King James Version
Genesis 31:49 in the King James Version says “And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another. Mizpah: that is, A bea...” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 31 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another. Mizpah: that is, A beacon, or, watchtower”
Genesis 31:49 · KJV
And Laban called it Jegarsahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed. Jegarsahadutha: that is, The heap of witness, Chaldee Galeed: that is, The heap of witness, Heb.
And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;
And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another. Mizpah: that is, A beacon, or, watchtower
If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee.
And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee;
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“for”
H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“watch”
H6822properly, to lean forward, i.e., to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“between me and thee when we are absent”
H5641to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
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