Genesis 31:44–54

⁴⁴Come now, let’s make a covenant, you and I.^f Let it be a witness between the two of us.”

⁴⁵So Jacob picked out a stone and set it up as a marker.^{g 46}Then Jacob said to his relatives, “Gather stones.” And they took stones and made a mound, then ate there by the mound. ⁴⁷Laban named the mound Jegar-sahadutha, but Jacob named it Galeed.^B

⁴⁸Then Laban said, “This mound is a witness between you and me today.” Therefore the place was called Galeed ⁴⁹and also Mizpah,^Ch for he said, “May the Lord watch between you and me when we are out of each other’s sight. ⁵⁰If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, though no one is with us, understand that God will be a witness between you and me.”^{i 51}Laban also said to Jacob, “Look at this mound and the marker I have set up between you and me. ⁵²This mound is a witness and the marker is a witness that I will not pass beyond this mound to you, and you will not pass beyond this mound and this marker to do me harm. ⁵³The God of Abraham, and the gods^j of Nahor—the gods of their father^D—will judge between us.” And Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac. ⁵⁴Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. So they ate a meal and spent the night on the mountain.