Genesis 31:44
Come therefore, let us enter into a league: that it may be for a testimony between me and thee.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Veni ergo, et ineamus fœdus, ut sit in testimonium inter me et te.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- νῦν οὖν δεῦρο διαθώμεθα διαθήκην ἐγὼ καὶ σύ, καὶ ἔσται εἰς μαρτύριον ἀνὰ μέσον ἐμοῦ καὶ σοῦ. εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ Ἰακώβ Ἰδού οὐθεὶς μεθ᾽ ἡμῶν ἐστίν· ἴδε ὁ θεὸς μάρτυς ἀνὰ μὲσον ἐμοῦ καὶ σοῦ.
- Hebrew (WLC)
- וְעַתָּ֗ה לְכָ֛ה נִכְרְתָ֥ה בְרִ֖ית אֲנִ֣י וָאָ֑תָּה וְהָיָ֥ה לְעֵ֖ד בֵּינִ֥י וּבֵינֶֽךָ
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm LXXXIII
5. “Since they have imagined with one consent; together against Thee have they disposed a testament” ( ver. 5 ): as though they could be the stronger. In fact, “a testament” is a name given in the Scriptures not only to that which is of no avail till the death of the testators, but every covenant and decree they used to call a testament. For Laban and Jacob made a testament, which was certainly to have force between the living; and such cases without number are read in the words of God. Then he begins to make mention of the enemies of Christ, under certain proper names of nations; the interpretation of which names sufficiently indicates what he would have to be understood. For by such names are most suitably figured the enemies of the truth. …