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Genesis 31:47

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31:47Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha,101 but Jacob called it Galeed.102

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  1. 101 Jegar Sahadutha. Laban the Aramean gave the place an Aramaic name which means “witness pile” or “the pile is a witness.”
  2. 102 Galeed also means “witness pile” or “the pile is a witness,” but this name is Canaanite or Western Semitic and closer to later Hebrew. Jacob, though certainly capable of speaking Aramaic, here prefers to use the western dialect.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Laban named the mound Jegar-sahadutha, but Jacob named it Galeed.

NLTNew Living Translation

To commemorate the event, Laban called the place Jegar-sahadutha (which means “witness pile” in Aramaic), and Jacob called it Galeed (which means “witness pile” in Hebrew).

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.

KJV 1900King James Version

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