KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 31:46 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And Jacob” | יַֽעֲקֹ֤ב | Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch | Jacob |
| “said” | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “unto his brethren,” | לְאֶחָיו֙ | A brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like H0001]) | brethren |
| “Gather” | לִקְט֣וּ | Properly, to pick up, i.e., (generally) to gather; specifically, to glean | Gather |
| “stones;” | אֲבָנִ֔ים | A stone | stones |
| “and they took” | וַיִּקְח֥וּ | To take (in the widest variety of applications) | took |
| “stones,” | אֲבָנִ֖ים | A stone | stones |
| “and made” | וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ | To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application | made |
| “an heap:” | גָ֑ל | Something rolled, i.e., a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves) | heap |
| “and they did eat” | וַיֹּ֥אכְלוּ | To eat (literally or figuratively) | did eat |
| “there” | שָׁ֖ם | There (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence | there |
| “upon” | עַל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | upon |
| “the heap.” | הַגָּֽל׃ | Something rolled, i.e., a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves) | heap |
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44 Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.
45 And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.
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.
48 And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;
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