Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
Then Jacob said to his relatives, “Gather stones.” And they took stones and made a mound, then ate there by the mound.
New American Standard Bible
Jacob said to his
King James Version
And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
International Standard Version
Then Jacob told his relatives, "Go gather some stones." So they picked up stones and stacked them one on top of the other. Then they had a meal together there by the stack of stones.
A Conservative Version
And Jacob said to his brothers, Gather stones, and they took stones, and made a heap. And they ate there by the heap.
American Standard Version
And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made a heap: and they did eat there by the heap.
Amplified
Jacob said to his relatives, “Gather stones.” And they took stones and made a mound [of stones], and they ate [a ceremonial meal together] there on the mound [of stones].
Bible in Basic English
And Jacob said to his people, Get stones together; and they did so; and they had a meal there by the stones.
Darby Translation
And Jacob said to his brethren, Gather stones. And they took stones, and made a heap, and ate there upon the heap.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jacob will say to his brethren, Gather stones; and they will take stones and make a heap; and they will eat there upon the heap.
King James 2000
And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made a heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Jacob said to his kinsmen, "Gather stones." And they took stones and made a pile of stones, and they ate there by the pile of stones.
Modern King James verseion
And Jacob said to his brothers, Gather stones. And they took stones and made a heap. And they ate there upon the heap.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and said unto his brethren, "Gather stones." And they took stones, and made a heap, and they ate there, upon the heap.
NET Bible
Then he said to his relatives, "Gather stones." So they brought stones and put them in a pile. They ate there by the pile of stones.
New Heart English Bible
Jacob said to his relatives, "Gather stones." They took stones, and made a heap. They ate there by the heap.
The Emphasized Bible
Then said Jacob to his brethren - Gather stones. And they took stones and made a heap, - and they did eat there, by the heap.
Webster
And Jacob said to his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made a heap: and they ate there upon the heap.
World English Bible
Jacob said to his relatives, "Gather stones." They took stones, and made a heap. They ate there by the heap.
Youngs Literal Translation
and Jacob saith to his brethren, 'Gather stones,' and they take stones, and make a heap; and they eat there on the heap;
Themes
Contracts » By erecting a heap of stones
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By a monument
Covenant » Instances of » Jacob and laban
Covenants » Pillars raised in token of
Laban » Pursues jacob, overtakes him at mount gilead, and covenants with him
Topics
Interlinear
'ach
'eben
אבן
'eben
stone, weight, divers weights + , hailstones, stony, carbuncle , hailstones , hailstones , headstone, masons , plummet, slingstones
Usage: 272
Laqach
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 31:46
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob Flees From Laban
45
So Jacob picked out a stone and set it up as a marker.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 31:23
So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him at Mount Gilead.
Genesis 31:32
If you find your gods with anyone here, he will not live!
Genesis 31:37
You’ve searched all my possessions! Have you found anything of yours? Put it here before my relatives and yours, and let them decide between the two of us.
Genesis 31:54
Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. So they ate a meal and spent the night on the mountain.
Joshua 4:5-9
and said to them, “Go across to the ark of the Lord your God in the middle of the Jordan. Each of you lift a stone onto his shoulder, one for each
Joshua 4:20-24
Then Joshua set up in Gilgal the 12 stones they had taken from the Jordan,
Joshua 7:26
and raised over him a large pile of rocks that remains to this day.
2 Samuel 18:17
They took Absalom, threw him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him.
Ecclesiastes 3:5
a time to embrace and a time to avoid embracing;