Lexicon :: Strong's G3319 - mesos

God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness.

Then God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, separating water from water.”

Then God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night. They will serve as signs for seasons[fn] and for days and years.

to rule the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.

The LORD God caused to grow out of the ground every tree pleasing in appearance and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden, as well as the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

“But about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God said, ‘You must not eat it or touch it, or you will die.’ ”

Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze,[fn] and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden.

I will put hostility between you and the woman,

and between your offspring and her offspring.[fn]

He will strike your head,

and you will strike his heel.

And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all future generations:

“I will remember my covenant between me and you and all the living creatures: water will never again become a flood to destroy every creature.

and Resen, between Nineveh and the great city Calah.

He went by stages from the Negev to Bethel, to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly been,

and there was quarreling between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. (At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land.)

So he brought all these to him, cut them in half, and laid the pieces opposite each other, but he did not cut the birds in half.

When the sun had set and it was dark, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the divided animals.

Then Sarai said to Abram, “You are responsible for my suffering![fn] I put my slave in your arms,[fn] and when she saw that she was pregnant, I became contemptible to her. May the LORD judge between me and you.”

That is why the well is called Beer-lahai-roi.[fn] It is between Kadesh and Bered.

“I will set up my covenant between me and you, and I will multiply you greatly.”

“I will confirm my covenant that is between me and you and your future offspring throughout their generations. It is a permanent covenant to be your God and the God of your offspring after you.

“This is my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you, which you are to keep: Every one of your males must be circumcised.

So it was, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, he remembered Abraham and brought Lot out of the middle of the upheaval when he demolished the cities where Lot had lived.

From there Abraham traveled to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar,

Ephron was sitting among the Hethites. So in the hearing[fn] of all the Hethites who came to the gate of his city, Ephron the Hethite answered Abraham:

“My lord, listen to me. Land worth four hundred shekels of silver ​— ​what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.”

They replied, “We have clearly seen how the LORD has been with you. We think there should be an oath between two parties ​— ​between us and you. Let us make a covenant with you:

He put a three-day journey between himself and Jacob. Jacob, meanwhile, was shepherding the rest of Laban’s flock.

“You’ve searched all my possessions! Have you found anything of yours?[fn] Put it here before my relatives and yours, and let them decide between the two of us.

“Come now, let’s make a covenant, you and I. Let it be a witness between the two of us.”

Then Jacob said to his relatives, “Gather stones.” And they took stones and made a mound, then ate there by the mound.

Then Laban said, “This mound is a witness between you and me today.” Therefore the place was called Galeed

“The God of Abraham, and the gods of Nahor ​— ​the gods of their father[fn] ​— ​will judge between us.” And Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

He entrusted them to his slaves as separate herds and said to them, “Go on ahead of me, and leave some distance between the herds.”

So Jacob said to his family and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your clothes.

“There we were, binding sheaves of grain in the field. Suddenly my sheaf stood up, and your sheaves gathered around it and bowed down to my sheaf.”

On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he gave a feast for all his servants. He elevated[fn] the chief cupbearer and the chief baker among his servants.

They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.

“Issachar is a strong donkey

lying down between the saddlebags.[fn]

“The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring out the Israelites from among them.”

“I will make a distinction[fn] between my people and your people. This sign will take place tomorrow.”

“But the LORD will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that nothing of all that the Israelites own will die.”

So Moses said, “This is what the LORD says: About midnight I will go throughout Egypt,

“But against all the Israelites, whether people or animals, not even a dog will snarl,[fn] so that you may know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.

“Tell the Israelites to turn back and camp in front of Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea; you must camp in front of Baal-zephon, facing it by the sea.