Parallel Verses
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 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.
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.
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.
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
American
Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 31:46
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob Flees From Laban
45 So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a memorial pillar. 46 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. 47 Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.
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Cross References
Genesis 31:23
So he took his relatives with him and pursued Jacob for seven days. He caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.
Genesis 31:32
Whoever has taken your gods will be put to death! In the presence of our relatives identify whatever is yours and take it." (Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.)
Genesis 31:37
When you searched through all my goods, did you find anything that belonged to you? Set it here before my relatives and yours, and let them settle the dispute between the two of us!
Genesis 31:54
Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat the meal. They ate the meal and spent the night on the mountain.
Joshua 4:5-9
Joshua told them, "Go in front of the ark of the Lord your God to the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to put a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the Israelite tribes.
Joshua 4:20-24
Now Joshua set up in Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan.
Joshua 7:26
Then they erected over him a large pile of stones (it remains to this very day) and the Lord's anger subsided. So that place is called the Valley of Disaster to this very day.
2 Samuel 18:17
They took Absalom, threw him into a large pit in the forest, and stacked a huge pile of stones over him. In the meantime all the Israelite soldiers fled to their homes.
Ecclesiastes 3:5
A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;