The Meaning of Genesis 35:20 Explained

Genesis 35:20

KJV: And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.

YLT: and Jacob setteth up a standing pillar over her grave; which is the standing pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.

Darby: And Jacob erected a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave to this day.

ASV: And Jacob set up a pillar upon her grave: the same is the Pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 35:20?

MEANING: What does Genesis 35:20 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 35:20 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 35:20?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Jacob  set  a pillar  upon her grave:  that [is] the pillar  of Rachel's  grave  unto this day. 

What does Genesis 35:20 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 35:16-29 - Jacob's Sons Esau's Sons Isaac's Death
From Bethel to Bethlehem is not far. The one, the House of God; the other, the House of Bread. We need them both, if we are to bear up under the repeated shocks of life, such as the death of the old nurse Deborah, the death of our beloved Rachels, the sins of our children, and the breakup of the old home, as when our father is borne to his grave. Well was it for Jacob that he had got right with God before these repeated waves broke upon him. Isaac had not lived a great life, but his full years gave him a claim on the veneration of his sons, who forgot their jealousies and feuds as they stood together at his bier. But how greatly men misjudge death. It is not the end, but the beginning. We find hereafter Isaac associated with Abraham and Jacob, as welcoming the saints homeward. Death greatens good men! [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 35

1  God commands Jacob to go to Bethel
2  He purges his house of idols
6  He builds an altar at Bethel
8  Deborah dies at Allon Bacuth
9  God blesses Jacob at Bethel
10  Jacob Named Israel
16  Rachel travails of Benjamin, and dies in the way to Edar
22  Reuben lies with Bilhah
23  The sons of Jacob
27  Jacob comes to Isaac at Hebron
28  The age, death, and burial of Isaac

What do the individual words in Genesis 35:20 mean?

And set up Jacob a pillar on her grave that [is] the pillar of the grave of Rachel to this day
וַיַּצֵּ֧ב יַעֲקֹ֛ב מַצֵּבָ֖ה עַל־ קְבֻרָתָ֑הּ הִ֛וא מַצֶּ֥בֶת קְבֻֽרַת־ רָחֵ֖ל עַד־ הַיּֽוֹם

וַיַּצֵּ֧ב  And  set  up 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: הֻצַּב 
Sense: to stand, take one’s stand, stand upright, be set (over), establish.
יַעֲקֹ֛ב  Jacob 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יַעֲקֹב  
Sense: son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 2 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel.
מַצֵּבָ֖ה  a  pillar 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: מַצֵּבָה  
Sense: pillar, mastaba, stump.
קְבֻרָתָ֑הּ  her  grave 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: קְבוּרָה  
Sense: grave, burial, burial site.
הִ֛וא  that  [is] 
Parse: Pronoun, third person feminine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
מַצֶּ֥בֶת  the  pillar 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מַצֶּבֶת 
Sense: pillar, mastaba, stump.
קְבֻֽרַת־  of  the  grave 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: קְבוּרָה  
Sense: grave, burial, burial site.
רָחֵ֖ל  of  Rachel 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: רָחֵל  
Sense: daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob, and mother of Joseph and Benjamin.
הַיּֽוֹם  this  day 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.

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