Genesis 31:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.”
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“So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and he taketh his brethren with him, and pursueth after him a journey of seven days, and overtaketh him in the mount of Gilead.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 31:23 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 13:8So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are brothers.
- Genesis 24:27saying, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”
- Exodus 2:11One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own people and observed their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.
- Exodus 2:13The next day Moses went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, “Why are you attacking your companion?”
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