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Genesis 31:46

Israel

44 Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between you and me.”

45 So Jacob picked out a stone and set it up as a pillar,

and he said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So they took stones and made a mound, and there by the mound they ate.

47 Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.

48 Then Laban declared, “This mound is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore the place was called Galeed.

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BSB
and he said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So they took stones and made a mound, and there by the mound they ate.
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.
WEB
Jacob said to his relatives, “Gather stones.” They took stones, and made a heap. They ate there by the heap.
ASV
And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made a heap: and they did eat there by the heap.
DARBY
And Jacob said to his brethren, Gather stones. And they took stones, and made a heap, and ate there upon the heap.
BLB
And Jacob said to his brothers, “Gather stones.” And they took stones and made a heap, and they ate there on the heap.
ÅB
Og Jakob sa til sine frender: Sank sammen steiner! Og de tok steiner og laget en røs; og de holdt måltid der ved steinrøysen.
OTB
Han sa til sine slektninger: «Samle noen steiner.» Så tok de steiner og laget en haug, og de spiste der ved haugen.
B1930
Og Jakob sa til sine frender: Sank sammen stener! Og de tok stener og laget en røs; og de holdt måltid der ved stenrøsen.

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  • Ecclesiastes 3:5

    a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,

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  • Genesis 31:37

    You have searched all my goods! Have you found anything that belongs to you? Put it here before my brothers and yours, that they may judge between the two of us.

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  • Genesis 31:32

    If you find your gods with anyone here, he shall not live! In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself if anything is yours, and take it back.” For Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the idols.

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  • Joshua 4:5–9

    and said to them, “Cross over before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of Israel,

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  • Joshua 7:26

    And they heaped over Achan a large pile of rocks that remains to this day. So the LORD turned from His burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achor to this day.

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  • Genesis 31:54

    Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. And after they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain.

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  • Joshua 4:20–24

    And there at Gilgal Joshua set up the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan.

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  • Genesis 31:23

    So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.

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