Génesis 31:47

47 Labán lo llamó Jegar Sahaduta , pero Jacob lo llamó Galaad .

Génesis 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.

Génesis 31:47 In-Context

45 Entonces Jacob tomó una piedra y la levantó como señal.

46 Y Jacob dijo a sus parientes: Recoged piedras. Y tomaron piedras e hicieron un montón, y comieron allí junto al montón.

47 Labán lo llamó Jegar Sahaduta , pero Jacob lo llamó Galaad .

48 Y Labán dijo: Este montón es hoy un testigo entre tú y yo. Por eso lo llamó Galaad;

49 y Mizpa , porque dijo: Que el SEÑOR nos vigile a los dos cuando nos hayamos apartado el uno del otro.

Footnotes

• [a]. I.e., el montn del testimonio, en aram.
• [b]. I.e., el montn del testimonio, en heb.