Genesis 31:44
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between you and me.””
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“Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between you and me.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And now come, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and now, come, let us make a covenant, I and thou, and it hath been for a witness between me and thee.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 31:44 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 15:18On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
- Genesis 21:22At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do.
- Genesis 26:28“We can plainly see that the LORD has been with you,” they replied. “We recommend that there should now be an oath between us and you. Let us make a covenant with you
- Genesis 31:48Then Laban declared, “This mound is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore the place was called Galeed.
- Genesis 31:52This mound is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not go past this mound to harm you, and you will not go past this mound and pillar to harm me.
- Deuteronomy 31:19Now therefore, write down for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites; have them recite it, so that it may be a witness for Me against them.
- Deuteronomy 31:21And when many troubles and afflictions have come upon them, this song will testify against them, because it will not be forgotten from the lips of their descendants. For I know their inclination, even before I bring them into the land that I swore to give them.”
- Deuteronomy 31:26“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.
- Joshua 22:27Rather, let it be a witness between us and you and the generations to come, that we will worship the LORD in His presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants cannot say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD!’
- Joshua 24:25On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he established for them a statute and ordinance.
- 1 Samuel 20:14And as long as I live, treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion, that I may not die,
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