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Genesis 31:44

Covenant and promisesPeace

42 If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.”

43 But Laban answered Jacob, “These daughters are my daughters, these sons are my sons, and these flocks are my flocks! Everything you see is mine! Yet what can I do today about these daughters of mine or the children they have borne?

Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between you and me.”

45 So Jacob picked out a stone and set it up as a pillar,

46 and he said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So they took stones and made a mound, and there by the mound they ate.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between you and me.”
KJV
Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.
WEB
Now come, let’s make a covenant, you and I. Let it be for a witness between me and you.”
ASV
And now come, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.
DARBY
And now, come, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be a witness between me and thee.
BLB
And now, come, let us cut a covenant, I and you; and let it be a witness between me and between you.”
ÅB
Så kom nå og la oss gjøre en pakt, jeg og du, og den skal være et vitne mellom meg og deg.
OTB
Kom nå, la oss inngå en pakt, du og jeg, og la den tjene som et vitne mellom oss.»
B1930
Så kom nu og la oss gjøre en pakt, jeg og du, og den skal være et vidne mellem mig og dig.

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Cross references

  • Joshua 24:25–27

    On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he established for them a statute and ordinance.

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  • 1 Samuel 20:14–17

    And as long as I live, treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion, that I may not die,

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  • Genesis 15:18

    On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—

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  • Joshua 22:27

    Rather, let it be a witness between us and you and the generations to come, that we will worship the LORD in His presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants cannot say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD!’

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  • Deuteronomy 31:19

    Now therefore, write down for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites; have them recite it, so that it may be a witness for Me against them.

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  • Genesis 31:48

    Then Laban declared, “This mound is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore the place was called Galeed.

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  • Genesis 26:28–31

    “We can plainly see that the LORD has been with you,” they replied. “We recommend that there should now be an oath between us and you. Let us make a covenant with you

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  • Deuteronomy 31:26

    “Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, so that it may remain there as a witness against you.

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