Genesis 31:49 Parallel Translations

and also Mizpah Watchtower, because he said, "May the LORD watch between you and me when we're unable to see each other.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, 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.

BBE:

And Mizpah, for he said, May the Lord keep watch on us when we are unable to see one another's doings.

DBY:

and Mizpah; for he said, Let Jehovah watch between me and thee, when we shall be hidden one from another:

ERV:

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

JPS:

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

WBS:

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, "Yahweh watch between me and you, 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;

Genesis 31:49 Cross References

XREF:

Judges 11:29 Now the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, so that he passed through Gilead and Manasseh; then he passed through Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he went on to the sons of Ammon.

1 Samuel 7:5 Then Samuel said, "Gather all Israel to Mizpah and I will pray to the LORD for you."

1 Samuel 7:6 They gathered to Mizpah, 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 sons of Israel at Mizpah. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

31:49 And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD {l} watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
(l) To punish the trespasser.

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:

Absent Another's Doings Hidden Mizpah Pillar Unable Watch

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