Genesis 31:23

In 11 translations

BSB

So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.

KJV

And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.

WEB

He took his relatives with him, and pursued him seven days’ journey. He overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.

ASV

And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.

LSV

and he takes his brothers with him, and pursues after him a journey of seven days, and overtakes him in the Mount of Gilead.

YLT

and he taketh his brethren with him, and pursueth after him a journey of seven days, and overtaketh him in the mount of Gilead.

DBY

And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey, and overtook him on mount Gilead.

DRC

And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days; and overtook him in the mount of Galaad.

GNV

Then he tooke his brethren with him, and followed after him seuen dayes iourney, and ouertooke him at mount Gilead.

JPS

And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.

LXXE

And having taken his brethren with him, he pursued after him seven days' journey, and overtook him on Mount Galaad.

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WLC

וַיִּקַּ֤ח אֶת־אֶחָיו֙ עִמּ֔וֹ וַיִּרְדֹּ֣ף אַחֲרָ֔יו דֶּ֖רֶךְ שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים וַיַּדְבֵּ֥ק אֹת֖וֹ בְּהַ֥ר הַגִּלְעָֽד׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ παραλαβὼν τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ μεθʼ ἑαντοῦ, ἐδίωξεν ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ ὁδὸν ἡμερῶν ἑπτά· καὶ κατέλαβεν αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ ὄρει Γαλαάδ.

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• Genesis 24:27saying, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”
• Exodus 2:13The next day Moses went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, “Why are you attacking your companion?”
• Exodus 2:11One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own people and observed their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.
• Genesis 13:8So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are brothers.

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