43 Laban answered Jacob, “These young women are my daughters; their children belong to me, and these flocks are mine. In fact, everything you see here belongs to me. But since I can do nothing to keep my daughters and their children,
44 I am ready to make an agreement with you. Let us make a pile of stones to remind us of our agreement.”
45 So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a memorial.
46 He told his men to gather some rocks and pile them up. Then they ate a meal beside the pile of rocks.
47 Laban named it Jegar Sahadutha, while Jacob named it Galeed.
48 Laban said to Jacob, “This pile of rocks will be a reminder for both of us.” That is why that place was named Galeed.
49 Laban also said, “May the Lord keep an eye on us while we are separated from each other.” So the place was also named Mizpah.