Genesis 31:44

31:44 So now, come, let’s make a formal agreement, ¹  you and I, and it will be ²  proof that we have made peace.” ³ 

Genesis 31:48

31:48 Laban said, “This pile of stones is a witness of our agreement ⁴  today.” That is why it was called Galeed.

Genesis 31:50

31:50 If you mistreat my daughters or if you take wives besides my daughters, although no one else is with us, realize ⁵  that God is witness to your actions.” ⁶ 

Genesis 31:52

31:52 “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. ⁷ 

[31:44]  ¹ tn Heb “cut a covenant.”

[31:44]  ² tn The verb הָיָה (hayah) followed by the preposition לְ (lÿ) means “become.”

[31:44]  ³ tn Heb “and it will become a witness between me and you.”

[31:48]  ⁴ tn Heb “a witness between me and you.”

[31:50]  ⁷ tn Heb “see.”

[31:50]  ⁸ tn Heb “between me and you.”

[31:52]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “This pile is a witness and the pillar is a witness, if I go past this pile to you and if you go past this pile and this pillar to me for harm.”