Genesis 31:52
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Shall be a witness: this heap, I say, and the stone, be they for a testimony, if either I shall pass beyond it going towards thee, or thou shalt pass beyond it thinking harm to me.

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Genesis 31:44,45,48 Come, therefore, let us enter into a league; that it may be for a testimony between me and thee. . . .

Context
Jacob's Covenant with Laban
51And he said again to Jacob: Behold this heap, and the stone which I have set up between me and thee, 52Shall be a witness: this heap, I say, and the stone, be they for a testimony, if either I shall pass beyond it going towards thee, or thou shalt pass beyond it thinking harm to me.53The God of Abraham, and the God of Nachor, the God of their father, judge between us. And Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac:…
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Genesis 31:51
And he said again to Jacob: Behold this heap, and the stone which I have set up between me and thee,

Genesis 31:53
The God of Abraham, and the God of Nachor, the God of their father, judge between us. And Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac:

Lexicon
This
הַזֶּ֔ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that

mound
הַגַּ֣ל (hag·gal)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1530: Something rolled, a heap of stone, dung, a spring of water

is a witness,
עֵ֚ד (‘êḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5707: A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince

and this pillar
הַמַּצֵּבָ֑ה (ham·maṣ·ṣê·ḇāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4676: Something stationed, a column, an idol

is a witness,
וְעֵדָ֖ה (wə·‘ê·ḏāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5713: Testimony, witness

that
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

I
אָ֗נִי (’ā·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 589: I

will not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

go past
אֶֽעֱבֹ֤ר (’e·‘ĕ·ḇōr)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

this
הַזֶּ֔ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that

mound
הַגַּ֣ל (hag·gal)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1530: Something rolled, a heap of stone, dung, a spring of water

to harm you,
אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ (’ê·le·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

and you
אַ֠תָּה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

will not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

go past
תַעֲבֹ֨ר (ṯa·‘ă·ḇōr)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

this
הַזֶּ֛ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that

mound
הַגַּ֥ל (hag·gal)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1530: Something rolled, a heap of stone, dung, a spring of water

and
הַזֹּ֖את (haz·zōṯ)
Article | Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,

pillar
הַמַּצֵּבָ֥ה (ham·maṣ·ṣê·ḇāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4676: Something stationed, a column, an idol

to harm me.
לְרָעָֽה׃ (lə·rā·‘āh)
Preposition-l | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7451: Bad, evil


Additional Translations
This mound is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not go past this mound to harm you, and you will not go past this mound and pillar to harm me.This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and that you shall not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, for harm.

This heap be witness, and the pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.

For if I should not cross over unto thee, neither shouldest thou cross over to me, for mischief beyond this heap and this pillar.

[let] this heap be witness, and the pillar a witness, that neither I pass this heap [to go] to thee, nor thou pass this heap and this pillar [to come] to me, for harm.

This heap be witness, and the pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.

This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, for harm.

May this heap be a witness, and the pillar be a witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and that you will not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, for harm.

this heap is witness, and the standing pillar is witness, that I do not pass over this heap unto thee, and that thou dost not pass over this heap and this standing pillar unto me -- for evil;
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