Genesis 31:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 13:8 : 8 Then Abram said to Lot, Let there be no argument between me and you, and between my herdmen and your herdmen, for we are brothers.
  • Gen 24:27 : 27 And said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has given a sign that he is good and true to my master, by guiding me straight to the house of my master's family.
  • Exod 2:11 : 11 Now when Moses had become a man, one day he went out to his people and saw how hard their work was; and he saw an Egyptian giving blows to a Hebrew, one of his people.
  • Exod 2:13 : 13 And he went out the day after and saw two of the Hebrews fighting: and he said to him who was in the wrong, Why are you fighting your brother?

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  • Gen 31:24-27
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    24 Then God came to Laban in a dream by night, and said to him, Take care that you say nothing good or bad to Jacob.

    25 Now when Laban overtook him, Jacob had put up his tent in the hill-country; and Laban and his brothers put up their tents in the hill-country of Gilead.

    26 And Laban said to Jacob, Why did you go away secretly, taking my daughters away like prisoners of war?

    27 Why did you make a secret of your flight, not giving me word of it, so that I might have sent you away with joy and songs, with melody and music?

  • Gen 31:20-22
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    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.

  • 36 Then Jacob was angry with Laban, and said, What crime or sin have I done that you have come after me with such passion?

  • 13 And Laban, hearing news of Jacob, his sister's son, came running, and took Jacob in his arms, and kissing him, made him come into his house. And Jacob gave him news of everything.

  • 18 And sending on before him all his cattle and his property which he had got together in Paddan-aram, he made ready to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.

  • 47 And the name Laban gave it was Jegar-sahadutha: but Jacob gave it the name of Galeed.

  • 33 So Laban went into Jacob's tent and into Leah's tent, and into the tents of the two servant-women, but they were not there; and he came out of Leah's tent and went into Rachel's.

  • 36 And sent them three days' journey away: and Jacob took care of the rest of Laban's flock.

  • Gen 31:3-4
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    3 Then the Lord said to Jacob, Go back to the land of your fathers, and to your relations, and I will be with you.

    4 And Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to come to him in the field among his flock.

  • 1 Now it came to the ears of Jacob that Laban's sons were saying, Jacob has taken away all our father's property, and in this way he has got all this wealth.

  • 23 He took them and sent them over the stream with all he had.

  • 44 And be there with him for a little time, till your brother's wrath is turned away;

  • 55 And early in the morning Laban, after kissing and blessing his daughters, went on his way back to his country.

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  • 17 And the man said, They have gone away from here, for they said in my hearing, Let us go to Dothan. So Joseph went after them and came up with them at Dothan.