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Genesis 31:49
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KJ21
and Mizpah [that is, A beacon or watchtower]; 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.
AMP
and Mizpah (watchtower), for Laban said, “May the Lord watch between you and me when we are absent from one another.
AMPC
And [the pillar or monument was called] Mizpah [watchpost], for he [Laban] said, May the Lord watch between you and me when we are absent and hidden one from another.
BRG
And Mizpah; for he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
CSB
and also Mizpah, for he said, “May the Lord watch between you and me when we are out of each other’s sight.
CSBA
and also Mizpah, for he said, ‘May the Lord watch between you and me when we are out of each other’s sight.
CEB
He also named it Mizpah, because he said, “The Lord will observe both of us when we are separated from each other.
CJB
and also HaMitzpah [the watchtower], because he said, “May Adonai watch between me and you when we are apart from each other.
CEV
Laban also said, “This pile of rocks means that the Lord will watch us both while we are apart from each other.” So the place was also named Mizpah.
DARBY
—and Mizpah; for he said, Let Jehovah watch between me and thee, when we shall be hidden one from another:
DRA
The Lord behold and judge between us when we shall be gone one from the other.
ERV
Then Laban said, “Let the Lord watch over us while we are separated from each other.” So that place was also named Mizpah.
EASY
The place was also called Mizpah. That was because Laban said, ‘May the Lord watch you and me when we are away from each other.
EHV
and Mizpah, for he also said, “May the Lord watch between me and you, when we are absent one from another.
ESV
and Mizpah, for he said, “The Lord watch between you and me, when we are out of one another's sight.
ESVUK
and Mizpah, for he said, “The Lord watch between you and me, when we are out of one another's sight.
EXB
It was also called Mizpah [C sounds like “watch” in Hebrew], because Laban said, “Let the Lord watch over us while we are ·separated [absent] from each other.
GNV
Also he called it Mizpah, because he said, The Lord look between me and he, when we shall be departed one from another.
GW
and also Mizpah [Watchtower], because he said, “May the Lord watch between you and me when we’re unable to see each other.
GNT
Laban also said, “May the Lord keep an eye on us while we are separated from each other.” So the place was also named Mizpah.
HCSB
and also Mizpah, for he said, “May the Lord watch between you and me when we are out of each other’s sight.
ICB
It was also called Mizpah. This was because Laban said, “Let the Lord watch over us while we are separated from each other.
ISV
It was also called Mizpah, because Laban said, “May the Lord watch between you and me, when we are estranged from each other.
JUB
and Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee when we are absent one from another.
KJV
And Mizpah; for he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
AKJV
and Mizpah; for he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
LSB
and Mizpah, for he said, “May Yahweh watch between you and me when we are absent one from the other.
LEB
and Mizpah, because he said, “Yahweh watch between me and you when we are out of sight of each other.
TLB
So it was also called “The Watchtower” (Mizpah). For Laban said, “May the Lord see to it that we keep this bargain when we are out of each other’s sight.
MSG
Laban said, “This monument of stones will be a witness, beginning now, between you and me.” (That’s why it is called Galeed—Witness Monument.) It is also called Mizpah (Watchtower) because Laban said, “God keep watch between you and me when we are out of each other’s sight. If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives when there’s no one around to see you, God will see you and stand witness between us.”
MEV
and Mizpah, for he said, “May the Lord watch between you and me, when we are apart from one another.
NOG
and also Mizpah [Watchtower], because he said, “May Yahweh watch between you and me when we’re unable to see each other.
NABRE
and also Mizpah, for he said: “May the Lord keep watch between you and me when we are out of each other’s sight.
NASB
and Mizpah, for he said, “May the Lord keep watch between you and me when we are absent one from the other.
NASB1995
and Mizpah, for he said, “May the Lord watch between you and me when we are absent one from the other.
NCB
and also Mizpah, because he said, “May the Lord keep watch between me and you when we will no longer see each other.
NCV
It was also called Mizpah, because Laban said, “Let the Lord watch over us while we are separated from each other.
NET
It was also called Mizpah because he said, “May the Lord watch between us when we are out of sight of one another.
NIRV
It was also called Mizpah. That’s because Laban said, “May the Lord keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other.
NIV
It was also called Mizpah, because he said, “May the Lord keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other.
NIVUK
It was also called Mizpah, because he said, ‘May the Lord keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other.
NKJV
also Mizpah, because he said, “May the Lord watch between you and me when we are absent one from another.
NLV
They were given the name of Mizpah also. For Laban said, “May the Lord watch between you and me when we are apart from each other.
NLT
But 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.
NRSVA
and the pillar Mizpah, for he said, ‘The Lord watch between you and me, when we are absent one from the other.
NRSVACE
and the pillar Mizpah, for he said, ‘The Lord watch between you and me, when we are absent one from the other.
NRSVCE
and the pillar Mizpah, for he said, “The Lord watch between you and me, when we are absent one from the other.
NRSVUE
and the pillar Mizpah, for he said, “The Lord watch between you and me, when we are absent one from the other.
OJB
And Mitzpah (Watch); for he said, Hashem watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
RGT
He also called it Mizpah, because he said, “The LORD keep watch between me and him, when we shall be departed one from another.
RSV
and the pillar Mizpah, for he said, “The Lord watch between you and me, when we are absent one from the other.
RSVCE
and the pillar Mizpah, for he said, “The Lord watch between you and me, when we are absent one from the other.
TLV
or Mizpah, for he said, “Let Adonai keep watch between you and me when we are out of one another’s sight.
VOICE
The pillar was called Mizpah, which means “watch post.” Laban: May the Eternal One watch us when we are away from one another.
WEB
and Mizpah, for he said, “Yahweh watch between me and you, when we are absent one from another.
WYC
And Laban added, The Lord behold, and deem betwixt us, when we shall go away from you;
YLT
Mizpah also, for he said, `Jehovah doth watch between me and thee, for we are hidden one from another;
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