51. Here is the pile of rocks that I have put between us. And here is the rock I set up on end.
52. This pile of rocks and this rock set on end will remind us of our agreement. I will never go past this pile to hurt you. And you must never come to my side of them to hurt me.
53. The God of Abraham is the God of Nahor and the God of their ancestors. Let God punish either of us if we break this agreement.”So Jacob made a promise in the name of God. This was the God of his father Isaac.
54. Then Jacob killed an animal and offered it as a sacrifice on the mountain. And he invited his relatives to share in the meal. After they finished eating, they spent the night on the mountain.
55. Early the next morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters. He blessed them, and then he left to return home.