Parallel Verses
Amplified
So he fled with everything that he had, and got up and crossed the river [Euphrates], and set his face toward the hill country of Gilead [east of the Jordan River].
New American Standard Bible
So he fled with all that he had; and he arose and crossed the Euphrates River, and set his face toward the hill country of
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
He fled with all his possessions, crossed the Euphrates, and headed for
International Standard Version
Jacob fled, taking everything that he owned. He got up, crossed the river, and headed to the hill country of Gilead.
A Conservative Version
So he fled with all that he had. And he rose up, and passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.
American Standard Version
So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.
Bible in Basic English
So he went away with all he had, and went across the River in the direction of the hill-country of Gilead.
Darby Translation
And he fled with all that he had; and he rose up and passed over the river, and set his face toward mount Gilead.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will break away, and all which was to him; and he will rise and pass over the river, and will set his face to Mount Gilead.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then he fled with all that he had, and arose and crossed the Euphrates and set his face toward the hill country of Gilead.
Modern King James verseion
And he fled with all that was his. And he rose up and passed over the river, and set his face toward Mount Gilead.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
So fled he, and all that he had, and made himself ready, and passed over the rivers, and set his face straight toward the mount Gilead.
NET Bible
He left with all he owned. He quickly crossed the Euphrates River and headed for the hill country of Gilead.
New Heart English Bible
So he fled with all that he had. He rose up, passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.
The Emphasized Bible
So he fled, the - and all that he had, and he arose, and passed over the River, - and set his face towards the mountain of Gilead.
Webster
So he fled with all that he had; and he arose, and passed over the river, and set his face towards the mount Gilead.
World English Bible
So he fled with all that he had. He rose up, passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.
Youngs Literal Translation
and he fleeth, he and all that he hath, and riseth, and passeth over the River, and setteth his face toward the mount of Gilead.
Themes
Gilead » A mountain » Laban overtakes jacob at
Haran » Also called charran » Returns from, with rachel and leah
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 31:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob Flees From Laban
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And Jacob
Cross References
2 Kings 12:17
Then Hazael king of Aram (Syria) went up, fought against Gath [in Philistia], and captured it. And Hazael
Genesis 2:14
The third river is named Hiddekel (Tigris); it flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
Genesis 15:18
On the same day the Lord made a covenant (promise, pledge) with Abram, saying,
From the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates—
Genesis 31:23
So he took his relatives with him and pursued him for seven days, and they overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.
Genesis 37:25
Then they sat down to eat their meal. When they looked up, they saw a caravan of
Genesis 46:28
Now Jacob (Israel) sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph, to direct him to Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.
Numbers 24:1
When Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go as he had done each time before [superstitiously] to seek omens and signs [in the natural world], but he set his face toward the wilderness (desert).
Numbers 32:1
Now the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had very large herds of cattle, and they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead [on the east side of the Jordan River], and indeed, the place was suitable for raising livestock.
Deuteronomy 3:12
“So we took possession of this land at that time. I gave the territory from Aroer, which is by the valley of the Arnon, along with half of the hill country of Gilead and its cities to the Reubenites and to the Gadites.
Joshua 13:8-9
With the other half-tribe [of Manasseh], the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance which Moses gave them beyond the Jordan eastward, just as Moses the servant of the Lord gave to them;
Joshua 24:2-3
Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘Your fathers, including Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, lived beyond the [Euphrates] River in ancient times; and they served other gods.
Judges 10:18
The people, the leaders of Gilead (Israel) said to one another, “Who is the man who will begin to fight against the Ammonites? He shall become head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”
1 Kings 17:1
Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”
Jeremiah 50:5
They will ask the way to Zion, with their faces in that direction, saying, ‘Come, let us join ourselves to the Lord in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.’
Luke 9:51-53
Now when the time was approaching for Him to be taken up [to heaven], He was determined to go to Jerusalem [to fulfill His purpose].