complete verse (Genesis 31:49)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 31:49:

  • Newari: “Again he spoke — ‘May God watch us, even when we are separated from one another.’ So this rock was also called Mizpah.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “That was- also -called Mizpa, because Laban yet said, ‘May the LORD watch-over us (incl.) in our parting-ways.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “They also named the place Mizpah, which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘watchtower’, because Laban said, ‘We will ask Yahweh to watch you and me while we are separated from each other, so that we do not try to harm each other.” (Source: Translation for Translators)