47 Now Laban (A)called it [a]Jegar-sahadutha, but Jacob called it [b]Galeed. 48 Laban said, “(B)This heap is a witness between [c]you and me this day.” Therefore it was named Galeed, 49 and [d](C)Mizpah, for he said, “May the Lord keep watch between [e]you and me when we are [f]absent one from the other.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 31:47 I.e., the heap of witness, in Aram
  2. Genesis 31:47 I.e., the heap of witness, in Heb
  3. Genesis 31:48 Lit me and you
  4. Genesis 31:49 Lit the Mizpah; i.e., the watchtower
  5. Genesis 31:49 Lit me and you
  6. Genesis 31:49 Lit hidden

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