New American Standard Bible 1995
Genesis 31:44-54
44So nowH6258 comeH1980, let us 1makeH3772 a covenantH1285, 2you and I, and 3let it be a witnessH5707 betweenH996 4you and me.”
45Then JacobH3290 tookH3947 5a stoneH68 and setH7311 it up as a pillarH4676.
46JacobH3290 saidH559 to his 6kinsmenH251, “GatherH3950 stonesH68.” So they tookH3947 stonesH68 and madeH6213 a heapH1530, and they ateH398 thereH8033 by the heapH1530.
47Now LabanH3837 7calledH7121 it 8Jegar-sahaduthaH3026, but JacobH3290 calledH7121 it 9GaleedH1567.
48LabanH3837 saidH559, “10ThisH2088 heapH1530 is a witnessH5707 betweenH996 11you and me this dayH3117.” ThereforeH5921H3651 it was namedH7121H8034 GaleedH1567,
49and 1213MizpahH4709, for he saidH559, “May the LordH3068 watchH6822 betweenH996 14you and me whenH3588 we are 15absentH5641 oneH376 from the otherH7453.
50IfH518 you mistreatH6031 my daughtersH1323, or ifH518 you takeH3947 wivesH802 besidesH5921 my daughtersH1323, although noH369 manH376 is with us, seeH7200, 16GodH430 is witnessH5707 betweenH996 17you and me.”
51LabanH3837 saidH559 to JacobH3290, “BeholdH2009 thisH2088 heapH1530 and beholdH2009 the pillarH4676 whichH834 I have setH3384 betweenH996 18you and me.
52ThisH2088 heapH1530 is a witnessH5707, and the pillarH4676 is a witnessH5713, that I will not passH5674 by thisH2088 heapH1530 to you for harm, and you will not passH5674 by thisH2088 heapH1530 and thisH2088 pillarH4676 to me, for harmH7463.
5319The GodH430 of AbrahamH85 and the GodH430 of NahorH5152, the GodH430 of their fatherH1, 20judgeH8199 betweenH996 us.” So JacobH3290 sworeH7650 by 21the fearH6343 of his fatherH1 IsaacH3327.
54Then JacobH3290 22offeredH2076 a sacrificeH2077 on the mountainH2022, and calledH7121 his 23kinsmenH251 to 24the mealH398H3899; and they ateH398 25the mealH3899 and spentH3885 the nightH3885 on the mountainH2022.
Notes
- 1. Genesis 31:44 Gen 21:27, 32; 26:28 ↩
- 2. Genesis 31:44 Lit I and you ↩
- 3. Genesis 31:44 Josh 24:27 ↩
- 4. Genesis 31:44 Lit me and you ↩
- 5. Genesis 31:45 Gen 28:18; Josh 24:26, 27 ↩
- 6. Genesis 31:46 Lit brothers ↩
- 7. Genesis 31:47 Josh 22:34 ↩
- 8. Genesis 31:47 I.e. the heap of witness, in Aram ↩
- 9. Genesis 31:47 I.e. the heap of witness, in Heb ↩
- 10. Genesis 31:48 Josh 24:27 ↩
- 11. Genesis 31:48 Lit me and you ↩
- 12. Genesis 31:49 Lit the Mizpah; i.e. the watchtower ↩
- 13. Genesis 31:49 Judg 11:29; 1 Sam 7:5, 6 ↩
- 14. Genesis 31:49 Lit me and you ↩
- 15. Genesis 31:49 Lit hidden ↩
- 16. Genesis 31:50 Jer 29:23; 42:5 ↩
- 17. Genesis 31:50 Lit me and you ↩
- 18. Genesis 31:51 Lit me and you ↩
- 19. Genesis 31:53 Gen 28:13 ↩
- 20. Genesis 31:53 Gen 16:5 ↩
- 21. Genesis 31:53 Gen 31:42 ↩
- 22. Genesis 31:54 Ex 18:12 ↩
- 23. Genesis 31:54 Lit brothers ↩
- 24. Genesis 31:54 Lit eat bread ↩
- 25. Genesis 31:54 Lit bread ↩
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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