⁴⁵So Jacob took a stone. He set it up as a pillar. ⁴⁶He said to his relatives, “Get some stones.” So they took stones and put them in a pile. And they ate there by it.

⁴⁷Laban named the pile of stones Jegar Sahadutha. Jacob named it Galeed.

⁴⁸Laban said, “This pile of stones is a witness between you and me today.” That’s why it was named Galeed. ⁴⁹It 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. ⁵⁰Don’t treat my daughters badly. Don’t get married to any women besides my daughters. There isn’t anyone here to see what we’re doing. But remember that God is a witness between you and me.”

⁵¹Laban also said to Jacob, “Here is this pile of stones. And here is this pillar. I’ve set them up between you and me. ⁵²This pile is a witness. And this pillar is a witness. They give witness that I won’t go past this pile to harm you. And they give witness that you won’t go past this pile and pillar to harm me.

⁵³“The God of Abraham and Nahor is also the God of their father. May their God decide which of us is right.”

So Jacob took an oath in the name of the God his father Isaac worshiped. ⁵⁴He offered a sacrifice there in the hill country. And he invited his relatives to a meal. After they had eaten, they spent the night there.

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