28 They answered, “We saw clearly that the Lord was with you;(A) so we said, ‘There ought to be a sworn agreement between us’—between us and you. Let us make a treaty(B) with you

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28 And they said, We saw certainly that the Lord was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;

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28 But they said, “We have certainly seen that the Lord (A)is with you. So we said, ‘Let there now be an oath between us, between you and us; and let us make a [a]covenant with you,

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  1. Genesis 26:28 treaty

29 that you will do us no harm,(A) just as we did not harm you but always treated you well and sent you away peacefully. And now you are blessed by the Lord.”(B)

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29 That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the Lord.

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29 that you will do us no harm, since we have not touched you, and since we have done nothing to you but good and have sent you away in peace. (A)You are now the blessed of the Lord.’ ”

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50 If you mistreat(A) my daughters or if you take any wives besides my daughters, even though no one is with us, remember that God is a witness(B) between you and me.”(C)

51 Laban also said to Jacob, “Here is this heap,(D) and here is this pillar(E) I have set up between you and me. 52 This heap is a witness, and this pillar is a witness,(F) that I will not go past this heap to your side to harm you and that you will not go past this heap(G) and pillar to my side to harm me.(H)

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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:

52 This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.

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50 If you afflict my daughters, or if you take other wives besides my daughters, although no man is with us—see, God is witness between you and me!”

51 Then Laban said to Jacob, “Here is this heap and here is this pillar, which I have placed between you and me. 52 This heap is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not pass beyond this heap to you, and you will not pass beyond this heap and this pillar to me, for harm.

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