GEN 31:46 Parallel View

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OET (OET-RV) then he instructed his relatives, “Gather stones.” So they fetched stones and made a pile, then they ate there by the pile.

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ULT Then Jacob said to his relatives, “Gather stones.” So they took stones and made a heap. Then they ate there by the heap.

UST Then he told his relatives, “Gather some more stones.” So they all gathered stones and put them in a large pile. Then everyone ate a meal together there next to the pile of stones.

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

OEB and said to the members of his family, ‘Gather stones.’ When they had taken stones and made a heap, they ate there by the heap.

WEB Jacob said to his relatives, “Gather stones.” They took stones, and made a heap. They ate there by the heap.

NET 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.

LSV and Jacob says to his brothers, “Gather stones,” and they take stones, and make a heap; and they eat there on the heap;

FBV Then he told his relatives, “Go and collect some stones.” They all[fn] made a pile of stones and then sat beside it to eat a meal.

31:46 “They all”: including both groups.

T4T Then Jacob said to his relatives, “You also gather some stones.” So they gathered some rocks and put them in a heap, and they ate some food there near the heap.

LEB 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.

BBE 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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JPS And Jacob said unto his brethren: 'Gather stones'; and they took stones, and made a heap. And they did eat there by the heap.

ASV And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made a heap: and they did eat there by the heap.

DRA And he said to his brethren: Bring hither stones. And they gathering stones together, made a heap, and they ate upon it.

YLT and Jacob saith to his brethren, 'Gather stones,' and they take stones, and make a heap; and they eat there on the heap;

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

RV And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there by the heap.

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

KJB And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.

BB And Iacob sayde vnto his brethren: gather stones. And they toke stones, and made an heape: and they dyd eate there vpon the heape.
(And Yacob said unto his brethren/brothers: gather stones. And they took stones, and made an heape: and they did eat there upon the heape.)

GNV And Iaakob sayde vnto his brethren, Gather stones: who brought stones, and made an heape, and they did eate there vpon the heape.
(And Yacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones: who brought stones, and made an heape, and they did eat there upon the heape. )

CB and sayde vnto his brethren: Gather stones. And they toke the stones, and made an heape, & ate vpon the same heape.
(and said unto his brethren/brothers: Gather stones. And they took the stones, and made an heape, and ate upon the same heape.)

WYC Brynge ye stoonus; whiche gadriden, and maden an heep, and eten on it.
(Bring ye/you_all stoneus; which gadriden, and maden an heep, and eten on it.)

LUT Und sprach zu seinen Brüdern: Leset Steine auf. Und sie nahmen Steine und machten einen Haufen und aßen auf demselben Haufen.
(And spoke to his brothersn: Leset Steine auf. And they/she/them took Steine and make a Haufen and aßen on demselben Haufen.)

CLV dixitque fratribus suis: Afferte lapides. Qui congregantes fecerunt tumulum, comederuntque super eum:[fn]
(dixitque fratribus to_his_own: Afferte lapides. Who congregantes fecerunt tumulum, comederuntque super eum:)

31.46 Afferte lapides, etc. HIERON. de Loc. Hebr. Acervus lingua Hebræa, etc., usque ad in qua habitabat sermone mutaverat. ISID. Mystice. Inter fideles, tam Judæos quam gentiles, testis est lapis eminens in similitudinem Christi; et acervus lapidum, qui est multitudo credentium.

31.46 Afferte lapides, etc. HIERON. about Loc. Hebr. Acervus lingua Hebræa, etc., usque to in which habitabat sermone mutaverat. ISID. Mystice. Inter fideles, tam Yudæos how gentiles, testis it_is lapis eminens in similitudinem Christi; and acervus lapidum, who it_is multitudo credentium.

BRN And Jacob said to his brethren, Gather stones; and they gathered stones and made a heap, and ate there upon the heap; and Laban said to him, This heap witnesses between me and thee to-day.

BrLXX Εἶπε δὲ Ἰακὼβ τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς αὐτοῦ, συλλέγετε λίθους· καὶ συνέλεξαν λίθους, καὶ ἐποίησαν βουνόν· καὶ ἔφαγον ἐκεῖ ἐπὶ τοῦ βουνοῦ· καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Λάβαν, ὁ βουνὸς οὗτος μαρτυρεῖ ἀνὰ μέσον ἐμοῦ καὶ σοῦ σήμερον.
(Eipe de Yakōb tois adelfois autou, sullegete lithous; kai sunelexan lithous, kai epoiaʸsan bounon; kai efagon ekei epi tou bounou; kai eipen autōi Laban, ho bounos houtos marturei ana meson emou kai sou saʸmeron. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠יֹּ֨אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֤ב לְ⁠אֶחָי⁠ו֙

and=he/it_said Yaakob to,kinsmen,his

These relatives would have included Jacob’s sons, as well as Laban and his men who had come with him. See how you translated relatives in verses 23, 25, 32, 37. Alternate translation: “Then Jacob told his relatives,”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / politeness

לִקְט֣וּ אֲבָנִ֔ים

gather stones

Make sure that your translation of Jacob’s request sounds polite here, not rude or demanding, but also not begging. Alternate translation: “Please gather some stones.”

וַ⁠יִּקְח֥וּ אֲבָנִ֖ים וַ⁠יַּֽעֲשׂוּ גָ֑ל

and=they_took stones and,made heap

Alternate translation: “So they all brought stones and put them in a large pile”

וַ⁠יֹּ֥אכְלוּ שָׁ֖ם

and,ate there

Make sure your translation does not sound like Jacob ate without Laban and his men. Alternate translation: “Then they ate a meal together there”

עַל הַ⁠גָּֽל

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,heap

Alternate translation: “near the heap of stones.” or “next to the mound of stones.”

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