Genesis 31:46 “and he said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So they took stone…”

Genesis 31:46

and he said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So they took stones and made a mound, and there by the mound they ate.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

Jacob said to his relatives, “Gather stones.” They took stones, and made a heap. 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Iaakob sayde vnto his brethren, Gather stones: who brought stones, and made an heape, and they did eate there vpon the heape.

Darby Translation

And Jacob said to his brethren, Gather stones. And they took stones, and made a heap, and ate there upon the heap.

Young's 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;

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.

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Cross references

“brethren”

Genesis 31:23 Genesis 31:32 Genesis 31:37 Genesis 31:54

Genesis 31:23 · BSB

So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.

Genesis 31:32 · BSB

If you find your gods with anyone here, he shall not live! In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself if anything is yours, and take it back.” For Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the idols.

Genesis 31:37 · BSB

You have searched all my goods! Have you found anything that belongs to you? Put it here before my brothers and yours, that they may judge between the two of us.

Genesis 31:54 · BSB

Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. And after they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain.

“Gather”

Ecclesiastes 3:5 Joshua 4:5–9 Joshua 4:20–24 Joshua 7:26 2 Samuel 18:17

Ecclesiastes 3:5 · BSB

a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,

Joshua 4:5–9 · BSB

and said to them, “Cross over before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of Israel,

Joshua 4:20–24 · BSB

And there at Gilgal Joshua set up the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan.

Joshua 7:26 · BSB

And they heaped over Achan a large pile of rocks that remains to this day. So the LORD turned from His burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achor to this day.

2 Samuel 18:17 · BSB

They took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

45So Jacob picked out a stone and set it up as a pillar,

47Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.

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