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Genesis 31:49-53
49It wasalso called Mizpahוְהַמִּצְפָּה֙ve.ha.mitz.PahH4709,becauseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Labansaidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, “May the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068keep watchיִ֥צֶףYi.tzefH6822between youבֵּינִ֣יbei.NiH996and meוּבֵינֶ֑ךָu.vei.Ne.khaH996whenכִּ֥יkiH3588we are absentנִסָּתֵ֖רni.sa.TerH5641from each otherאִ֥ישׁ מֵרֵעֵֽהוּ׃'ish me.re.'E.huH7453H376.
50Ifאִם־'im-H518you mistreatתְּעַנֶּ֣הte.'a.NehH6031אֶת־'et-H853my daughtersבְּנֹתַ֗יbe.no.TaiH1323orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518takeתִּקַּ֤חti.KachH3947otherעַל־ בְּנֹתַ֔י'al- be.no.TaiH5921H1323wivesנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802,although noאֵ֥ין'einH369oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376is with usעִמָּ֑נוּ'i.Ma.nuH5973,rememberרְאֵ֕הre.'EhH7200that Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430is awitnessעֵ֖ד'edH5707between you and meH996.”
51Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837also saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֑בle.ya.'a.KoH3290, “Here isהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009theהַזֶּ֗ה וְהִנֵּה֙ha.Zeh ve.hi.NehH2088H2009moundהַגַּ֣לha.GalH1530,and here is the pillarהַמַצֵּבָ֔הha.ma.tze.VahH4676אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have set upיָרִ֖יתִיya.Ri.tiH3384between you and meH996.
52Thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088moundהַגַּ֣לha.GalH1530is a witnessעֵ֚ד'edH5707,and this pillarהַמַּצֵּבָ֑הha.ma.tze.VahH4676is a witnessוְעֵדָ֖הve.'e.DahH5713,thatאִם־'im-H518Iאָ֗נִי'A.niH589will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808go pastאֶֽעֱבֹ֤ר'e.'e.VorH5674thisהַזֶּ֔ה וְאִם־ha.Zeh ve.'im-H2088H518moundהַגַּ֣לha.GalH1530to harm youאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙'e.Lei.khaH413אֶת־'et-H853,and youאַ֠תָּה'A.tahH859will notלֹא־lo'-H3808go pastתַעֲבֹ֨ר אֵלַ֜יta.'a.Vor 'e.LaiH5674H413אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853moundהַגַּ֥לha.GalH1530andהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063pillarהַמַּצֵּבָ֥הha.ma.tze.VahH4676to harm meלְרָעָֽה׃le.ra.'AhH7451.
53May the Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85and the Godוֵֽאלֹהֵ֤יve.lo.HeiH430of Nahorנָחוֹר֙na.chOrH5152,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1,judgeיִשְׁפְּט֣וּyish.pe.TuH8199between usבֵינֵ֔ינוּvei.Nei.nuH996.”So Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֣עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650by the Fearבְּפַ֖חַדbe.Fa.chadH6343of his fatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327.
Commentaries on Genesis 31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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