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Genesis 31:46
46He said to his relatives, ‘Go and get some stones.’ So they brought some stones and they put them together on the ground. Then they all ate a meal together, near the heap of stones.
Genesis 31:46 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
- New International Version (NIV)He said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So they took stones and piled them in a heap, and they ate there by the heap.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Jacob said to his kinsmen, "Gather stones." And they took stones and made a heap, and they ate there by the heap.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jacob said to his brethren, “Gather stones.” And they took stones and made a heap, and they ate there on the heap.
Context of Genesis 31:46
44So we should be friends. Let us make an agreement together. It will show that we have agreed to be friends.’ 45So Jacob took a large stone and made it stand up in the ground. He said to his relatives, ‘Go and get some stones.’ So they brought some stones and they put them together on the ground. Then they all ate a meal together, near the heap of stones. 47Laban called that place Jegar Sahadutha. Jacob called it Galeed. 48Laban said, ‘These stones show that we have made an agreement today.’ That is why the place was called Galeed.
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֤ב לְאֶחָיו֙ לִקְט֣וּ אֲבָנִ֔ים וַיִּקְח֥וּ אֲבָנִ֖ים וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־גָ֑ל וַיֹּ֥אכְלוּ שָׁ֖ם עַל־הַגָּֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- unto his brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
- Gatherלָקַטlâqaţ · to gatherH3950
- stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
- and they tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- and madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- an heapגַּלgal · heapH1530
- and they did eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
Cross-references for Genesis 31:46
- Genesis 31:23So Laban took his relatives with him and he followed Jacob. After seven days, he found him in the hill country of Gilead.
- Joshua 4:5He said to them, ‘Go into the middle of the river, beyond the Lord's Covenant Box. Each of you must pick up a stone and put it on his shoulder. There will be one stone for each of the Israelite tribes.
- Joshua 7:26They put a big heap of stones over him. They are still there today. That is why the place is still called ‘Trouble Valley’. Then the Lord was not angry with his people any more.
- 2 Samuel 18:17They took Absalom's dead body and they threw it into a deep hole in the forest. They made a big heap of stones over the body. All the Israelite soldiers ran back to their homes.
- Ecclesiastes 3:5There is a time to throw stones away. There is a time to pick them up and use them. There is a time to hug people. There is a time to turn away from people.
- Genesis 4:5But God was not pleased with Cain and his gift. So Cain became very angry. His face looked sad.
- Genesis 2:1In that way God finished making the heavens and the earth, and everything that was in them.
- Genesis 3:19You will have to work hard for a long time before you have any food to eat. You will do this for your whole life until you die. Then you will return into the ground. That is where you came from. I made you from the soil of the ground, and you will become soil again.’
- Genesis 3:20Adam gave his wife a name. He called her Eve. This was because she would become the mother of all people.
- 1 Samuel 7:16Every year, he travelled to Bethel, Gilgal and Mizpah. In all those towns he was a judge for the Israelite people.
- 1 Samuel 10:8You must go to Gilgal and then I will come there. I will join with you there to offer burnt offerings and peace offerings to God. You must wait for seven days until I come. When I arrive at Gilgal, I will tell you what you should do.’
- 1 Samuel 10:17Samuel sent a message to all Israel's people. He told them to come to Mizpah to meet with the Lord.
- 1 Samuel 11:15So everyone went to Gilgal. They went to the place where they worshipped the Lord. They all agreed that Saul would be their king. They offered peace offerings to the Lord. Saul and all the Israelites were very happy.
- 1 Samuel 13:7Some of the Israelite soldiers crossed the Jordan River. They escaped to the land of Gad and Gilead. Saul himself stayed at Gilgal. All the soldiers that were still with him were shaking with fear.
- 1 Samuel 15:33But Samuel said to Agag, ‘You have used your sword to kill the children of many mothers. Now your own mother will have no children that are still alive.’ Then Samuel cut Agag into pieces at the Lord's altar in Gilgal.
- 1 Samuel 19:15Saul then told the men to go back to David's house. He said to them, ‘Bring David to me on his bed. Then I will kill him.’
Commentaries on Genesis 31:46
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 46Made a heap - גל gal, translated heap, signifies properly a round heap; and this heap was probably made for the double purpose of an altar and a table, and Jacob's stone or pillar was set on it for the purpose of a memorial.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-55Verses 1-55 - Jacob‘s Flight from Haran 19. תרפים terāpı̂ym Teraphim. This word occurs fifteen times in the Old Testament. It appears three times in this chapter, and nowhere else in the Pentateuch. It is always in the plural number. The root does not appear in Biblical Hebrew. It perhaps means “to live well,” intransitively (Gesenius, Roedig.), “to nourish,” transitively (Furst). The teraphim were symbols or representatives of the Deity, as Laban calls…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 43-55Verses 43-55 Laban could neither justify himself nor condemn Jacob, therefore desires to hear no more of that matter. He is not willing to own himself in fault, as he ought to have done. But he proposes a covenant of friendship between them, to which Jacob readily agrees. A heap of stones was raised, to keep up the memory of the event, writing being then not known or little used. A sacrifice of peace offerings was offered. Peace with God puts true comfort…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 45-48The stone and the pillar marked the border agreement between the two men. It was a witness for future generations. Each man named the monument witness in his own language. It became the lasting border between Israel and the kingdom of Aram (Syria), two nations often at war.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-5522-24. it was told Laban on the third day--No sooner did the news reach Laban than he set out in pursuit, and he being not encumbered, advanced rapidly; whereas Jacob, with a young family and numerous flocks, had to march slowly, so that he overtook the fugitives after seven days' journey as they lay encamped on the brow of mount Gilead, an extensive range of hills forming the eastern boundary of Canaan. Being accompanied by a number of his people, he…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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