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Genesis 31:44-54

44Now therefore comethouH3212, let usmakeנִכְרְתָ֥הnikh.re.TahH3772acovenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285, I and thou; and let it be for awitnessלְעֵ֖דle.'EdH5707between me and thee.

45AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947astoneאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68, and set itupוַיְרִימֶ֖הָvay.ri.Me.haH7311for apillarמַצֵּבָֽה׃ma.tze.VahH4676.

46AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֤בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisbrethrenלְאֶחָיו֙le.'e.ChavH251,Gatherלִקְט֣וּlik.TuH3950stonesאֲבָנִ֔ים'a.va.NimH68; and theytookוַיִּקְח֥וּvai.yik.ChuH3947stonesאֲבָנִ֖ים'a.va.NimH68, andmadeוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213anheapגָ֑לGalH1530: and theyateוַיֹּ֥אכְלוּvai.Yo.khe.luH398there upon theheapהַגָּֽל׃ha.GalH1530.

47AndLabanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121itJegarsahaduthaH3026: butJacobוְיַֽעֲקֹ֔בve.ya.'a.KoH3290calledקָ֥רָאKa.ra'H7121itGaleedגַּלְעֵֽד׃gal.'EdH1567.

48AndLabanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thisheapהַגַּ֨לha.GalH1530is awitnessעֵ֛ד'edH5707between me and thee thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117. Therefore was thenameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034of itcalledקָרָֽא־ka.ra'-H7121Galeedגַּלְעֵֽד׃gal.'EdH1567;

49AndMizpahוְהַמִּצְפָּה֙ve.ha.mitz.PahH4709;forאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hesaidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068watchיִ֥צֶףYi.tzefH6822between me and thee, when we areabsentנִסָּתֵ֖רni.sa.TerH5641oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376fromanotherמֵרֵעֵֽהוּ׃me.re.'E.huH7453.

50If thou shaltafflictתְּעַנֶּ֣הte.'a.NehH6031mydaughtersבְּנֹתַ֗יbe.no.TaiH1323, or if thou shalttakeתִּקַּ֤חti.KachH3947otherwivesנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802besidesעַל־'al-H5921mydaughtersבְּנֹתַ֔יbe.no.TaiH1323, nomanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376is with us;seeרְאֵ֕הre.'EhH7200,Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430iswitnessעֵ֖ד'edH5707between me and thee.

51AndLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֑בle.ya.'a.KoH3290, Behold thisheapהַגַּ֣לha.GalH1530, and behold thispillarהַמַצֵּבָ֔הha.ma.tze.VahH4676, which I havecastיָרִ֖יתִיya.Ri.tiH3384between me and thee;

52Thisheapהַגַּ֣לha.GalH1530bewitnessעֵ֚ד'edH5707, and thispillarהַמַּצֵּבָ֑הha.ma.tze.VahH4676bewitnessוְעֵדָ֖הve.'e.DahH5713, that I will not passoverאֶֽעֱבֹ֤ר'e.'e.VorH5674thisheapהַגַּ֣לha.GalH1530to thee, and that thou shalt not passoverתַעֲבֹ֨רta.'a.VorH5674thisheapהַגַּ֥לha.GalH1530and thispillarהַמַּצֵּבָ֥הha.ma.tze.VahH4676to me, forharmלְרָעָֽה׃le.ra.'AhH7451.

53TheGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85, and theGodוֵֽאלֹהֵ֤יve.lo.HeiH430ofNahorנָחוֹר֙na.chOrH5152, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1,judgeיִשְׁפְּט֣וּyish.pe.TuH8199between us. AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֣עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650by thefearבְּפַ֖חַדbe.Fa.chadH6343of hisfatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327.

54ThenJacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290offeredוַיִּזְבַּ֨חvai.yiz.BachH2076sacrificeזֶ֙בַח֙ze.vachH2077upon themountבָּהָ֔רba.HarH2022, andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hisbrethrenלְאֶחָ֖יוle.'e.ChavH251toeatלֶאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398breadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899: and theyateוַיֹּ֣אכְלוּvai.Yo.khe.luH398breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899, and tarried allnightוַיָּלִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Li.nuH3885in themountבָּהָֽר׃ba.HarH2022.

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