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BrLXXΕἶπε 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. )
BrTrAnd 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.
ULTThen Jacob said to his relatives, “Gather stones.” So they took stones and made a heap. Then they ate there by the heap.
USTThen 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.
BSBand he said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So they took stones and made a mound, and there by the mound they ate.
OEBand said to the members of his family, ‘Gather stones.’ When they had taken stones and made a heap, they ate there by the heap.
WEBBEJacob said to his relatives, “Gather stones.” They took stones, and made a heap. They ate there by the heap.
T4TThen 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.
LEBAnd 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.
BBEAnd Jacob said to his people, Get stones together; and they did so; and they had a meal there by the stones.
JPSAnd Jacob said unto his brethren: 'Gather stones'; and they took stones, and made a heap. And they did eat there by the heap.
ASVAnd Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made a heap: and they did eat there by the heap.
DRAAnd he said to his brethren: Bring hither stones. And they gathering stones together, made a heap, and they ate upon it.
YLTand Jacob saith to his brethren, 'Gather stones,' and they take stones, and make a heap; and they eat there on the heap;
DrbyAnd Jacob said to his brethren, Gather stones. And they took stones, and made a heap, and ate there upon the heap.
RVAnd Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there by the heap.
WbstrAnd Jacob said to his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made a heap: and they ate there upon the heap.
KJB-1769And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap. (And Jacob said unto his brethren/brothers, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap. )
KJB-1611And Iacob saide vnto his brethren, Gather stones: and they tooke stones, and made an heape, and they did 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.)
BshpsAnd 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.)
GnvaAnd 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/brothers, Gather stones: who brought stones, and made an heape, and they did eat there upon the heape. )
Cvdland 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.)
WyclBrynge ye stoonus; whiche gadriden, and maden an heep, and eten on it. (Bring ye/you_all stones; which gadriden, and maden an heep, and eten on it.)
LuthUnd 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.)
ClVgdixitque fratribus suis: Afferte lapides. Qui congregantes fecerunt tumulum, comederuntque super eum:[fn] (dixitque fratribus to_his_own: Afferte lapides. Who congregantes fecerunt tumulum, comederuntque over him: )
31.46Afferte 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.
31.46Afferte lapides, etc. HIERON. about Loc. Hebr. Acervus lingua Hebræa, etc., until to in which he_lived sermone mutaverat. ISID. Mystice. Inter fideles, tam Yudæos how gentiles, testis it_is lapis eminens in similitudinem of_Christ; and acervus lapidum, who it_is multitudo credentium.
31:45-48 The stone and the heap of stones were a monument to the border treaty between the two men, as a witness to future generations. Each man named the monument witness pile in his native language. It remained the perpetual border between Israel and the kingdom of Aram (Syria), two nations often at war.
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,”
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”
Though the patriarch Isaac moved from place to place several times within southern Canaan, compared to his father Abraham and his son Jacob, Isaac appears to have been a bit of a homebody. In fact, unless Isaac resettled in places not recorded in Scripture, the farthest extent he ever traveled appears to have been only about 90 miles (113 km). Yet, as the child of God’s promise to Abraham to build a great nation from his descendants, Isaac’s relatively simple life served as a critical bridge from Abraham to the beginnings of the twelve tribes of Israel, who were descended from Isaac’s son Jacob. It is likely that Isaac was born at Beersheba (see Genesis 21:1-24), and later Abraham offered him as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah (located at Jerusalem; see 2 Chronicles 3:1). Then Abraham, Isaac, and those with them returned to Beersheba (Genesis 22:1-19). When Isaac reached adulthood, his father sent a servant to bring back a bride for him from Aram-naharaim, far north of Canaan. When his bride, Rebekah, arrived, Isaac had just come from Beer-lahai-roi and settled in the Negev (Genesis 24:62). Later Isaac resettled with Rebekah in Beer-lahai-roi, and this may have been where their twins son Esau and Jacob were born. A famine forced Isaac to go to Gerar (Genesis 26:1-6) in “the land of the Philistines.” The distinct people group known as the Philistines in later books of the Bible did not arrive until the time of the Judges, so the term here must have referred to another people group living in this region, and this is supported by the fact that King Abimelech’s name is Semitic, not Aegean (the likely origin of the later Philistines). While Isaac was there, he repeated his father’s error (Genesis 20) by lying to the king that his wife was only his sister. Isaac also became increasingly prosperous at Gerar, so the Philistines told him to leave their region. Isaac moved away from the town of Gerar and settled further away in the valley of Gerar. There he dug a well, but the Philistines claimed it for themselves, so he called it Esek, meaning “argument.” So Isaac’s men dug another well and called it Sitnah (meaning “hostility”), but it led to more quarreling, so he dug yet another well and called it Rehoboth (meaning “open space”). The locations of these two later wells are not certain, but they may have been located near Ruheibeh as shown on this map. Then Isaac moved to Beersheba and built an altar. He also dug a well there, and King Abimelech of the Philistines came and exchanged oaths of peace with him. It was likely at Beersheba that Isaac blessed his sons Esau and Jacob, and both sons eventually left Canaan (see “Jacob Goes to Paddan-Aram” map). When Jacob later returned, he traveled to Mamre near Hebron and reunited with Isaac. Sometime after this Isaac died, and Jacob and Esau buried him there.
