⁴⁹ It is also called Mizpah (Watchtower) because Laban said, "God keep watch between you and me when we are out of each other's sight.

⁴⁹ And Mizpah; [1] for he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.

⁴⁹ and Mizpah , for he said , "May the Lord watch between you and me when we are absent one from the other .