On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, ‘I give this land to your offspring, from the Brook of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates:
Genesis 31:44 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Come now, let’s make a covenant, you and I. Let it be a witness between the two of us.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So come now, let us make a covenant or league, you and I, and let it be for a witness between you and me. American Standard Version (1901) And now come, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee. Common English Bible Come, let’s make a treaty, you and me, and let something be our witness.” Catholic Public Domain Version Come, therefore, let us enter into a pact, so that it may be a testimony between me and you." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Come therefore, let us enter into a league: that it may be for a testimony between me and thee. |
On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, ‘I give this land to your offspring, from the Brook of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates:
Then Laban said, ‘This mound is a witness between you and me today.’ Therefore the place was called Galeed
This 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.
Therefore write down this song for yourselves and teach it to the Israelites; have them sing it, so that this song may be a witness for me against the Israelites.
And when many troubles and afflictions come to them, this song will testify against them, because their descendants will not have forgotten it. For I know what they are prone to do, even before I bring them into the land I swore to give them.’
‘Take this book of the law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God so that it may remain there as a witness against you.
Instead, it is to be a witness between us and you, and between the generations after us, so that we may carry out the worship of the Lord in his presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and fellowship offerings. Then in the future, your descendants will not be able to say to our descendants, “You have no share in the Lord! ”