47 Laban called it [a]Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called it [b]Galeed. 48 And Laban said, (A)“This heap is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore its name was called Galeed, 49 also (B)Mizpah,[c] because he said, “May the Lord watch between you and me when we are absent one from another.

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  1. Genesis 31:47 Lit., in Aram., Heap of Witness
  2. Genesis 31:47 Lit., in Heb., Heap of Witness
  3. Genesis 31:49 Lit. Watch

47 Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.[a](A)

48 Laban said, “This heap(B) is a witness between you and me today.”(C) That is why it was called Galeed. 49 It was also called Mizpah,[b](D) because he said, “May the Lord keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other.

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  1. Genesis 31:47 The Aramaic Jegar Sahadutha and the Hebrew Galeed both mean witness heap.
  2. Genesis 31:49 Mizpah means watchtower.