Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 31:48 Interlinear

said And Laban This heap is a witness between me and thee this day of it called Therefore was the name Galeed

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559saidto say (used with great latitude)
2לָבָ֔ןH3837And Labanlaban, a place in the desert
3הַגַּ֨לH1530This heapsomething rolled, i.e., a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves)
4הַזֶּ֥הH2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
5עֵ֛דH5707is a witnessconcretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e., prince
6בֵּינִ֥יH996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
7וּבֵֽינְךָ֖H996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
8הַיּ֑וֹםH3117between me and thee this daya day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
9עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
10כֵּ֥ןH3651properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
11קָרָֽאH7121of it calledto call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
12שְׁמ֖וֹH8034Therefore was the namean appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
13גַּלְעֵֽד׃H1567Galeedgaled, a memorial cairn east of the jordan

Verse Context

Genesis 31:47called And Laban it Jegarsahadutha but Jacob...
Genesis 31:48 (current)said And Laban This heap is a witness between me and thee this day of it called Therefore was the name Galeed
Genesis 31:49And Mizpah for he said watch The LORD ...

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