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Genesis 31:47 — King James Version← Study notes

And Laban called it Jegar–sahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.


Genesis 31:47Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 31:479 words
וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to
לוֹlwōTo
לָבָןlāvānLaban
יְגַרyəgarJegar-Sahadutha
שָׂהֲדוּתָאśāhădûtāʾJegar-Sahadutha
וְיַעֲקֹבwəyaʿăqōvAnd Jacob
קָרָאqārāʾCall out to
לוֹlwōTo
גַּלְעֵדgaləʿēdGaled
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to
לוֹlwōTo
לָבָןlāvānLaban
יְגַרyəgarJegar-Sahadutha
שָׂהֲדוּתָאśāhădûtāʾJegar-Sahadutha
וְיַעֲקֹבwəyaʿăqōvAnd Jacob
קָרָאqārāʾCall out to
לוֹlwōTo
גַּלְעֵדgaləʿēdGaled

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