there upon the heap. 47 And Laban will call it the heap of testimony, and Jacob called it the heap of witness.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 31:23
And he will take his brethren with him, and pursue after him a way of seven days: and he will overtake him in Mount Gilead.
Genesis 31:32
With whom thou shalt find thy gods, he shall not live: before our brethren, behold for thyself what is with me and take to thee: and Jacob knew not that Rachel stole them.
Genesis 31:37
That thou didst feel all my vessels, what didst thou find of all the vessels of thy house? Set here before my brethren and thy brethren, and they shall decide between us two.
Genesis 31:54
And Jacob will sacrifice a sacrifice upon the mount, and will call to his brethren to eat bread, and they will eat bread, and they will pass the night in the mount
Joshua 4:5-9
And Joshua will say to them, Pass ye over before the ark of Jehovah your God into the midst of Jordan, and lift up to you each one stone upon his shoulder according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel:
Joshua 4:20-24
And these twelve stones which they took out of Jordan, Joshua set in Gilgal.
Joshua 7:26
And they will raise up upon him a great heap of stones even till this day. And Jehovah will turn back from the wrath of his anger: for this, the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, even to this day.
2 Samuel 18:17
And they will take Absalom and cast him in the forest into a great pit, and they will set upon him a very great heap of stones: and all Israel fled each to his tent.
Ecclesiastes 3:5
A time to cast away stones, and a time to collect stones a time to embrace, and a time to be far from embracing: