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Jacob Flees from Laban

Genesis 31:21

In 11 translations

BSB
So he fled with all his possessions, crossed the Euphrates, and headed for the hill country of Gilead.Hebrew the River
KJV
So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.
WEB
So he fled with all that he had. He rose up, passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.
ASV
So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.
LSV
and he flees, he and all that he has, and rises, and passes over the River, and sets his face [toward] the Mount of Gilead.
YLT
and he fleeth, he and all that he hath, and riseth, and passeth over the River, and setteth his face [toward] the mount of Gilead.
DBY
And he fled with all that he had; and he rose up and passed over the river, and set his face [toward] mount Gilead.
DRC
And when he was gone, together with all that belonged to him, and having passed the river, was going on towards mount Galaad,
GNV
So fled he with all that he had, and he rose vp, and passed the riuer, and set his face towarde mount Gilead.
JPS
So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.
LXXE
And he departed himself and all that belonged to him, and passed over the river, and went into the mountain Galaad.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיִּבְרַ֥ח הוּא֙ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֔וֹ וַיָּ֖קָם וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר אֶת־הַנָּהָ֑ר וַיָּ֥שֶׂם אֶת־פָּנָ֖יו הַ֥ר הַגִּלְעָֽד׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἀπέδρα αὐτὸς, καὶ τὰ αὐτοῦ πάντα, καὶ διέβη τὸν ποταμὸν, καὶ ὥρμησεν εἰς τὸ ὄρος Γαλαάδ.

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  • 2 Kings 12:17At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he decided to attack Jerusalem.
  • 1 Kings 17:1Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD lives—the God of Israel before whom I stand—there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”
  • Judges 10:18And the rulers of Gilead said to one another, “Whoever will launch the attack against the Ammonites will be the head of all who live in Gilead.”
  • Luke 9:51–53As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him. But the people there refused to…
  • Joshua 13:8–9The other half of Manasseh, along with the Reubenites and Gadites, had received the inheritance Moses had given them beyond the Jordan to the east, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had assigned to them: The area…
  • Numbers 24:1And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not resort to sorcery as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.
  • Numbers 32:1Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock.
  • Genesis 46:28Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When Jacob’s family arrived in the land of Goshen,
  • Genesis 37:25And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.
  • Deuteronomy 3:12So at that time we took possession of this land. To the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the land beyond Aroer along the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead, along with its cities.
  • Genesis 15:18On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
  • Genesis 31:23So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.
  • Jeremiah 50:5They will ask the way to Zion and turn their faces toward it. They will come and join themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.
  • Genesis 2:14The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it runs along the east side of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
  • Joshua 24:2–3And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods. But I…

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