Kejadian 31:49
Konteks31:49 It was also called Mizpah 1 because he said, “May the Lord watch 2 between us 3 when we are out of sight of one another. 4
Hakim-hakim 11:29
Konteks11:29 The Lord’s spirit empowered 5 Jephthah. He passed through Gilead and Manasseh and went 6 to Mizpah in Gilead. From there he approached the Ammonites. 7
[31:49] 1 tn Heb “and Mizpah.”
[31:49] 2 sn The name Mizpah (מִצְפָּה, mitspah), which means “watchpost,” sounds like the verb translated “may he watch” (יִצֶף, yitsef). Neither Laban nor Jacob felt safe with each other, and so they agreed to go their separate ways, trusting the
[31:49] 3 tn Heb “between me and you.”
[31:49] 4 tn Heb “for we will be hidden, each man from his neighbor.”
[11:29] 6 tn Heb “passed through.”
[11:29] 7 tn Heb “From Mizpah in Gilead he passed through [to] the Ammonites.”