Genesis 31:48
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then Laban declared, “This mound is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore the place was called Galeed.

Young's Literal Translation
And Laban saith, ‘This heap [is] witness between me and thee to-day;’ therefore hath he called its name Galeed;

King James Bible
And Laban said, This heap [is] a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;

Hebrew
Then Laban
לָבָ֔ן (lā·ḇān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3837: Laban -- father-in-law of Jacob

declared,
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“This
הַזֶּ֥ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

mound
הַגַּ֨ל (hag·gal)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1530: Something rolled, a heap of stone, dung, a spring of water

is a witness
עֵ֛ד (‘êḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5707: A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince

between you
בֵּינִ֥י (bê·nî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 996: An interval, space between

and me
וּבֵינְךָ֖ (ū·ḇê·nə·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 996: An interval, space between

this day.”
הַיּ֑וֹם (hay·yō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

Therefore
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the place was called
קָרָֽא־ (qā·rā-)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

Galeed,
גַּלְעֵֽד׃ (gal·‘êḏ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 1567: Galeed -- 'witness-pile', a memorial of stones East of the Jordan River

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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