Genesis 31:48

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and you this day. Therefore its name was called Galeed;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּאמֶר לָבָן הַגַּל הַזֶּה עֵד בֵּינִי וּבֵינְךָ הַיּוֹם עַל־כֵּן קָרָא־שְׁמוֹ גַּלְעֵד

Transliteration

And wa-yōʾmer Lābān the gal the this ʿēd between me and between you today therefore qārāʾ-šemô Galʿēd

Grammar Details

• *wa-yōʾmer*: waw consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *Lābān*: proper noun - Laban
• *gal*: noun, masculine singular - heap/pile
• *ʿēd*: noun, masculine singular - witness
• *qārāʾ*: qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he called
• *šemô*: noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its name
• *Galʿēd*: proper noun - Galeed (Heap of Witness)

Word Meanings

• *gal*: heap/pile/mound
• *ʿēd*: witness/testimony/evidence
• *Galʿēd*: Heap of Witness

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Laban said, 'This heap is a witness between you and me today.' That is why it was called Galeed.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Laban{H3837} said,{H559} This heap{H1530} is witness{H5707} between me and thee this day.{H3117} Therefore was the name{H8034} of it called{H7121} Galeed:{H1567}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Laban{H3837} said{H559}{(H8799)}, This heap{H1530} is a witness{H5707} between me and thee this day{H3117}. Therefore was the name{H8034} of it called{H7121}{(H8804)} Galeed{H1567};

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Than sayde Laban: this heape be witnesse betwene the and me this daye (therfore is it called Gilead)

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then sayde Laban: This heape be wytnesse betwene me and the this daye (therfore is it called Gilead)

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For Laban sayd, This heape is witnesse betweene me and thee this day: therefore he called the name of it Galeed.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then saide Laban: this heape is witnesse betwene thee and me this day, therfore it is called Galeed,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Laban said, "This heap is witness between me and you this day." Therefore it was named Galeed

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Laban saith, `This heap `is' witness between me and thee to-day;' therefore hath he called its name Galeed;

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Laban said, These stones are a witness between you and me today. For this reason its name was Galeed,

• World English Bible (2000)

  Laban said, "This heap is witness between me and you this day." Therefore it was named Galeed

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Laban said,“This pile of stones is a witness of our agreement today.” That is why it was called Galeed.

Referenced Verses

• Josh 24:27 : 27 And Joshua said to all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness to us; for it has heard all the words of the LORD which he spoke to us: it shall therefore be a witness to you, lest you deny your God.
• Gen 31:23 : 23 And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him a seven days' journey; and they overtook him in Mount Gilead.
• Deut 2:36 : 36 From Aroer by the edge of the river Arnon, and from the city by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not a city too strong for us; the LORD our God delivered all unto us.
• Deut 3:16 : 16 And to the Reubenites and to the Gadites I gave from Gilead even to the river Arnon, half the valley, and the border even to the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
• Josh 13:8-9 : 8 With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them; 9 From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba to Dibon;