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Genesis 31

Gen. 31:49 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And μMizpah
Mitspah (Hebrew #4709)
Mitspah, the name of two places in Palestine
KJV usage: Mitspah. (This seems rather to be only an orthographic variation of 4708 when "in pause".)
Pronounce: mits-paw'
Origin: feminine of 4708
h; for
'aher (Hebrew #834)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
KJV usage: X after, X alike, as (soon as), because, X every, for, + forasmuch, + from whence, + how(-soever), X if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), X though, + until, + whatsoever, when, where (+ -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, + whither(- soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
Pronounce: ash-er'
Origin: a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number)
he said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
, The Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
watch
tsaphah (Hebrew #6822)
properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await
KJV usage: behold, espy, look up (well), wait for, (keep the) watch(-man).
Pronounce: tsaw-faw'
Origin: a primitive root
between me and thee, when we are absent
cathar (Hebrew #5641)
to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
KJV usage: be absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, X surely.
Pronounce: saw-thar'
Origin: a primitive root
one
'iysh (Hebrew #376)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
KJV usage: also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.
Pronounce: eesh
Origin: contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant)
from another
rea` (Hebrew #7453)
from 7462; an associate (more or less close)
KJV usage: brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, X (an-)other.
Pronounce: ray'-ah
Origin: or reya2 {ray'-ah}
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Judg. 11:29• 29Then the Spirit of Jehovah came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, and passed to Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over to the children of Ammon. (Judg. 11:29)
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1 Sam. 7:5• 5And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray Jehovah for you. (1 Sam. 7:5)
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i.e. a beacon, or, watchtower.

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Mizpah; Mizpeh

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Mizpah.
i.e., a beacon, or watch-tower.
Judg. 10:17• 17And the children of Ammon were called together and encamped in Gilead; and the children of Israel gathered together and encamped in Mizpeh. (Judg. 10:17)
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Judg. 11:11,29• 11Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them; and Jephthah uttered all his words before Jehovah in Mizpah.
 29Then the Spirit of Jehovah came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, and passed to Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over to the children of Ammon. (Judg. 11:11,29)
Mizpeh.
1 Sam. 7:5• 5And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray Jehovah for you. (1 Sam. 7:5)
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1 Kings 15:22• 22And king Asa called together all Judah: none was exempted; and they carried away the stones and the timber from Ramah, with which Baasha had been building; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah. (1 Kings 15:22)
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Hos. 5:1• 1Hear this, ye priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ear, O house of the king: for this judgment is for you; for ye have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor. (Hos. 5:1)

J. N. Darby Translation

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—andd Mizpah; for he said, Let Jehovah watch between me and thee, when we shall be hidden one from another:

JND Translation Notes

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Watch-tower.