Genesis 31:49 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Mizpah; for he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.”
Genesis 31:49 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 31:49 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 31:49 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“and Mizpah, for he said, “Yahweh watch between me and you, when we are absent one from another.”
Genesis 31:49 — World English Bible
Genesis 31:49 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and Mizpah, for he said, Jehovah watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another. ”
Genesis 31:49 — American Standard Version
Genesis 31:49 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Mizpah also, for he said, `Jehovah doth watch between me and thee, for we are hidden one from another;”
Genesis 31:49 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 31:49 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“— and Mizpah; for he said, Let Jehovah watch between me and thee, when we shall be hidden one from another: ”
Genesis 31:49 — Darby Translation
Genesis 31:49 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Also he called it Mizpah, because he said, The Lord looke betweene me and thee, when we shalbe departed one from another,”
Genesis 31:49 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 31:49 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“and Mizpah, for he said, "May the Lord watch between me and you when we are hidden each from his companion.”
Genesis 31:49 — The Living Sword
Genesis 31:49 in Context — Genesis 31
47 And Laban called it Jegar–sahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.
48 And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;
49 And Mizpah; for he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
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.
51 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee;
What Does Genesis 31:49 Mean?
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