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OET (OET-LV) And_the_Mizpah that he_said may_he_keep_watch Yahweh between_me and_between_you DOM we_will_be_hidden each from_other_him.
OET (OET-RV) It’s also named ‘Mizpah’ (which means ‘watchtower’), because he said, “May Yahweh watch between me and you when we are hidden one from the other.
וְהַמִּצְפָּה֙
and,the,Mizpah
Alternate translation: “It was also named Mizpah,” or “People also call the place, Mizpah,”
Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns
אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמַ֔ר
which/who he/it_had_said
Make sure that your translation of he refers here to Laban.
יִ֥צֶף יְהוָ֖ה בֵּינִ֣י וּבֵינֶ֑ךָ
watch YHWH between,me and,between,you
Alternate translation: “May Yahweh watch each of us” or “May Yahweh keep watch on us”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / dualpronoun
כִּ֥י נִסָּתֵ֖ר אִ֥ישׁ מֵרֵעֵֽהוּ
that/for/because/then/when absent (a)_man from,other,him
The pronoun we is inclusive here and includes both Laban and Jacob. Some languages have a dual pronoun that fits here well. Do what is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “to make sure we keep our covenant while we are away from each other.”
31:49 The witness pile was also called watchtower. God would watch over Jacob and Laban and keep them apart, for they could not trust each other.
OET (OET-LV) And_the_Mizpah that he_said may_he_keep_watch Yahweh between_me and_between_you DOM we_will_be_hidden each from_other_him.
OET (OET-RV) It’s also named ‘Mizpah’ (which means ‘watchtower’), because he said, “May Yahweh watch between me and you when we are hidden one from the other.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.