Genesis 31
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Genesis 31:46-49

46And JacobH3290 saidH559 unto his brethrenH251, GatherH3950 stonesH68; and they tookH3947 stonesH68, and madeH6213 an heapH1530: and they did eatH398 there upon the heapH1530.

47And LabanH3837 calledH7121 it Jegar–sahaduthaH3026: but JacobH3290 calledH7121 it GaleedH1567.12

48And LabanH3837 saidH559, This heapH1530 is a witnessH5707 between me and thee this dayH3117. Therefore was the nameH8034 of it calledH7121 GaleedH1567;

49And MizpahH4709; forH834 he saidH559, YhwhH3068 watchH6822 between me and thee, when we are absentH5641 oneH376 from anotherH7453.3

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 31:47 Jegar–sahadutha: that is, The heap of witness, Chaldee. ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 31:47 Galeed: that is, The heap of witness, Heb. ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 31:49 Mizpah: that is, A beacon, or, watchtower. ↩

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