KJV King James Version
Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead.
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Genesis 31:25
Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead when Laban overtook him, and Laban and his relatives camped there as well.
WEB World English Bible
Laban caught up with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountain, and Laban with his relatives encamped in the mountain of Gilead.
ASV American Standard Version
And Laban came up with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountain: and Laban with his brethren encamped in the mountain of Gilead.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Laban overtaketh Jacob; and Jacob hath fixed his tent in the mount; and Laban with his brethren have fixed theirs in the mount of Gilead.
Surrounding context — Genesis 31
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?
27 Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?
28 And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in [so] doing.
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וַיַּשֵּׂ֥גH5381 · na.sagto overtakeלָבָ֖ןH3837 · la.vanLabanאֶֽת־H853 · et[Obj.]יַעֲקֹ֑בH3290 · ya.a.qovJacobוְיַעֲקֹ֗בH3290 · ya.a.qovJacobתָּקַ֤עH8628 · ta.qato blowאֶֽת־H853 · et[Obj.]אָהֳלוֹ֙H168 · o.heltentבָּהָ֔רH2022 · harmountain: mountוְלָבָ֛ןH3837 · la.vanLabanתָּקַ֥עH8628 · ta.qato blowאֶת־H854 · etwithאֶחָ֖יוH251 · achbrother: male-siblingבְּהַ֥רH2022 · harmountain: mountהַגִּלְעָֽד׃H1568 · gil.adGilead
Cross-references
Genesis 12:8And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, [having] Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.Genesis 33:18And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which [is] in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram; and pitched his tent before the city.Hebrews 11:9By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as [in] a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
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