Come now. Let’s make a formal agreement, you and I. Let it be a witness between us.”

来吧！你我二人可以立约，作你我中间的证据。”

现在，来吧！让我和你立约，作你我之间的证据。”

现在，来吧！让我和你立约，作你我之间的证据。”

来吧，你我立约为证。”

来吧，现在我和你可以立约，作为你我之间的证据。”

来吧，现在让你我二人立约，作你我之间的见证。”

來吧！你我二人可以立約，作你我中間的證據。」

現在，來吧！讓我和你立約，作你我之間的證據。」

現在，來吧！讓我和你立約，作你我之間的證據。」

來吧，你我立約為證。」

來吧，現在我和你可以立約，作為你我之間的證據。”

來吧，現在我們立個約吧：我與你。就讓以下這個、做你我之間的證據。』

來吧，現在讓你我二人立約，作你我之間的見證。」

今來結盟、於爾我間為證、

莫若爾我結盟、為憑。

莫若爾我立約、俾於爾我間為證、

Come now, let’s make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between us.”

Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I. And let it be a witness between you and me.”

So come, let’s make a covenant, you and I, and it will be a witness to our commitment.”

Come now, let’s make a covenant, you and I. Let it be a witness between the two of us.”

So now come, let’s make a covenant, you and I, and it shall be a witness between you and me.”

Now therefore, come, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it be a witness between you and me.”

And now come, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.

Come now, let’s make a covenant, you and I. Let it be a witness between the two of us.”

Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.

So now, come, let’s make a formal agreement, you and I, and it will be proof that we have made peace.”

Now come, let’s make a covenant, you and I. Let it be for a witness between me and you.”

On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram. He said,“ I am giving this land to your family who comes after you. It reaches from the River of Egypt to the great Euphrates River.

“ Take this Book of the Law. Place it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God. It will remain there as a witness against you.

So just the opposite is true. The altar will be a witness between us and you. It will be a witness between our children and yours after us. It will also be a witness that we will worship the Lord at his sacred tent. We’ll worship him there with our burnt offerings, sacrifices and friendship offerings. Then in days to come your children won’t be able to say to ours,‘ You don’t have anything to do with the Lord.’

Laban said,“ This pile of stones is a witness between you and me today.” That’s why it was named Galeed.

Many horrible troubles and hard times will come on them. Then the song I am giving you will be a witness against them. That is because the song will not be forgotten by their children and their children’s children. I know what they are likely to do. I know it even before I bring them into the land I promised them.”

On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people. There at Shechem he reminded them of its rules and laws.He recorded these things in the Book of the Law of God. Then he got a large stone. He set it up in Shechem under the oak tree. It was near the place that had been set apart for the Lord.“ Look!” he said to all the people.“ This stone will be a witness against us. It has heard all the words the Lord has spoken to us. Suppose you aren’t faithful to your God. Then the stone will be a witness against you.”

But always be kind to me, just as the Lord is. Be kind to me as long as I live. Then I won’t be killed.And never stop being kind to my family. Don’t stop even when the Lord has cut off every one of your enemies from the face of the earth.”So Jonathan made a covenant of friendship with David and his family. He said,“ May the Lord hold David’s enemies responsible for what they’ve done.”Jonathan had David promise his friendship again because he loved him. In fact, Jonathan loved David just as he loved himself.

At that time Abimelek and his army commander, Phicol, spoke to Abraham. They said to Abraham,“ God is with you in everything you do.Now make a promise to me here while God is watching. Give me your word that you will treat me fairly. Promise that you will treat my children and their children the same way. I’ve been kind to you. Now you be kind to me and the country where you are living as an outsider.”Abraham said,“ I give you my word that I’ll do it.”Then Abraham complained to Abimelek that his servants had taken over a well of water.But Abimelek said,“ I don’t know who has done this. You didn’t tell me. And today is the first time I heard about it.”So Abraham gave Abimelek sheep and cattle. The two men came to an agreement.Then Abraham picked out seven female lambs from his flock.Abimelek asked Abraham,“ What’s the meaning of these seven female lambs? Why have you picked them out and set them apart?”Abraham replied,“ Accept the seven lambs from me. They will be a witness that I dug this well.”So that place was named Beersheba. That’s because there the two men came to an agreement.After the agreement had been made at Beersheba, Abimelek went back to the land of the Philistines. His army commander, Phicol, went with him.

“ I want you to write down a song and teach it to the Israelites. Have them sing it. It will be my witness against them.

They answered,“ We saw clearly that the Lord was with you. So we said,‘ There should be an agreement between us and you.’ We want to make a peace treaty with you.Give us your word that you won’t harm us. We didn’t harm you. We always treated you well. We sent you away peacefully. And now the Lord has blessed you.”Then Isaac had a feast prepared for them. They ate and drank.Early the next morning the men made a treaty with each other. Then Isaac sent the men of Gerar on their way. And they left peacefully.

This pile is a witness. And this stone is a witness. They are witnesses that I won’t go past this pile to harm you. And they are witnesses that you won’t go past this pile and this stone to harm me.