Genesis 31:44-49
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 31
44So now come, let’s make a covenant, you and I, and it shall be a witness between you and me.' 45Then Jacob took a stone and set it up as a memorial stone. 46Jacob said to his relatives, 'Gather stones.' So they took stones and made a heap, and they ate there by the heap. 47Now Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed. 48Laban said, 'This heap is a witness between you and me this day.' Therefore it was named Galeed, 49and Mizpah, for he said, 'May the Lord keep watch between you and me when we are absent one from the other.King James Version
Chapter 31
44Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee. 45And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. 46And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap. 47And Laban called it Jegarsahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed. 48And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed; 49And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 31
44Come now, let's make a covenant, you and I. Let it be a witness between the two of us."New Living Translation
Chapter 31
44So come, let’s make a covenant, you and I, and it will be a witness to our commitment.'
45So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a monument.
46Then he told his family members, 'Gather some stones.' So they gathered stones and piled them in a heap. Then Jacob and Laban sat down beside the pile of stones to eat a covenant meal.
47To commemorate the event, Laban called the place Jegar-sahadutha (which means 'witness pile' in Aramaic), and Jacob called it Galeed (which means 'witness pile' in Hebrew).
48Then Laban declared, 'This pile of stones will stand as a witness to remind us of the covenant we have made today.' This explains why it was called Galeed — 'Witness Pile.'
49But it was also called Mizpah (which means 'watchtower'), for Laban said, 'May the Lord keep watch between us to make sure that we keep this covenant when we are out of each other’s sight.
English Standard Version
Chapter 31
44Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I. And let it be a witness between you and me.” 45So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar. 46And Jacob said to his kinsmen, “Gather stones.” And they took stones and made a heap, and they ate there by the heap. 47Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed. 48Laban said, “This heap is a witness between you and me today.” Therefore he named it Galeed, 49and Mizpah, for he said, “The LORD watch between you and me, when we are out of one another’s sight.New International Version
New King James Version
45So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar.
46Then Jacob said to his brethren, “Gather stones.” And they took stones and made a heap, and they ate there on the heap.
47Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.
48And Laban said, “This heap is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore its name was called Galeed,
49also Mizpah, because he said, “May the Lord watch between you and me when we are absent one from another.