Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Taking his relatives with him, he pursued Jacob for seven days and caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead. New Living Translation So he gathered a group of his relatives and set out in hot pursuit. He caught up with Jacob seven days later in the hill country of Gilead. English Standard Version he took his kinsmen with him and pursued him for seven days and followed close after him into the hill country of Gilead. Berean Standard Bible So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead. King James Bible And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead. New King James Version Then he took his brethren with him and pursued him for seven days’ journey, and he overtook him in the mountains of Gilead. New American Standard Bible he took his kinsmen with him and pursued him a distance of seven days’ journey, and he overtook him in the hill country of Gilead. NASB 1995 then he took his kinsmen with him and pursued him a distance of seven days’ journey, and he overtook him in the hill country of Gilead. NASB 1977 then he took his kinsmen with him, and pursued him a distance of seven days’ journey; and he overtook him in the hill country of Gilead. Legacy Standard Bible so he took his relatives with him and pursued him a distance of seven days’ journey, and he overtook him in the hill country of Gilead. Amplified Bible So he took his relatives with him and pursued him for seven days, and they overtook him in the hill country of Gilead. Christian Standard Bible So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead. Holman Christian Standard Bible So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him at Mount Gilead. American Standard Version And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he took his brothers with him and pursued after him a seven days’ journey and he overtook him in the Mount of Gilead. Brenton Septuagint Translation And having taken his brethren with him, he pursued after him seven days' journey, and overtook him on Mount Galaad. Contemporary English Version So he took some of his relatives along and chased after Jacob for seven days, before catching up with him in the hill country of Gilead. Douay-Rheims Bible And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days; and overtook him in the mount of Galaad. English Revised Version And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead. GOD'S WORD® Translation He and his relatives pursued Jacob for seven days. Laban caught up with him in the mountains of Gilead. Good News Translation He took his men with him and pursued Jacob for seven days until he caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead. International Standard Version so he took his relatives with him and pursued Jacob. Laban was on the road for seven days when he finally caught up with Jacob in the hill country of Gilead. JPS Tanakh 1917 And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead. Literal Standard Version and he takes his brothers with him, and pursues after him a journey of seven days, and overtakes him in the Mount of Gilead. Majority Standard Bible So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead. New American Bible Taking his kinsmen with him, he pursued him for seven days until he caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead. NET Bible So he took his relatives with him and pursued Jacob for seven days. He caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead. New Revised Standard Version So he took his kinsfolk with him and pursued him for seven days until he caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead. New Heart English Bible He took his relatives with him, and pursued after him for seven days, and caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead. Webster's Bible Translation And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey: and they overtook him in the mount Gilead. World English Bible He took his relatives with him, and pursued him seven days’ journey. He overtook him in the mountain of Gilead. Young's Literal Translation and he taketh his brethren with him, and pursueth after him a journey of seven days, and overtaketh him in the mount of Gilead. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Laban Pursues Jacob22On the third day Laban was informed that Jacob had fled. 23So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead. 24But that night God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream and warned him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”… Cross References Genesis 31:22 On the third day Laban was informed that Jacob had fled. Genesis 31:24 But that night God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream and warned him, "Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad." Treasury of Scripture And he took his brothers with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead. Genesis 13:8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren. Genesis 24:27 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren. Exodus 2:11,13 And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren… Jump to Previous Caught Close Country Distance Family Followed Gilead Hill Hill-Country Jacob Journey Kinsmen Mount Mountain Overtaketh Overtook Pursued Pursueth Relatives SevenJump to Next Caught Close Country Distance Family Followed Gilead Hill Hill-Country Jacob Journey Kinsmen Mount Mountain Overtaketh Overtook Pursued Pursueth Relatives SevenGenesis 31 1. Jacob, displeased with the envy of Laban and his sons, departs secretly.19. Rachel steals her father's household gods. 22. Laban pursues after him, and complains of the wrong. 34. Rachel's plan to hide the images. 36. Jacob's complaint of Laban. 43. The covenant of Laban and Jacob at Galeed. (23) His brethren.--As Jacob, who had no relatives with him except his sons, applies this term in Genesis 31:46 to his followers, it is, probably, an honourable way of describing retainers, who were freemen and of a higher class than men-servants. Seven days' journey.--The route chosen by Jacob was apparently the more easterly one, past Tadmor, and through the Hauran, leaving Damascus to the west. The hill, which subsequently was called Mount Gilead, lay to the south of the Jabbok; but asMahanaim, reached some days after the meeting with Laban, is to the north of that river, the word Gilead was evidently applied to the whole of the region of chalk cliffs on the east of the Jordan. This is made certain by the fact that Laban overtook Jacob in seven days. But as the distance from Haran to the most northerly part of this country (afterwards assigned to the half-tribe of Manasseh) was fully three hundred miles, it would require hard riding on the part of Laban and his brethren to enable them to overtake Jacob, even on the borders of this region. There is no difficulty about Jacob's movements. His flocks were pastured at so remote a distance from Haran that it would be easy for him to send them in detachments to the ford of the Euphrates, distant about sixty or seventy miles; he would make all the arrangements with his four elder sons and trusty servants, and, probably, even see them across the ford himself, and would return to Haran to fetch his wives and younger children only when all was well advanced. Finally, when Laban goes to a distance, in another direction, for his sheep-shearing, Jacob "sets his sons and his wives upon camels," and follows with the utmost speed. They would have remained quietly at Haran to the last, to avoid suspicion, and, excepting Leah's four elder sons, the rest would have been too young to be of much use. When Jacob, with his wives, overtook the cattle, they would, probably, not travel more than ten or twelve miles a day; but three days passed before Laban learned what had taken place, and a couple of days at least must have been spent in returning to Haran and preparing for the pursuit. Thus Jacob had reached Canaanite ground--a matter of very considerable importance--before his father-in-law overtook him. Hebrew So he tookוַיִּקַּ֤ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take his kinsmen אֶחָיו֙ (’e·ḥāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) with him, עִמּ֔וֹ (‘im·mōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 5973: With, equally with pursued וַיִּרְדֹּ֣ף (way·yir·dōp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute Jacob אַחֲרָ֔יו (’a·ḥă·rāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 310: The hind or following part for seven שִׁבְעַ֣ת (šiḇ·‘aṯ) Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number days, יָמִ֑ים (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day and overtook וַיַּדְבֵּ֥ק (way·yaḏ·bêq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1692: To impinge, cling, adhere, to catch by pursuit him at Mount בְּהַ֥ר (bə·har) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country Gilead. הַגִּלְעָֽד׃ (hag·gil·‘āḏ) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1568: Gilead -- a region in Palestine, also the name of several Israelites Links Genesis 31:23 NIVGenesis 31:23 NLT Genesis 31:23 ESV Genesis 31:23 NASB Genesis 31:23 KJV Genesis 31:23 BibleApps.com Genesis 31:23 Biblia Paralela Genesis 31:23 Chinese Bible Genesis 31:23 French Bible Genesis 31:23 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 31:23 He took his relatives with him (Gen. 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