Genesis 31:44

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

So now, come, let’s make a formal agreement, you and I, and it will be proof that we have made peace.”

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  • Gen 15:18 : 18 That day the LORD made a covenant with Abram:“To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River–
  • Gen 21:22-32 : 22 At that time Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham,“God is with you in all that you do. 23 Now swear to me right here in God’s name that you will not deceive me, my children, or my descendants. Show me, and the land where you are staying, the same loyalty that I have shown you.” 24 Abraham said,“I swear to do this.” 25 But Abraham lodged a complaint against Abimelech concerning a well that Abimelech’s servants had seized. 26 “I do not know who has done this thing,” Abimelech replied.“Moreover, you did not tell me. I did not hear about it until today.” 27 Abraham took some sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech. The two of them made a treaty. 28 Then Abraham set seven ewe lambs apart from the flock by themselves. 29 Abimelech asked Abraham,“What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart?” 30 He replied,“You must take these seven ewe lambs from my hand as legal proof that I dug this well.” 31 That is why he named that place Beer Sheba, because the two of them swore an oath there. 32 So they made a treaty at Beer Sheba. Then Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, returned to the land of the Philistines.
  • Gen 26:28-31 : 28 They replied,“We could plainly see that the LORD is with you. So we decided there should be a pact between us– between us and you. Allow us to make a treaty with you 29 so that you will not do us any harm, just as we have not harmed you, but have always treated you well before sending you away in peace. Now you are blessed by the LORD.” 30 So Isaac held a feast for them and they celebrated. 31 Early in the morning the men made a treaty with each other. Isaac sent them off; they separated on good terms.
  • Gen 31:48 : 48 Laban said,“This pile of stones is a witness of our agreement today.” That is why it was called Galeed.
  • Gen 31:52 : 52 “This pile of stones and the pillar are reminders that I will not pass beyond this pile to come to harm you and that you will not pass beyond this pile and this pillar to come to harm me.
  • Deut 31:19 : 19 Now write down for yourselves the following song and teach it to the Israelites. Put it into their very mouths so that this song may serve as my witness against the Israelites!
  • Deut 31:21 : 21 Then when many disasters and distresses overcome them this song will testify against them, for their descendants will not forget it. I know the intentions they have in mind today, even before I bring them to the land I have promised.”
  • Deut 31:26 : 26 “Take this scroll of the law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God. It will remain there as a witness against you,
  • Josh 22:27 : 27 but as a reminder to us and you, and to our descendants who follow us, that we will honor the LORD in his very presence with burnt offerings, sacrifices, and tokens of peace. Then in the future your descendants will not be able to say to our descendants,‘You have no right to worship the LORD.’
  • Josh 24:25-27 : 25 That day Joshua drew up an agreement for the people, and he established rules and regulations for them in Shechem. 26 Joshua wrote these words in the Law Scroll of God. He then took a large stone and set it up there under the oak tree near the LORD’s shrine. 27 Joshua said to all the people,“Look, this stone will be a witness against us, for it has heard everything the LORD said to us. It will be a witness against you if you deny your God.”
  • 1 Sam 20:14-17 : 14 While I am still alive, extend to me the loyalty of the LORD, or else I will die! 15 Don’t ever cut off your loyalty to my family, not even when the LORD has cut off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth 16 and called David’s enemies to account.” So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David. 17 Jonathan once again took an oath with David, because he loved him. In fact Jonathan loved him as much as he did his own life.

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  • Gen 31:47-53
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    47Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.

    48Laban said,“This pile of stones is a witness of our agreement today.” That is why it was called Galeed.

    49It was also called Mizpah because he said,“May the LORD watch between us when we are out of sight of one another.

    50If you mistreat my daughters or if you take wives besides my daughters, although no one else is with us, realize that God is witness to your actions.”

    51“Here is this pile of stones and this pillar I have set up between me and you,” Laban said to Jacob.

    52“This pile of stones and the pillar are reminders that I will not pass beyond this pile to come to harm you and that you will not pass beyond this pile and this pillar to come to harm me.

    53May the God of Abraham and the god of Nahor, the gods of their father, judge between us.” Jacob took an oath by the God whom his father Isaac feared.

  • Gen 31:42-43
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    42If the God of my father– the God of Abraham, the one whom Isaac fears– had not been with me, you would certainly have sent me away empty-handed! But God saw how I was oppressed and how hard I worked, and he rebuked you last night.”

    43Laban replied to Jacob,“These women are my daughters, these children are my grandchildren, and these flocks are my flocks. All that you see belongs to me. But how can I harm these daughters of mine today or the children to whom they have given birth?

  • Gen 26:28
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    28They replied,“We could plainly see that the LORD is with you. So we decided there should be a pact between us– between us and you. Allow us to make a treaty with you

  • Gen 31:45
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    45So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a memorial pillar.

  • Gen 29:19
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    19Laban replied,“I’d rather give her to you than to another man. Stay with me.”

  • Gen 30:34
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    34“Agreed!” said Laban,“It will be as you say.”

  • Gen 29:13-15
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    13When Laban heard this news about Jacob, his sister’s son, he rushed out to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban how he was related to him.

    14Then Laban said to him,“You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” So Jacob stayed with him for a month.

    15Then Laban said to Jacob,“Should you work for me for nothing because you are my relative? Tell me what your wages should be.”

  • Gen 30:27-31
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    27But Laban said to him,“If I have found favor in your sight, please stay here, for I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me on account of you.”

    28He added,“Just name your wages– I’ll pay whatever you want.”

    29“You know how I have worked for you,” Jacob replied,“and how well your livestock have fared under my care.

    30Indeed, you had little before I arrived, but now your possessions have increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I worked. But now, how long must it be before I do something for my own family too?”

    31So Laban asked,“What should I give you?”“You don’t need to give me a thing,” Jacob replied,“but if you agree to this one condition, I will continue to care for your flocks and protect them:

  • Gen 31:12-14
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    12Then he said,‘Observe that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled, or spotted, for I have observed all that Laban has done to you.

    13I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the sacred stone and made a vow to me. Now leave this land immediately and return to your native land.’”

    14Then Rachel and Leah replied to him,“Do we still have any portion or inheritance in our father’s house?

  • Gen 31:25-26
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    25Laban overtook Jacob, and when Jacob pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead, Laban and his relatives set up camp there too.

    26“What have you done?” Laban demanded of Jacob.“You’ve deceived me and carried away my daughters as if they were captives of war!

  • Gen 31:2-4
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    2When Jacob saw the look on Laban’s face, he could tell his attitude toward him had changed.

    3The LORD said to Jacob,“Return to the land of your fathers and to your relatives. I will be with you.”

    4So Jacob sent a message for Rachel and Leah to come to the field where his flocks were.

  • Gen 29:21-22
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    21Finally Jacob said to Laban,“Give me my wife, for my time of service is up. And I want to sleep with her.”

    22So Laban invited all the people of that place and prepared a feast.

  • Gen 31:36-37
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    36Jacob became angry and argued with Laban.“What did I do wrong?” he demanded of Laban.“What sin of mine prompted you to chase after me in hot pursuit?

    37When you searched through all my goods, did you find anything that belonged to you? Set it here before my relatives and yours, and let them settle the dispute between the two of us!

  • Gen 31:31-32
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    31“I left secretly because I was afraid!” Jacob replied to Laban.“I thought you might take your daughters away from me by force.

    32Whoever has taken your gods will be put to death! In the presence of our relatives identify whatever is yours and take it.”(Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.)

  • Gen 31:16
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    16Surely all the wealth that God snatched away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So now do everything God has told you.”

  • Gen 24:41
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    41You will be free from your oath if you go to my relatives and they will not give her to you. Then you will be free from your oath.’

  • Deut 29:12
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    12so that you may enter by oath into the covenant the LORD your God is making with you today.

  • Gen 44:30
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    30“So now, when I return to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us– his very life is bound up in his son’s life.