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Genesis 31:48-50
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48 Laban said, “This pile of stones is a witness of our agreement[a] today.” That is why it was called Galeed. 49 It was also called Mizpah[b] because he said, “May the Lord watch[c] between us[d] when we are out of sight of one another.[e] 50 If you mistreat my daughters or if you take wives besides my daughters, although no one else is with us, realize[f] that God is witness to your actions.”[g]

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  1. Genesis 31:48 tn Heb “a witness between me and you.”
  2. Genesis 31:49 tn Heb “and Mizpah.”
  3. Genesis 31:49 sn The name Mizpah (מִצְפָּה, mitspah), which means “watchpost,” sounds like the verb translated “may he watch” (יִצֶף, yitsef). Neither Laban nor Jacob felt safe with each other, and so they agreed to go their separate ways, trusting the Lord to keep watch at the border. Jacob did not need this treaty, but Laban, perhaps because he had lost his household gods, felt he did.
  4. Genesis 31:49 tn Heb “between me and you.”
  5. Genesis 31:49 tn Heb “for we will be hidden, each man from his neighbor.”
  6. Genesis 31:50 tn Heb “see.”
  7. Genesis 31:50 tn Heb “between me and you.”
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