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Genesis 31:44-54

44AndnowH6258come,letusmakeנִכְרְתָ֥הnikh.re.TahH3772acovenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285,Iandthou;andletitbeH1961forawitnessלְעֵ֖דle.'EdH5707betweenmeandthee.

45AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290tookH3947astoneאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68,andsetitupforapillarמַצֵּבָֽה׃ma.tze.VahH4676.

46AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֤בya.'a.KoH3290saidH559untohisbrethren,Gatherלִקְט֣וּlik.TuH3950stonesH68;andtheytookH3947stonesH68,andmadeH6213aheapגָ֑לGalH1530:andtheydideatH398therebytheheapהַגָּֽל׃ha.GalH1530.

47AndLabanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121itJegar-saha-dutha:butJacobוְיַֽעֲקֹ֔בve.ya.'a.KoH3290calledקָ֥רָאKa.ra'H7121itGaleedגַּלְעֵֽד׃gal.'EdH1567.

48AndLabanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837saidH559,Thisheapהַגַּ֨לha.GalH1530iswitnessעֵ֛ד'edH5707betweenmeandtheethisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117.ThereforeH3651wasthenameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034ofitcalledקָרָֽא־ka.ra'-H7121Galeedגַּלְעֵֽד׃gal.'EdH1567:

49andMizpahוְהַמִּצְפָּה֙ve.ha.mitz.PahH4709,forhesaidH559,Jehovahwatchיִ֥צֶףYi.tzefH6822betweenmeandthee,whenweareabsentoneH376fromanother.

50Ifthou shaltafflictH6031mydaughtersבְּנֹתַ֗יbe.no.TaiH1323,andifthou shalttakeתִּקַּ֤חti.KachH3947wivesH802besidesmydaughtersבְּנֹתַ֔יbe.no.TaiH1323,nomanH376iswithus;seeרְאֵ֕הre.'EhH7200,Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430iswitnessעֵ֖ד'edH5707betwixtmeandthee.

51AndLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837saidH559toJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֑בle.ya.'a.KoH3290,Beholdthisheapהַגַּ֣לha.GalH1530,andbeholdthepillarהַמַצֵּבָ֔הha.ma.tze.VahH4676,whichIhavesetbetwixtmeandthee.

52Thisheapהַגַּ֣לha.GalH1530bewitnessעֵ֚ד'edH5707,andthepillarהַמַּצֵּבָ֑הha.ma.tze.VahH4676bewitnessH5707,thatIwillnotpassאֶֽעֱבֹ֤ר'e.'e.VorH5674overthisheapהַגַּ֣לha.GalH1530tothee,andthatthou shaltnotpassתַעֲבֹ֨רta.'a.VorH5674overthisheapהַגַּ֥לha.GalH1530andthispillarהַמַּצֵּבָ֥הha.ma.tze.VahH4676untome,forharmלְרָעָֽה׃le.ra.'AhH7451.

53TheGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85,andtheGodוֵֽאלֹהֵ֤יve.lo.HeiH430ofNahorנָחוֹר֙na.chOrH5152,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1,judgeיִשְׁפְּט֣וּyish.pe.TuH8199betwixtus.AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290swarebytheFearבְּפַ֖חַדbe.Fa.chadH6343ofhisfatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327.

54AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290offeredH2076asacrificeזֶ֙בַח֙ze.vachH2077inthemountainH2022,andcalledH7121hisbrethrentoeatH398breadH3899:andtheydideatH398breadH3899,andtarriedallnightinthemountainH2022.

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