Genesis 31:44 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Now, let's make an agreement and let it stand as a witness between you and me."(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.

ASV:

And now come, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.

BBE:

Come, let us make an agreement, you and I; and let it be for a witness between us.

DBY:

And now, come, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be a witness between me and thee.

ERV:

And now come, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.

JPS:

And now come, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.'

WBS:

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 us make a covenant, you and I; and let it be for a witness between me and you."

YLT:

and now, come, let us make a covenant, I and thou, and it hath been for a witness between me and thee.'

Genesis 31:44 Cross References

XREF:

Genesis 21:27 Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant.

Genesis 21:32 So they made a covenant at Beersheba; and Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, arose and returned to the land of the Philistines.

Genesis 26:28 They said, "We see plainly that the LORD has been with you; so we said, 'Let there now be an oath between us, even between you and us, and let us make a covenant with you,

Joshua 24:27 Joshua said to all the people, "Behold, this stone shall be for a witness against us, for it has heard all the words of the LORD which He spoke to us; thus it shall be for a witness against you, so that you do not deny your God." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

31:44 Now therefore {i} come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.
(i) His conscience reproved him for his misbehaviour toward Jacob, and therefore moved him to seek peace.

WES:

31:44 Let us make a covenant - It was made and ratified with great solemnity, according to the usages of those times. A pillar was erected, and a heap of stones raised, to perpetuate the memory of the thing, writing being then not known. A sacrifice was offered, a sacrifice of peace - offerings. They did eat bread together, jointly partaking of the feast upon the sacrifice. This was in token of a hearty reconciliation. Covenants of friendship were anciently ratified by the parties eating and drinking together. They solemnity appealed to God concerning their sincerity herein; As a witness, Ge 31:49. The Lord watch between me and thee - That is, the Lord take cognizance of every thing that shall be done on either side in violation of this league. As a judge, The God of Abraham, from whom Jacob was descended, and The God of Nahor, from whom Laban was descended, the God of their father, the common ancestor from whom they were both descended, judge betwixt us. God's relation to them is thus expressed, to intimate that they worshipped one and the same God, upon which consideration there ought to be no enmity betwixt them. Those that have one God should have one heart: God is judge between contending parties, and he will judge righteously, whoever doth wrong it is at their peril. They gave a new name to the place, Ge 31:47,48. Laban called it in Syriac, and Jacob in Hebrew, The heap of witness. And Ge 31:49, it was called Mizpah, a watch - tower. Posterity being included in the league, care was taken that thus the memory of it should be preserved. The name Jacob gave this heap stuck by it, Galeed, not the name Laban gave it.

MHC:

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 with God puts true comfort into our peace with our friends. They did eat bread together, partaking of the feast upon the sacrifice. In ancient times covenants of friendship were ratified by the parties eating and drinking together. God is judge between contending parties, and he will judge righteously; whoever do wrong, it is at their peril. They gave a new name to the place, The heap of witness. After this angry parley, they part friends. God is often better to us than our fears, and overrules the spirits of men in our favour, beyond what we could have expected; for it is not in vain to trust in him.

CONC:

Agreement Covenant Serve Witness

Agreement Covenant Let's Serve Witness

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