Genesis 31:52
50 If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, although no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”
51 Laban also said to Jacob, “Here is the mound, and here is the pillar I have set up between you and me.
This mound is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not go past this mound to harm you, and you will not go past this mound and pillar to harm me.
53 May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
54 Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. And after they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain.
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
- This mound is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not go past this mound to harm you, and you will not go past this mound and pillar to harm me.
- KJV
- This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.
- WEB
- May this heap be a witness, and the pillar be a witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and that you will not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, for harm.
- ASV
- This heap be witness, and the pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.
- DARBY
- [let] this heap be witness, and the pillar a witness, that neither I pass this heap [to go] to thee, nor thou pass this heap and this pillar [to come] to me, for harm.
- BLB
- This heap [is] a witness, and the pillar [is] a witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and that you will not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, for evil.
- ÅB
- vitner skal de være, både røsen og minnesteinen, at ikke skal jeg dra til deg forbi denne røs, og at heller ikke skal du dra til meg forbi denne røs og denne minnestein med ondt i sinne.
- OTB
- Denne haugen er et vitne, og denne støtten er et vitne, at jeg ikke vil gå forbi denne haugen til din side for å skade deg, og at du ikke vil gå forbi denne haugen og støtten til min side for å skade meg.
- B1930
- vidner skal de være, både røsen og minnestenen, at ikke skal jeg dra til dig forbi denne røs, og at heller ikke skal du dra til mig forbi denne røs og denne minnesten med ondt i sinne.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 31:48
Then Laban declared, “This mound is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore the place was called Galeed.
Read in contextGenesis 31:44–45
Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between you and me.”
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