Genesis 31:44

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Come, let us make an agreement, you and I; and let it be for a witness between us.

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  • Gen 15:18 : 18 In that day the Lord made an agreement with Abram, and said, To your seed have I given this land from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates:
  • Gen 21:22-32 : 22 Now at that time, Abimelech and Phicol, the captain of his army, said to Abraham, I see that God is with you in all you do. 23 Now, then, give me your oath, in the name of God, that you will not be false to me or to my sons after me, but that as I have been good to you, so you will be to me and to this land where you have been living. 24 And Abraham said, I will give you my oath. 25 But Abraham made a protest to Abimelech because of a water-hole which Abimelech's servants had taken by force. 26 But Abimelech said, I have no idea who has done this thing; you never gave me word of it, and I had no knowledge of it till this day. 27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made an agreement together. 28 And Abraham put seven young lambs of the flock on one side by themselves. 29 Then Abimelech said, What are these seven lambs which you have put on one side? 30 And he said, Take these seven lambs from me as a witness that I have made this water-hole. 31 So he gave that place the name Beer-sheba, because there the two of them had given their oaths. 32 So they made an agreement at Beer-sheba, and Abimelech and Phicol, the captain of his army, went back to the land of the Philistines.
  • Gen 26:28-31 : 28 And they said, We saw clearly that the Lord was with you: so we said, Let there be an oath between us and you, and let us make an agreement with you; 29 That you will do us no damage, even as we put no hand on you, and did you nothing but good, and sent you away in peace: and now the blessing of the Lord is on you. 30 Then he made a feast for them, and they all had food and drink. 31 And early in the morning they took an oath one to the other: then Isaac sent them away and they went on their way in peace.
  • Gen 31:48 : 48 And Laban said, These stones are a witness between you and me today. For this reason its name was Galeed,
  • Gen 31:52 : 52 They will be witness that I will not go over these stones to you, and you will not go over these stones or this pillar to me, for any evil purpose.
  • Deut 31:19 : 19 Make then this song for yourselves, teaching it to the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, so that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.
  • Deut 31:21 : 21 Then when evils and troubles without number have overtaken them, this song will be a witness to them, for the words of it will be clear in the memories of their children: for I see the thoughts which are moving in their hearts even now, before I have taken them into the land of my oath.
  • Deut 31:26 : 26 Take this book of the law and put it by the ark of the Lord's agreement, so that it may be a witness against you.
  • Josh 22:27 : 27 But to be a witness between us and you, and between the future generations, that we have the right of worshipping the Lord with our burned offerings and our offerings of beasts and our peace-offerings; so that your children will not be able to say to our children in time to come, You have no part in the Lord.
  • Josh 24:25-27 : 25 So Joshua made an agreement with the people that day, and gave them a rule and a law in Shechem. 26 And Joshua put these words on record, writing them in the book of the law of God; and he took a great stone, and put it up there under the oak-tree which was in the holy place of the Lord. 27 And Joshua said to all the people, See now, this stone is to be a witness against us; for all the words of the Lord have been said to us in its hearing: so it will be a witness against you if you are false to the Lord your God.
  • 1 Sam 20:14-17 : 14 And may you, while I am still living, O may you be kind to me, as the Lord is kind, and keep me from death! 15 And let not your mercy ever be cut off from my family, even when the Lord has sent destruction on all David's haters, cutting them off from the face of the earth. 16 And if it comes about that the name of Jonathan is cut off from the family of David, the Lord will make David responsible. 17 And Jonathan again took an oath to David, because of his love for him: for David was as dear to him as his very soul.

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    47 And the name Laban gave it was Jegar-sahadutha: but Jacob gave it the name of Galeed.

    48 And Laban said, These stones are a witness between you and me today. For this reason its name was Galeed,

    49 And Mizpah, for he said, May the Lord keep watch on us when we are unable to see one another's doings.

    50 If you are cruel to my daughters, or if you take other wives in addition to my daughters, then though no man is there to see, God will be the witness between us.

    51 And Laban said, See these stones and this pillar which I have put between you and me;

    52 They will be witness that I will not go over these stones to you, and you will not go over these stones or this pillar to me, for any evil purpose.

    53 May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, be our judge. Then Jacob took an oath by the Fear of his father Isaac.

  • Gen 31:42-43
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    42 If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would have sent me away with nothing in my hands. But God has seen my troubles and the work of my hands, and this night he kept you back.

    43 Then Laban, answering, said, These women are my daughters and these children my children, the flocks and all you see are mine: what now may I do for my daughters and for their children?

  • Gen 26:28
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    28 And they said, We saw clearly that the Lord was with you: so we said, Let there be an oath between us and you, and let us make an agreement with you;

  • Gen 31:45
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    45 Then Jacob took a stone and put it up as a pillar.

  • Gen 29:19
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    19 And Laban said, It is better for you to have her than another man: go on living here with me.

  • Gen 30:34
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    34 And Laban said, Let it be as you say.

  • Gen 29:13-15
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    13 And Laban, hearing news of Jacob, his sister's son, came running, and took Jacob in his arms, and kissing him, made him come into his house. And Jacob gave him news of everything.

    14 And Laban said to him, Truly, you are my bone and my flesh. And he kept Jacob with him for the space of a month.

    15 Then Laban said to Jacob, Because you are my brother are you to be my servant for nothing? say now, what is your payment to be?

  • Gen 30:27-31
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    27 And Laban said, If you will let me say so, do not go away; for I have seen by the signs that the Lord has been good to me because of you.

    28 Say then what your payment is to be and I will give it.

    29 Then Jacob said, You have seen what I have done for you, and how your cattle have done well under my care.

    30 For before I came you had little, and it has been greatly increased; and the Lord has given you a blessing in everything I have done; but when am I to do something for my family?

    31 And Laban said, What am I to give you? And Jacob said, Do not give me anything; but I will again take up the care of your flock if you will only do this for me:

  • Gen 31:12-14
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    12 And he said, See how all the he-goats are banded and marked and coloured: for I have seen what Laban has done to you.

    13 I am the God of Beth-el, where you put oil on the pillar and took an oath to me: now then, come out of this land and go back to the country of your birth.

    14 Then Rachel and Leah said to him in answer, What part or heritage is there for us in our father's house?

  • Gen 31:25-26
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    25 Now when Laban overtook him, Jacob had put up his tent in the hill-country; and Laban and his brothers put up their tents in the hill-country of Gilead.

    26 And Laban said to Jacob, Why did you go away secretly, taking my daughters away like prisoners of war?

  • Gen 31:2-4
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    2 And Jacob saw that Laban's feeling for him was no longer what it had been before.

    3 Then the Lord said to Jacob, Go back to the land of your fathers, and to your relations, and I will be with you.

    4 And Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to come to him in the field among his flock.

  • Gen 29:21-22
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    21 Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife so that I may have her, for the days are ended.

    22 And Laban got together all the men of the place and gave a feast.

  • Gen 31:36-37
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    36 Then Jacob was angry with Laban, and said, What crime or sin have I done that you have come after me with such passion?

    37 Now that you have made search through all my goods, what have you seen which is yours? Make it clear now before my people and your people, so that they may be judges between us.

  • Gen 31:31-32
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    31 And Jacob, in answer, said to Laban, My fear was that you might take your daughters from me by force.

    32 As for your gods, if anyone of us has them, let him be put to death: make search before us all for what is yours, and take it. For Jacob had no knowledge that Rachel had taken them.

  • Gen 31:16
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    16 For the wealth which God has taken from him is ours and our children's; so now, whatever God has said to you, do.

  • Gen 24:41
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    41 And you will be free from your oath to me when you come to my people; and if they will not give her to you, you will be free from your oath.

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    12 With the purpose of taking part in the agreement of the Lord your God, and his oath which he makes with you today:

  • Gen 44:30
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    30 If then I go back to your servant, my father, without the boy, because his life and the boy's life are one,