51 Then Laban said to Jacob, “See this heap and the pillar, which I have set between you and me. 52 ^pThis heap is a witness, and the pillar is a witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and you will not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, to do harm. 53 The God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the ^qFear of his father Isaac, 54 and Jacob offered a sacrifice in the hill country and called ^rhis kinsmen to eat bread. They ate bread and spent the night in the hill country.

55 ¹ Early in the morning Laban arose and kissed ^shis grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them. Then Laban departed and returned home.