47 Laban named the mound Jegar-sahadutha, but Jacob named it Galeed.[a]

48 Then Laban said, “This mound is a witness between you and me today.” Therefore the place was called Galeed 49 and also Mizpah,[b](A) for he said, “May the Lord watch between you and me when we are out of each other’s sight.

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Footnotes

  1. 31:47 Jegar-sahadutha is Aramaic, and Galeed is Hb; both names = Mound of Witness
  2. 31:49 = Watchtower

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