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Genesis 31:49

Mizpah
Covenant and promises

47 And Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.

48 And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;

And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.

50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee.

51 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee;

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BSB
It was also called Mizpah, because Laban said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are absent from each other.
KJV
And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
WEB
and Mizpah, for he said, “The LORD watch between me and you, when we are absent one from another.
ASV
and Mizpah, for he said, Jehovah watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
DARBY
and Mizpah; for he said, Let Jehovah watch between me and thee, when we shall be hidden one from another:
BLB
and Mizpah, because he said, “May YHWH watch between me and between you when we are hidden one from another.
ÅB
og tillike Mispa[^3], fordi han sa: Herren holde vakt mellom meg og deg, når vi kommer hverandre av syne;
OTB
Den ble også kalt Mispa, fordi han sa: «Må Herren våke over oss når vi er borte fra hverandre.
B1930
og tillike Mispa, fordi han sa: Herren holde vakt mellem mig og dig, når vi kommer hverandre av syne; / < d.e. et sted hvorfra en skuer vidt omkring.>

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  • Judges 11:29

    Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.

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  • Judges 10:17

    Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh.

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  • 1 Samuel 7:5–6

    And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.

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  • Judges 11:11

    Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh.

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  • 1 Kings 15:22

    Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

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  • Hosea 5:1

    Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

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