Genesis 31:23 “So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and o…”

Genesis 31:23

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

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

Darby Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

And taking the men of his family with him, he went after him for seven days and overtook him in the hill-country of Gilead.

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Cross references

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

Genesis 13:8 Genesis 24:27 Exodus 2:11 Exodus 2:13

Genesis 13:8 · BSB

So 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 kinsmen.

Genesis 24:27 · BSB

saying, “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 2:11 · BSB

One 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.

Exodus 2:13 · BSB

The next day Moses went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, “Why are you attacking your companion?”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

22On the third day Laban was informed that Jacob had fled.

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.”

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