52. This pile is a witness. And this pillar is a witness. They give witness that I won't go past this pile to harm you. And they give witness that you won't go past this pile and pillar to harm me.
53. "The God of Abraham and Nahor is also the God of their father. May their God decide which of us is right." So Jacob took an oath in the name of the God his father Isaac worshiped.
54. He offered a sacrifice there in the hill country. And he invited his relatives to a meal. After they had eaten, they spent the night there.