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Genesis 31:44

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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ASV

And now come, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.

KJV

Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.

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10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.Tahand thereforeH6258 →
לְכָ֛הle.Khahcome !H1980 →
נִכְרְתָ֥הnikh.re.Tahlet us makeH3772 →
בְרִ֖יתve.Rita covenantH1285 →
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589 →
וָאָ֑תָּהva.'A.tahand youH859 →
וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.Yahand it will becomeH1961 →
לְעֵ֖דle.'Ed<into> a witnessH5707 →
בֵּינִ֥יbei.Nibetween meH996 →
וּבֵינֶֽךָ׃u.vei.Ne.khaand between youH996 →

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1 Samuel 20:14–17And as long as I live, treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion, that I may not die,Joshua 24:25–27On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he established for them a statute and ordinance.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.”Genesis 26:28–31“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 youGenesis 21:22–32At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do.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.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—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!’Genesis 31:48Then Laban declared, “This mound is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore the place was called Galeed.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.Genesis 26:31And they got up early the next morning and swore an oath to each other. Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they left him in peace.Genesis 21:23Now, therefore, swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or descendants. Show to me and to the country in which you reside the same kindness that I have shown to you.”Genesis 21:27So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a covenant.

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