Genesis 31:23 Parallel Translations

He and his relatives pursued Jacob for seven days. Laban caught up with him in the mountains of Gilead.(GOD'S WORD®)

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

BBE:

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.

DBY:

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

ERV:

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

WBS:

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 after him seven days' journey. He overtook him in the mountain 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.

Genesis 31:23 Cross References

XREF:

Genesis 31:22 When it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled,

Genesis 31:24 God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream of the night and said to him, "Be careful that you do not speak to Jacob either good or bad." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

31:23 He took his brethren - That is, his relations, and pursues Jacob to bring him back into bondage, or, to strip him of what he had.

MHC:

31:22-35 God can put a bridle in the mouth of wicked men, to restrain their malice, though he do not change their hearts. Though they have no love to God's people, they will pretend to it, and try to make a merit of necessity. Foolish Laban! to call those things his gods which could be stolen! Enemies may steal our goods, but not our God. Here Laban lays to Jacob's charge things that he knew not. Those who commit their cause to God, are not forbidden to plead it themselves with meekness and fear. When we read of Rachel's stealing her father's images, what a scene of iniquity opens! The family of Nahor, who left the idolatrous Chaldees; is this family itself become idolatrous? It is even so. The truth seems to be, that they were like some in after-times, who sware by the Lord and by Malcham, Zep 1:5; and like others in our times, who wish to serve both God and mammon. Great numbers will acknowledge the true God in words, but their hearts and houses are the abodes of spiritual idolatry. When a man gives himself up to covetousness, like Laban, the world is his god; and he has only to reside among gross idolaters in order to become one, or at least a favourer of their abominations.

CONC:

Brethren Caught Close Distance Family Followed Gilead Hill Hill-country Jacob Journey Kinsmen Mount Mountain Overtaketh Overtook Pursued Pursueth Relatives Seven Taketh Taking

Caught Close Country Distance Family Followed Gilead Hill Hill-Country Jacob Journey Kinsmen Mount Mountain Overtaketh Overtook Pursued Pursueth Relatives Seven

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