So on that day, the Lord made a promise and an agreement with Abram. The Lord said, “I will give this land to your descendants. I will give them the land between the River of Egypt [88] and the great river Euphrates.
Genesis 31:44 - Easy To Read Version So I am ready to make an agreement with you. We will set up a pile of stones to show that we have an agreement.” 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. |
So on that day, the Lord made a promise and an agreement with Abram. The Lord said, “I will give this land to your descendants. I will give them the land between the River of Egypt [88] and the great river Euphrates.
Laban said to Jacob, “This pile of rocks will help us both remember our agreement.” That is why Jacob called the place Galeed.
This pile of rocks and this one special rock both help us remember our agreement. I will never go past these rocks to fight against you. And you must never go on my side of these rocks to fight against me.
“So write down this song, and teach it to the people of Israel. Teach them to sing this song. Then this song will be a witness for me against the people of Israel.
Then many terrible things will happen to them. They will have many troubles. At that time, their people will still know this song, and it will show them how wrong they are. I have not yet taken them into the land I promised to give them. But I already know what they are planning to do there.”
“Take this Book of Teachings and put it by the side of the Box of the Agreement of the Lord your God. Then it will be a witness against you.
The real reason we wanted our altar was to show our people that we worship the same God as you. This altar will be the proof to you and to us and to all our future children that we worship the Lord. We give our sacrifices, grain offerings and fellowship offerings to the Lord. We wanted your children to grow up and know that we are also people of Israel like yourselves.