Parallel Verses
Amplified
Laban said, “This mound [of stones] is a witness [a reminder of the oath taken] today between you and me.” Therefore he [also] called the name Galeed,
New American Standard Bible
Laban said, “
King James Version
And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;
Holman Bible
Then Laban said, “This mound is a witness between you and me today.” Therefore the place was called Galeed
International Standard Version
Then Laban said, "This stack will serve as a witness between you and me today." That's how the place came to be named Galeed.
A Conservative Version
And Laban said, This heap is witness between me and thee this day. Therefore the name of it was called Galeed,
American Standard Version
And Laban said, This heap is witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed:
Bible in Basic English
And Laban said, These stones are a witness between you and me today. For this reason its name was Galeed,
Darby Translation
And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed,
Julia Smith Translation
And Laban will say, This heap a witness between me and between thee this day, for this its name was called Gilead:
King James 2000
And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and you this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Laban said, "This pile of stones [is] a witness between me and you today." Therefore its name is called Galeed,
Modern King James verseion
And Laban said, This heap is a witness between you and me this day. Therefore the name of it was called Heap of Testimony,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then said Laban, "This heap be witness between thee and me this day." Therefore is it called Gilead.
NET Bible
Laban said, "This pile of stones is a witness of our agreement today." That is why it was called Galeed.
New Heart English Bible
Laban said, "This heap is witness between me and you this day." Therefore it was named Galeed
The Emphasized Bible
Then said Laban: This heap, be witness betwixt me, and thee, to-day. For this cause, is the name thereof called Galeed;
Webster
And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed:
World English Bible
Laban said, "This heap is witness between me and you this day." Therefore it was named Galeed
Youngs Literal Translation
And Laban saith, 'This heap is witness between me and thee to-day;' therefore hath he called its name Galeed;
Themes
Contracts » By erecting a heap of stones
Covenant » Instances of » Jacob and laban
Covenants » Names given to places where made
Galeed » The memorial of jacob's and laban's covenant
Jegar-sahadutha » Heap of stones » On mount gilead
Laban » Pursues jacob, overtakes him at mount gilead, and covenants with him
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 31:48
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob Flees From Laban
47
Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha (stone monument of testimony in
Cross References
Joshua 24:27
Joshua then said to all the people, “Look, this stone shall serve as a witness against us, for it has heard all the words of the Lord which He spoke to us; so it shall be a witness against you, so that [afterward] you do not deny your God.”
Genesis 31:23
So he took his relatives with him and pursued him for seven days, and they overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.
Deuteronomy 2:36
From Aroer, which is on the edge of the Arnon Valley, and from the city which is in the valley, as far as Gilead, there was no city [whose wall was] too high and too strong for us; the Lord our God handed over everything to us.
Deuteronomy 3:16
To the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the territory from Gilead as far as the Valley of Arnon, with the middle of the Valley as a boundary, and as far as the Jabbok River, the boundary of the sons of Ammon;
Joshua 13:8-9
With the other half-tribe [of Manasseh], the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance which Moses gave them beyond the Jordan eastward, just as Moses the servant of the Lord gave to them;