KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Genesis 31:48–49
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Genesis 31:48
48And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;
48And Laban said, This heape is a witnesse betweene mee and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed,
Genesis 31:49
49And Mizpah; for he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
49And †Mizpah: for he said, The LORD watch betweene me and thee when we are absent one from another.
- That is, A beacon: or, watch tower.
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DEFINED WORDS
Genesis 31:48
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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A pile or mass; to collect or pile up.
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One who testifies from knowledge; testimony; as a verb, to see, attest, or testify.
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In the space, relation, or distinction separating two or more.
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The period of light between morning and evening; a complete daily cycle; or a specified time, age, or season, according to context.
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A word or appellation by which a person or thing is known; also reputation, character, authority, remembrance, or the person represented, according to context.
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Named, summoned, invited, proclaimed, or addressed, according to context.
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DEFINED WORDS
Genesis 31:49
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
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To stay awake, observe, guard, or keep vigil; also a guard duty or division of the night.
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In the space, relation, or distinction separating two or more.
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Away or not present; withdrawn from a place or person.
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The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.
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One more; an additional or different person or thing.
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From verse 48
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Open the full verse study27And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the Lord which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.
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Open the full verse study36From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the Lord our God delivered all unto us:
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Open the full verse study16And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
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Open the full verse study23And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.
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Open the full verse study8With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the Lord gave them;
9From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon;
From verse 49
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Open the full verse study29¶ Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.
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Open the full verse study17Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh.
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Open the full verse study5And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the Lord.
6And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the Lord, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the Lord. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.
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Open the full verse study22Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.
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Open the full verse study1HEAR ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
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Open the full verse study11Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the Lord in Mizpeh.
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