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

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

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

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.”

So the Lord made a covenant with Abram that day and said,“ I have given this land to your descendants, all the way from the border of Egypt to the great Euphrates River—

“ Take this Book of Instruction and place it beside the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord your God, so it may remain there as a witness against the people of Israel.

but as a memorial. It will remind our descendants and your descendants that we, too, have the right to worship the Lord at his sanctuary with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings. Then your descendants will not be able to say to ours,‘ You have no claim to the Lord.’

Then Laban declared,“ This pile of stones will stand as a witness to remind us of the covenant we have made today.” This explains why it was called Galeed—“ Witness Pile.”

And when great disasters come down on them, this song will stand as evidence against them, for it will never be forgotten by their descendants. I know the intentions of these people, even now before they have entered the land I swore to give them.”

So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day at Shechem, committing them to follow the decrees and regulations of the Lord.Joshua recorded these things in the Book of God’s Instructions. As a reminder of their agreement, he took a huge stone and rolled it beneath the terebinth tree beside the Tabernacle of the Lord.Joshua said to all the people,“ This stone has heard everything the Lord said to us. It will be a witness to testify against you if you go back on your word to God.”

And may you treat me with the faithful love of the Lord as long as I live. But if I die,treat my family with this faithful love, even when the Lord destroys all your enemies from the face of the earth.”So Jonathan made a solemn pact with David, saying,“ May the Lord destroy all your enemies!”And Jonathan made David reaffirm his vow of friendship again, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself.

About this time, Abimelech came with Phicol, his army commander, to visit Abraham.“ God is obviously with you, helping you in everything you do,” Abimelech said.“ Swear to me in God’s name that you will never deceive me, my children, or any of my descendants. I have been loyal to you, so now swear that you will be loyal to me and to this country where you are living as a foreigner.”Abraham replied,“ Yes, I swear to it!”Then Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had taken by force from Abraham’s servants.“ This is the first I’ve heard of it,” Abimelech answered.“ I have no idea who is responsible. You have never complained about this before.”Abraham then gave some of his sheep, goats, and cattle to Abimelech, and they made a treaty.But Abraham also took seven additional female lambs and set them off by themselves.Abimelech asked,“ Why have you set these seven apart from the others?”Abraham replied,“ Please accept these seven lambs to show your agreement that I dug this well.”Then he named the place Beersheba( which means“ well of the oath”), because that was where they had sworn the oath.After making their covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech left with Phicol, the commander of his army, and they returned home to the land of the Philistines.

“ So write down the words of this song, and teach it to the people of Israel. Help them learn it, so it may serve as a witness for me against them.

They replied,“ We can plainly see that the Lord is with you. So we want to enter into a sworn treaty with you. Let’s make a covenant.Swear that you will not harm us, just as we have never troubled you. We have always treated you well, and we sent you away from us in peace. And now look how the Lord has blessed you!”So Isaac prepared a covenant feast to celebrate the treaty, and they ate and drank together.Early the next morning, they each took a solemn oath not to interfere with each other. Then Isaac sent them home again, and they left him in peace.

They stand between us as witnesses of our vows. I will never pass this pile of stones to harm you, and you must never pass these stones or this monument to harm me.