Genesis 31:49
“And Mizpah: for he said, The LORD watch betweene me and thee when we are absent one from another.”
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Genesis 31:49 Context
47And Laban called it Iegar-Sahadutha: but Iacob called it Galeed. 48And Laban said, This heape is a witnesse betweene mee and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed, 49And Mizpah: for he said, The LORD watch betweene me and thee when we are absent one from another. 50If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wiues beside my daughters, no man is with vs; See, God is witnesse betwixt mee and thee. 51And Laban said to Iacob, Behold this heape, and behold this pillar, which I haue cast betwixt me and thee.
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And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
- King James Version
and Mizpah, for he said, "May the LORD watch between you and me when we are absent one from the other.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
and Mizpah, for he said, Jehovah watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And Mizpah, for he said, May the Lord keep watch on us when we are unable to see one another's doings.
- Basic English Bible
-- and Mizpah; for he said, Let Jehovah watch between me and thee, when we shall be hidden one from another:
- Darby Bible
And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
- Webster's Bible
and Mizpah, for he said, "Yahweh watch between me and you, when we are absent one from another.
- World English Bible
Mizpah also, for he said, `Jehovah doth watch between me and thee, for we are hidden one from another;
- Youngs Literal Bible
and Mizpah, for he said: 'The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible