Genesis 31:48 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 31:48 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָבָ֔ן
Lâbân
H3837
Laban
הַגַּ֨ל
gal
H1530
wave
הַזֶּ֥ה
zeh
H2088
this
עֵ֛ד
ʻêd
H5707
witness
בֵּינִ֥י
bêyn
H996
between
וּבֵינְךָ֖
bêyn
H996
between
הַיּ֑וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּ֥ן
kên
H3651
thus
קָרָֽא
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
שְׁמ֖וֹ
shêm
H8034
name
גַּלְעֵֽד
Galʻêd
H1567
Galeed
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World English Bible Public Domain
Laban said, "This heap is witness between me and you this day." Therefore it was named Galeed
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Laban said, “This heap a witness between me and you today.” For that he called its name Galeed.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).