Genèse 31:47

47 Et Laban l'appela Iegar Sahadutha; et Jacob l'appela Galed (monceau du témoignage).

Genèse 31:47 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 31:47

And Laban called it Jegarsahadutha
Which in the Syriac and Chaldee languages signifies "an heap of witness"; it being, as after observed, a witness of the covenant between Laban and Jacob: but Jacob called it Galeed;
which in the Hebrew tongue signifies the same, "an heap of witness"; or "an heap, [the] witness", for the same reason. Laban was a Syrian, as he sometimes is called, ( Genesis 25:20 ) ( Genesis 31:20 Genesis 31:24 ) , wherefore he used the Syrian language; Jacob was a descendant of Abraham the Hebrew, and he used the Hebrew language; and both that their respective posterity might understand the meaning of the name; though these two are not so very different but Laban and Jacob could very well understand each other, as appears by their discourse together, these being but dialects of the same tongue.

Genèse 31:47 In-Context

45 Et Jacob prit une pierre, et la dressa en monument.

46 Et Jacob dit à ses frères: Amassez des pierres. Et ils prirent des pierres, et en firent un monceau, et ils mangèrent là sur le monceau.

47 Et Laban l'appela Iegar Sahadutha; et Jacob l'appela Galed (monceau du témoignage).

48 Et Laban dit: Ce monceau est témoin entre moi et toi aujourd'hui. C'est pourquoi on l'appela Galed,

49 Et aussi Mitspa (poste d'observation), parce que Laban dit: Que l'Éternel veille sur moi et sur toi, quand nous nous serons retirés l'un d'avec l'autre.