47
Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.
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Verse 47. Testimony. Hebrew makes Laban give this etymology, Jegar-saha-dutha; while Galaad means the hill or the witness. The Syrian language had now begun to deviate some little from the Hebrew of Jacob.—Each, and so forth This is added by the Vulgate. Calmet.
“Jegar Sahadutha” means “Witness Heap” in Aramaic.
“Galeed” means “Witness Heap” in Hebrew.
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