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Genesis 31:47

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47Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.bs

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Footnotes

  1. bThe Aramaic Jegar Sahadutha and the Hebrew Galeed both mean witness heap.

Cross references

  1. sSee Ge 21:30

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, but 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.