49 and also Mizpah,[a](A) for he said, “May the Lord watch between you and me when we are out of each other’s sight.

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  1. Genesis 31:49 = Watchtower

49 It was also called Mizpah,[a](A) 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 31:49 Mizpah means watchtower.

53 The God of Abraham, and the gods(A) of Nahor—the gods of their father[a]—will judge between us.” And Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

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  1. Genesis 31:53 Two Hb mss, LXX omit the gods of their father

53 May the God of Abraham(A) and the God of Nahor,(B) the God of their father, judge between us.”(C)

So Jacob took an oath(D) in the name of the Fear of his father Isaac.(E)

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