Genesis 31:49
And Mizpah; for he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
Genesis 31:49 in other translations
| 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. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | Mizpah also, for he said, ‘Jehovah doth watch between me and thee, for we are hidden one from another; |
| DARBY | — and Mizpah; for he said, Let Jehovah watch between me and thee, when we shall be hidden one from another: |
| BBE | And Mizpah, for he said, May the Lord keep watch on us when we are unable to see one another's doings. |
| Webster | And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another. |
What does Genesis 31:49 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 31:43-55
Laban could neither justify himself nor condemn Jacob, therefore desires to hear no more of that matter. He is not willing to own himself in fault, as he ought to have done. But he proposes a covenant of friendship between them, to which Jacob readily agrees. A heap of stones was raised, to keep up the memory of the event, writing being then not known or little used. A sacrifice of peace offerings was offered. Peace…
Genesis 31:49 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 31:49
- 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.
- 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.
- 1 Samuel 7:5-6
And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the Lord. And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the Lord, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the Lord. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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Context
- Genesis 31:48
And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;
- Genesis 31:49
And Mizpah; for he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
- Genesis 31:50
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.
Genesis 31:49 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Mizpa, por cuanto dijo: Atalaye Jehová entre mí y entre ti, cuando nos apartáremos el uno del otro. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et Mitspa, parce qu’il dit: Que l’ Éternel veille entre moi et toi, quand nous serons cachés l’un à l’autre. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und Mizpa, weil er sprach: Jehova sei Wächter zwischen mir und dir, wenn wir einer vor dem anderen verborgen sein werden! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Intueatur et judicet Dominus inter nos quando recesserimus a nobis, |