Genesis 31:49

Jacob’s Covenant with Laban

48Then Laban declared, “This mound is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore the place was called Galeed. 49It was also called Mizpah, because Laban said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are absent from each other.50If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, although no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”

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Berean Standard Bible
It was also called Mizpah, because Laban said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are absent from each other.
American Standard Version (1901)
and Mizpah, for he said, Jehovah watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
Bible in Basic English
And Mizpah, for he said, May the Lord keep watch on us when we are unable to see one another's doings.
Douay-Rheims 1899
The Lord behold and judge between us when we shall be gone one from the other.
Free Bible Version
It was also called Mizpah, for as Laban said, “May the Lord keep a close eye on both of us when we're not together.
Geneva Bible 1599
Also he called it Mizpah, because he said, The Lord looke betweene me and thee, when we shalbe departed one from another,
King James (Authorized) Version
And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
One Unity Resource Bible
and Mizpah, for he said, “Adonai watch between me and you, when we are absent one from another.
Translation for Translators
They also named the place Mizpah, which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘watchtower’, because Laban said, “We will ask Yahweh to watch you and me while we are separated from each other, so that we do not try to harm each other.
Unlocked Literal Bible
It is also called Mizpah, because Laban said, “May Yahweh watch between you and me, when we are out of sight one from another.
Noah Webster Bible
And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
World English Bible
and Mizpah, for he said, “Yahweh watch between me and you, when we are absent one from another.
Young's Literal Translation
Mizpah also, for he said, 'Jehovah doth watch between me and thee, for we are hidden one from another;