The Meaning of Genesis 31:51 Explained

Genesis 31:51

KJV: And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee;

YLT: And Laban saith to Jacob, 'Lo, this heap, and lo, the standing pillar which I have cast between me and thee;

Darby: And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold the pillar which I have set up between me and thee:

ASV: And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold the pillar, which I have set betwixt me and thee.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 31:51?

MEANING: What does Genesis 31:51 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 31:51 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 31:51?

What is the context of Genesis 31:51?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold [this] pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee;

What does Genesis 31:51 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 31:43-55 - The Covenant Between Jacob And Laban

In our time covenants are engrossed on parchment, so that there may be written documentary evidence accessible, to prove that certain transactions have taken place. The same object was conserved, where the art of writing was confined to the few, by the erection of monuments, whose existence was associated with the agreements into which men had entered with one another. Though these two men were far below the Christian ideal of character, it is evident that they lived in an habitual recognition of God and the eternal sanction of His presence. The Lord was to watch between them. God was to be witness and judge. The third generation looked back on the days of Terah with reverential awe and loyalty, and commemorated their grandfather Terah's God. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 31

¹ Jacob, displeased with the envy of Laban and his sons, departs secretly
¹⁹ Rachel steals her father's household gods
²² Laban pursues after him, and complains of the wrong
³⁴ Rachel's plan to hide the images
³⁶ Jacob's complaint of Laban
⁴³ The covenant of Laban and Jacob at Galeed

What do the individual words in Genesis 31:51 mean?

And said Laban to Jacob Here is mound this and here is [this] pillar which I have placed between me and you

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לָבָ֖ן לְיַעֲקֹ֑ב הִנֵּ֣ה ׀ הַגַּ֣ל הַזֶּ֗ה וְהִנֵּה֙ הַמַצֵּבָ֔ה‪‬ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָרִ֖יתִי בֵּינִ֥י וּבֵינֶֽךָ

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לָבָ֖ן	Laban
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: לָבָן Sense: son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah, and father of Leah and Rachel.
לְיַעֲקֹ֑ב	to Jacob
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יַעֲקֹב Sense: son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 2 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel.
הִנֵּ֣ה ׀	Here is
Parse: Interjection Root: הִנֵּה Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
הַגַּ֣ל	mound
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: גַּל Sense: heap, spring, wave, billow.
הַזֶּ֗ה	this
Parse: Article, Pronoun, masculine singular Root: זֶה Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
וְהִנֵּה֙	and here is
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interjection Root: הִנֵּה Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
הַמַצֵּבָ֔ה‪‬	[this] pillar
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: מַצֵּבָה Sense: pillar, mastaba, stump.
יָרִ֖יתִי	I have placed
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular Root: יׄורֶה Sense: to throw, shoot, cast, pour.
בֵּינִ֥י	between me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: בַּיִן Sense: between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between.
וּבֵינֶֽךָ	and you
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, second person masculine singular Root: בַּיִן Sense: between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between.

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