Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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].
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 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
20 And Jacob deceived the heart of Laban the Syrian, in that he did not tell him that he fled. 21 And he fled with all that was his. And he rose up and passed over the river, and set his face toward Mount Gilead. 22 It was told Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled.
Cross References
2 Kings 12:17
Then Hazael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath, and took it. And Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
Genesis 2:14
And the name of the third river is Tigris; it is that which goes toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
Genesis 15:18
In the same day Jehovah made a covenant with Abram, saying, I have given this land to your seed, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates,
Genesis 31:23
And he took his brothers with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey. And they overtook him in Mount Gilead.
Genesis 37:25
And they sat down to eat bread. And they lifted up their eyes, and looked. And behold, a company of Ishmaelites came from Gilead, with their camels bearing spices and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
Genesis 46:28
And he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to direct his face to Goshen.
Numbers 24:1
And Balaam saw that it pleased Jehovah to bless Israel, and he did not go, as at other times, to seek for secret arts, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
Numbers 32:1
And the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle. And when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, behold, the place was a place for cattle.
Deuteronomy 3:12
And this is the land which we possessed at that time, from Aroer by the river Arnon, and half of Mount Gilead, and its cities, I gave to the men of Reuben and of Gad.
Joshua 13:8-9
with whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance which Moses gave them beyond Jordan eastward, as Moses the servant of Jehovah gave them,
Joshua 24:2-3
And Joshua said to all the people, So says Jehovah, the God of Israel, Your fathers lived Beyond the River in times past, Terah the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor, and they served other gods.
Judges 10:18
And the people and rulers of Gilead said to one another, What man is there who will begin to fight against the sons of Ammon? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
1 Kings 17:1
And Elijah the Tishbite, of the sojourners of Gilead, said to Ahab, As Jehovah, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except according to my word.
Jeremiah 50:5
They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces there, saying, Come and let us join ourselves to Jehovah in an everlasting covenant never to be forgotten.
Luke 9:51-53
And it happened in the fulfilling of the days of His taking up, He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem.