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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.

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 Gilead.

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 the hill country of Gilead.

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.

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].

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
So he fled
בּרח 
Barach 
Usage: 64

with all that he had and he rose up
קוּם 
Quwm 
Usage: 629

and passed over
עבר 
`abar 
over, pass, through, pass by, go, away, pass on,
Usage: 557

the river
נהר 
Nahar 
Usage: 119

and set
שׂים שׂוּם 
Suwm 
Usage: 580

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

הר 
Har 
Usage: 544

References

Easton

Hastings

Context Readings

Jacob Flees From Laban

20 And Jacob went away secretly, without giving news of his flight to Laban the Aramaean. 21 So he went away with all he had, and went across the River in the direction of the hill-country of Gilead. 22 And on the third day Laban had news of Jacob's flight.

Cross References

2 Kings 12:17

Then Hazael, king of Aram, went up against Gath and took it; and his purpose was to go up to Jerusalem.

Genesis 2:14

And the name of the third river is Tigris, which goes to the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

Genesis 15:18

In that day the Lord made an agreement with Abram, and said, To your seed have I given this land from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates:

Genesis 31:23

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.

Genesis 37:25

Then seating themselves, they took their meal: and looking up, they saw a travelling band of Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead on their way to Egypt, with spices and perfumes on their camels.

Genesis 46:28

Now he had sent Judah before him to Goshen, to get word from Joseph; and so they came to the land of Goshen.

Numbers 24:1

Now when Balaam saw that it was the Lord's pleasure to give his blessing to Israel, he did not, as at other times, make use of secret arts, but turning his face to the waste land,

Numbers 32:1

Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a great number of cattle: and when they saw that the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead was a good place for cattle;

Deuteronomy 3:12

And this land which we took at that time, from Aroer by the valley of the Arnon, and half the hill-country of Gilead with its towns, I gave to the Reubenites and the Gadites.

Joshua 13:8-9

With him the Reubenites and the Gadites have been given their heritage, which Moses gave them, on the east side of Jordan, as Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave them;

Joshua 24:2-3

And Joshua said to all the people, These are the words of the Lord, the God of Israel: In the past your fathers, Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor, were living on the other side of the River: and they were worshipping other gods.

Judges 10:18

And the people of Israel said to one another, Who will be the first to make an attack on the children of Ammon? We will make him head over all Gilead.

1 Kings 17:1

And Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, By the living Lord, the God of Israel, whose servant I am, there will be no dew or rain in these years, but only at my word.

Jeremiah 50:5

They will be questioning about the way to Zion, with their faces turned in its direction, saying, Come, and be united to the Lord in an eternal agreement which will be kept in mind for ever.

Luke 9:51-53

And it came about that when the days were near for him to be taken up, his face was turned to go to Jerusalem,

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