The Meaning of Genesis 31:48 Explained

Genesis 31:48

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

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

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

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

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What is the context of Genesis 31:48?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Genesis 31:48 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 31:43-55 - The Covenant Between Jacob And Laban

In our time covenants are engrossed on parchment, so that there may be written documentary evidence accessible, to prove that certain transactions have taken place. The same object was conserved, where the art of writing was confined to the few, by the erection of monuments, whose existence was associated with the agreements into which men had entered with one another. Though these two men were far below the Christian ideal of character, it is evident that they lived in an habitual recognition of God and the eternal sanction of His presence. The Lord was to watch between them. God was to be witness and judge. The third generation looked back on the days of Terah with reverential awe and loyalty, and commemorated their grandfather Terah's God. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 31

¹ Jacob, displeased with the envy of Laban and his sons, departs secretly
¹⁹ Rachel steals her father's household gods
²² Laban pursues after him, and complains of the wrong
³⁴ Rachel's plan to hide the images
³⁶ Jacob's complaint of Laban
⁴³ The covenant of Laban and Jacob at Galeed

What do the individual words in Genesis 31:48 mean?

And said Laban mound this [is] a witness between me and you today Upon thus was called its name Galeed

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָבָ֔ן הַגַּ֨ל הַזֶּ֥ה עֵ֛ד בֵּינִ֥י וּבֵינְךָ֖ הַיּ֑וֹם עַל־ כֵּ֥ן קָרָֽא־ שְׁמ֖וֹ גַּלְעֵֽד

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לָבָ֔ן	Laban
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: לָבָן Sense: son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah, and father of Leah and Rachel.
הַגַּ֨ל	mound
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: גַּל Sense: heap, spring, wave, billow.
הַזֶּ֥ה	this [is]
Parse: Article, Pronoun, masculine singular Root: זֶה Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
עֵ֛ד	a witness
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: עֵד Sense: witness.
בֵּינִ֥י	between me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: בַּיִן Sense: between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between.
וּבֵינְךָ֖	and you
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, second person masculine singular Root: בַּיִן Sense: between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between.
הַיּ֑וֹם	today
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
עַל־	Upon
Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
כֵּ֥ן	thus
Parse: Adverb Root: כֵּן Sense: so, therefore, thus.
קָרָֽא־	was called
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: קָרָא Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
שְׁמ֖וֹ	its name
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: שֵׁם Sense: name.
גַּלְעֵֽד	Galeed
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: גַּלְעֵד Sense: the pile of stones heaped up between Jacob and Laban to certify their covenant; located on Mt Gilead.

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