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Genesis 31:44-46
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Genesis 31:44-46
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
44 [a]Come, now, let us make a covenant, you and I; and it will be a treaty between you and me.”
45 Then Jacob took a stone and set it up as a sacred pillar.(A) 46 Jacob said to his kinsmen, “Gather stones.” So they got stones and made a mound; and they ate there at the mound.
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- 31:44–54 The treaty is a typical covenant between two parties: Jacob was bound to treat his wives (Laban’s daughters) well, and Laban was bound not to cross Jacob’s boundaries with hostile intent.
Genesis 31:44-46
New International Version
Genesis 31:44-46
New International Version
44 Come now, let’s make a covenant,(A) you and I, and let it serve as a witness between us.”(B)
45 So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar.(C) 46 He said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So they took stones and piled them in a heap,(D) and they ate there by the heap.
Genesis 31:44-46
King James Version
Genesis 31:44-46
King James Version
44 Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.
45 And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.
46 And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
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