Genesis 31:49-51
Legacy Standard Bible
49 and [a](A)Mizpah, for he said, “May Yahweh watch between [b]you and me when we are [c]absent one from the other. 50 If you afflict my daughters, or if you take wives besides my daughters, although no man is with us, see, (B)God is witness between [d]you and me.” 51 And Laban said to Jacob, “Behold this heap and behold the pillar which I have set between [e]you and me.
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- Genesis 31:49 Lit the watchtower
- Genesis 31:49 Lit me and you
- Genesis 31:49 Lit hidden
- Genesis 31:50 Lit me and you
- Genesis 31:51 Lit me and you
Genesis 31:49-51
New International Version
49 It was also called Mizpah,[a](A) because he said, “May the Lord keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other. 50 If you mistreat(B) my daughters or if you take any wives besides my daughters, even though no one is with us, remember that God is a witness(C) between you and me.”(D)
51 Laban also said to Jacob, “Here is this heap,(E) and here is this pillar(F) I have set up between you and me.
Footnotes
- Genesis 31:49 Mizpah means watchtower.
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