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Genesis 31:48

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46 And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.

47 And Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.

And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;

49 And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.

50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then Laban declared, “This mound is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore the place was called Galeed.
KJV
And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;
WEB
Laban said, “This heap is witness between me and you today.” Therefore it was named Galeed
ASV
And Laban said, This heap is witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed:
DARBY
And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed,
BLB
And Laban said, “This [is] the heap—a witness between me and between you today.” Upon thus he called its name Galeed,
ÅB
Da sa Laban: Denne røs skal være et vitne mellom meg og deg idag. Derfor kalte de den Gal-Ed,
OTB
Laban sa: «Denne haugen tjener som et vitne mellom deg og meg i dag.» Derfor ble den kalt Galed.
B1930
Da sa Laban: Denne røs skal være et vidne mellem mig og dig idag. Derfor kalte de den Gal-Ed,

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Cross references

  • Joshua 24:27

    And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.

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  • Joshua 13:8–9

    With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them;

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  • Genesis 31:23

    And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.

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  • Deuteronomy 3:16

    And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;

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  • Deuteronomy 2:36

    From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:

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