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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/31.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/31.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/31.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a monument.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/31.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Jacob picked out a stone and set it up as a pillar,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Jacob took a stone, and set it up <i>for</i> a pillar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Jacob took a stone and set it up <i>as</i> a pillar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob took a stone and set it up <i>as</i> a memorial stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Jacob took a stone and set it up <i>as</i> a pillar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Jacob took a stone and raised it up <i>as</i> a pillar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a [memorial] pillar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Jacob picked out a stone and set it up as a marker.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Jacob picked out a stone and set it up as a marker.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />After Jacob had set up a large rock, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jacob took a stone and set it up as a marker.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So Jacob got a stone and set it up as a memorial. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So Jacob took a stone and raised it as a pillar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Jacob picked out a stone and set it up as a pillar,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a memorial pillar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Jacob took a stone, and set it up as a standing-stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jacob takes a stone, and lifts it up [for] a standing pillar;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jacob taketh a stone, and lifteth it up for a standing pillar;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob will take a stone and raise up a pillar.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a title: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so Jacob took a stone, and he set it up as a memorial.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob took a stone and set it up as a sacred pillar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So Jacob took a stone, and set it up as a pillar.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So Jacob took a stone and set it up for a pillar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yaquuv took a stone and raised it as a monument.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob having taken a stone, set it up for a pillar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/31-45.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=7948" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/31.htm">Jacob's Covenant with Laban</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">44</span>Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between you and me.” <span class="reftext">45</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">So Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">picked out</a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: ’ā·ḇen (N-fs) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">a stone</a> <a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="7311: way·rî·me·hā (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3fs) -- To be high or exalted, rise. A primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise.">and set it up</a> <a href="/hebrew/4676.htm" title="4676: maṣ·ṣê·ḇāh (N-fs) -- A pillar, stump. Feminine participle of natsab; something stationed, i.e. A column or; by analogy, an idol.">as a pillar,</a> </span><span class="reftext">46</span>and he said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So they took stones and made a mound, and there by the mound they ate.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/24-27.htm">Joshua 24:27</a></span><br />And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone. It will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us, and it will be a witness against you if you ever deny your God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/24-4.htm">Exodus 24:4</a></span><br />And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">Deuteronomy 27:2-4</a></span><br />And on the day you cross the Jordan into the land that the LORD your God is giving you, set up large stones and coat them with plaster. / Write on them all the words of this law when you have crossed over to enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you. / And when you have crossed the Jordan, you are to set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I am commanding you today, and you are to coat them with plaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/7-12.htm">1 Samuel 7:12</a></span><br />Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/4-20.htm">Joshua 4:20-24</a></span><br />And there at Gilgal Joshua set up the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan. / Then Joshua said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What is the meaning of these stones?’ / you are to tell them, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-31.htm">1 Kings 18:31</a></span><br />And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/19-19.htm">Isaiah 19:19</a></span><br />In that day there will be an altar to the LORD in the center of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the LORD near her border.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/3-19.htm">2 Kings 3:19</a></span><br />And you shall attack every fortified city and every city of importance. You shall cut down every good tree, stop up every spring, and ruin every good field with stones.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/18-18.htm">2 Samuel 18:18</a></span><br />During his lifetime, Absalom had set up for himself a pillar in the King’s Valley, for he had said, “I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.” So he gave the pillar his name, and to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-16.htm">Ezekiel 37:16-17</a></span><br />“And you, son of man, take a single stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Judah and to the Israelites associated with him.’ Then take another stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Joseph—the stick of Ephraim—and to all the house of Israel associated with him.’ / Then join them together into one stick, so that they become one in your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-18.htm">Matthew 16:18</a></span><br />And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">1 Peter 2:5</a></span><br />you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-20.htm">Ephesians 2:20</a></span><br />built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-14.htm">Revelation 21:14</a></span><br />The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-11.htm">Acts 4:11</a></span><br />This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/28-18.htm">Genesis 28:18-22</a></b></br> And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put <i>for</i> his pillows, and set it up <i>for</i> a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/31-43.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/31-17.htm">Lifteth</a> <a href="/genesis/31-13.htm">Pillar</a> <a href="/genesis/31-13.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/genesis/29-10.htm">Stone</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/31-46.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/33-1.htm">Lifteth</a> <a href="/genesis/31-49.htm">Pillar</a> <a href="/genesis/31-51.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/genesis/35-14.htm">Stone</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/31-1.htm">Jacob, displeased with the envy of Laban and his sons, departs secretly.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/31-19.htm">Rachel steals her father's household gods.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/31-22.htm">Laban pursues after him, and complains of the wrong.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/31-34.htm">Rachel's plan to hide the images.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/31-36.htm">Jacob's complaint of Laban.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/31-43.htm">The covenant of Laban and Jacob at Galeed.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Stones were often used in ancient times as markers or memorials. This act can be seen as a way to commemorate a significant event or covenant. In the context of Genesis, stones were used by the patriarchs to mark places where they encountered God or experienced His promises (e.g., <a href="/genesis/28-18.htm">Genesis 28:18</a>, where Jacob sets up a stone after his dream at Bethel). The use of a stone here may symbolize a tangible reminder of God's faithfulness and the agreements made between Jacob and Laban.<p><b>and set it up as a pillar</b><br>Setting up a stone as a pillar was a common practice in the ancient Near East for establishing a witness or testimony to an agreement or event. This act by Jacob is reminiscent of other biblical instances where pillars were erected as a sign of covenant or divine encounter (e.g., <a href="/genesis/35-14.htm">Genesis 35:14</a>, where Jacob sets up a pillar at Bethel). Pillars served as lasting memorials, visible to all who passed by, and were often associated with worship or significant spiritual experiences. In this context, the pillar represents the peace treaty between Jacob and Laban, serving as a witness to their agreement and a reminder of God's presence and protection over Jacob's journey.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The grandson of Abraham, son of Isaac, and brother of Esau. Jacob is a central figure in Genesis, known for his journey from deception to becoming the father of the twelve tribes of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/laban.htm">Laban</a></b><br>Jacob's uncle and father-in-law, with whom Jacob had a complex relationship involving family, labor, and wealth.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mizpah.htm">Mizpah</a></b><br>The place where Jacob and Laban made a covenant. It is significant as a location of witness and agreement between the two parties.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/pillar.htm">Pillar</a></b><br>A stone set up by Jacob as a physical marker of the covenant between him and Laban. In Hebrew, the word for pillar is (matzevah), often used to denote a memorial or witness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a></b><br>The agreement made between Jacob and Laban, marked by the setting up of the stone pillar, symbolizing peace and mutual respect.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_memorials.htm">The Importance of Memorials</a></b><br>Just as Jacob set up a stone to mark a significant event, we should establish reminders of God's faithfulness in our lives. These can be physical objects, journal entries, or other markers that help us remember God's work.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationships.htm">Covenant Relationships</a></b><br>The covenant between Jacob and Laban highlights the importance of clear agreements and boundaries in relationships. In our lives, we should strive for transparency and mutual respect in our commitments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/witness_to_god's_faithfulness.htm">Witness to God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>The stone pillar serves as a witness to the agreement and God's presence in the situation. We are called to be witnesses to God's faithfulness in our lives, sharing testimonies of His work with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/resolving_conflicts.htm">Resolving Conflicts</a></b><br>Jacob and Laban's covenant was a resolution to their ongoing conflict. This teaches us the value of seeking peace and reconciliation in our relationships, following biblical principles of conflict resolution.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 31</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_laban_pursuit_in_genesis_33.htm">Why is there no mention of repercussions or pursuit from Laban, despite prior tensions, when Jacob meets Esau in Genesis 33?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_mizpah's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What is Mizpah's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jacob_bargain_with_god.htm">Why does Jacob appear to “bargain” with God, seemingly contradicting other passages that discourage testing God (Genesis 28:20–22)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_genesis_31_45-49_fit_ancient_rituals.htm">In Genesis 31:45-49, what evidence confirms or challenges the historical reliability of the Mizpah covenant, and does its ritual element fit known ancient Near Eastern practices?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 45.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Jacob took a stone, and set it up</span> <span class="accented">for<span class="cmt_word"></span> a pillar</span> - or <span class="accented">Matzebah</span>, <span class="accented">as a</span> memorial or witness of the covenant about to be formed (ver. 52); a different transaction from the piling of the stone-heap next referred to (cf. <a href="/genesis/28-18.htm">Genesis 28:18</a>; <a href="/joshua/24-27.htm">Joshua 24:27</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/31-45.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So Jacob</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">picked out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקַּ֥ח</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a stone</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֑בֶן</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stone</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and set it up</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְרִימֶ֖הָ</span> <span class="translit">(way·rî·me·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7311.htm">Strong's 7311: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be high actively, to rise, raise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as a pillar,</span><br /><span class="heb">מַצֵּבָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(maṣ·ṣê·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4676.htm">Strong's 4676: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something stationed, a column, an idol</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/31-45.htm">Genesis 31:45 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/31-45.htm">Genesis 31:45 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/31-45.htm">Genesis 31:45 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/31-45.htm">Genesis 31:45 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/31-45.htm">Genesis 31:45 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/31-45.htm">Genesis 31:45 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/31-45.htm">Genesis 31:45 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/31-45.htm">Genesis 31:45 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/31-45.htm">Genesis 31:45 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/31-45.htm">Genesis 31:45 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/31-45.htm">OT Law: Genesis 31:45 Jacob took a stone and set it (Gen. 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