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Genesis 31:44-48

44Comeלְכָ֛הle.KhahH1980nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,let us makeנִכְרְתָ֥הnikh.re.TahH3772a covenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285,youוָאָ֑תָּהva.'A.tahH859and Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589,and let it serve asוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961a witnessלְעֵ֖דle.'EdH5707between you and meH996.”

45So Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290picked outוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947a stoneאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68and set it upוַיְרִימֶ֖הָvay.ri.Me.haH7311as a pillarמַצֵּבָֽה׃ma.tze.VahH4676,

46andיַעֲקֹ֤בya.'a.KoH3290hesaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his relativesלְאֶחָיו֙le.'e.ChavH251, “Gatherלִקְט֣וּlik.TuH3950somestonesאֲבָנִ֔ים'a.va.NimH68.”So they tookוַיִּקְח֥וּvai.yik.ChuH3947stonesאֲבָנִ֖ים'a.va.NimH68and madeוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213a moundגָ֑לGalH1530,and thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033byעַל־'al-H5921the moundהַגָּֽל׃ha.GalH1530they ateוַיֹּ֥אכְלוּvai.Yo.khe.luH398.

47Labanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837called itוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121Jegar-sahaduthaH3026,and Jacobוְיַֽעֲקֹ֔בve.ya.'a.KoH3290called itקָ֥רָאKa.ra'H7121Galeedגַּלְעֵֽד׃gal.'EdH1567.

48Then Labanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837declaredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thisהַזֶּ֥הha.ZehH2088moundהַגַּ֨לha.GalH1530is a witnessעֵ֛ד'edH5707between youבֵּינִ֥יbei.NiH996and meוּבֵינְךָ֖u.vei.ne.KhaH996this dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117.”Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921 H3651the place was calledקָרָֽא־ שְׁמ֖וֹka.ra'- she.MoH7121 H8034Galeedגַּלְעֵֽד׃gal.'EdH1567.

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