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Genesis    Chapter 31   ( 50 Chapters )    Verse 47   ( 55 Verses )    Genèse    â¼¼±â    old

Douay-Rheims
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And Laban called it, The witness heap; and Jacob, The hillock of testimony: each of them according to the propriety of his language.
King James
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And Laban called it Jegarsahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.
Louis Second
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Laban l'appela Jegar Sahadutha, et Jacob l'appela Galed
Martin Luther
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Und Laban hieß ihn Jegar-Sahadutha; Jakob aber hieß ihn Gilead.
Vulgate
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quem vocavit Laban tumulus Testis et Iacob acervum Testimonii uterque iuxta proprietatem linguae suae

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


quem : (masc. sing. acc.) (the man), WHOM the king struck.
tumulus : mound, grave, heap of earth.
testis : one who gives evidence, witness, spectator / testicle.
testis : martyr.
uterque : (gen. utriusque) both, each side, each party.
iuxta : just short of.
iuxta : close by, near/ in like manner, equally.
iuxta : (+ acc.) close to, near to/ (time) just before.