Parallel Verses
Amplified
So he took his relatives with him and pursued him for seven days, and they overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.
New American Standard Bible
then he took his
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.
Holman Bible
So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him at Mount Gilead.
International Standard Version
so he took his relatives with him and pursued Jacob. Laban was on the road for seven days when he finally caught up with Jacob in the hill country of Gilead.
A Conservative Version
And he took his brothers with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey, and 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.
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.
Darby Translation
And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey, and overtook him on mount Gilead.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will take his brethren with him, and pursue after him a way of seven days: and he will overtake him in Mount Gilead.
King James 2000
And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then he took his kinsmen with him and pursued after him, a seven-day journey, and he caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.
Modern King James verseion
And he took his brothers with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey. And they overtook him in Mount Gilead.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then he took his brethren with him and followed after him seven days' journey, and overtook him at the mount Gilead.
NET Bible
So he took his relatives with him and pursued Jacob for seven days. He caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.
New Heart English Bible
He took his relatives with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey. He overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.
The Emphasized Bible
So he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him a journey of seven days - and overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.
Webster
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 after him seven days' journey. He overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.
Youngs 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.
Themes
Gilead » A mountain » Laban overtakes jacob at
Laban » Pursues jacob, overtakes him at mount gilead, and covenants with him
Travelers » Estimated the length of their journey by the number of days which it occupied
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 31:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob Flees From Laban
22 On the third day [after his departure] Laban was told that Jacob had fled. 23 So he took his relatives with him and pursued him for seven days, and they overtook him in the hill country of Gilead. 24 God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, “Be careful that you do not speak to Jacob, either good or bad.”
Cross References
Genesis 13:8
So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no strife and disagreement between you and me, nor between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, because we are relatives.
Genesis 24:27
He said, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not denied His lovingkindness and His truth to my master. As for me, the Lord led me to the house of my master’s brothers.”
Exodus 2:11
One day, after Moses had grown [into adulthood], it happened that he went to his countrymen and looked [with compassion] at their hard labors; and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his countrymen.
Exodus 2:13
He went out the next day and saw two Hebrew men fighting with each other; and he said to the aggressor, “Why are you striking your friend?”