KJV 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.
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Genesis 31:23
And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.
WEB World English Bible
He took his relatives with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey. He overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.
ASV 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.
YLT 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.
Surrounding context — Genesis 31
20 And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.
21 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.
22 And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.
23 And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.
24 And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
25 Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead.
26 And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives [taken] with the sword?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּקַּ֤חH3947 · la.qachto take: takeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֶחָיו֙H251 · achbrother: male-siblingעִמּ֔וֹH5973 · imwithוַיִּרְדֹּ֣ףH7291 · ra.daphto pursueאַחֲרָ֔יוH310 · a.charafterדֶּ֖רֶךְH1870 · de.rekhway: conductשִׁבְעַ֣תH7651 · she.vasevenיָמִ֑יםH3117 · yomdayוַיַּדְבֵּ֥קH1692 · da.vaqto cleaveאֹת֖וֹH853 · et[Obj.]בְּהַ֥רH2022 · harmountain: mountהַגִּלְעָֽד׃H1568 · gil.adGilead
Cross-references
Genesis 24:27And 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 2:11And 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.Genesis 13:8And 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.Exodus 2:13And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?
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