Genesis 31:18

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He drove all his livestock and all the possessions he had acquired in Paddan Aram to go to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּנְהַ֣ג אֶת־כָּל־מִקְנֵ֗הוּ וְאֶת־כָּל־רְכֻשׁוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר רָכָ֔שׁ מִקְנֵה֙ קִנְיָנ֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר רָכַ֖שׁ בְּפַדַּ֣ן אֲרָ֑ם לָב֛וֹא אֶל־יִצְחָ֥ק אָבִ֖יו אַ֥רְצָה כְּנָֽעַן׃

Transliteration

And-wayyinhag ʾeṯ-all-cattle-his and-ʾeṯ-all-property-his which rāḵāš, cattle qinyānô which rāḵaš in-Paddan ʾĂrām, to-come to-Yiṣḥāq father-his land-ward Kənaʿan.

Grammar Details

• *wayyinhag*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he drove
• *rāḵāš*: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he had acquired
• *qinyānô*: Masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his acquisition
• *rāḵaš*: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he had acquired
• *Paddan ʾĂrām*: Proper noun - Paddan Aram
• *Yiṣḥāq*: Proper noun - Isaac
• *Kənaʿan*: Proper noun - Canaan

Word Meanings

• *wayyinhag*: drove/led/conducted
• *rāḵāš*: acquired/gathered/gained
• *qinyān*: acquisition/property/possession

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his tting, which he had gotten in Padan-aram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the livestock that he had acquired in Padan Aram, to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padanaram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and he carried away{H5090} all his cattle,{H4735} and all his substance{H7399} which he had gathered,{H7408} the cattle{H4735} of his getting,{H7075} which he had gathered{H7408} in Paddan-aram,{H6307} to go{H935} to Isaac{H3327} his father{H1} unto the land{H776} of Canaan.{H3667}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he carried away{H5090}{(H8799)} all his cattle{H4735}, and all his goods{H7399} which he had gotten{H7408}{(H8804)}, the cattle{H4735} of his getting{H7075}, which he had gotten{H7408}{(H8804)} in Padanaram{H6307}, for to go{H935}{(H8800)} to Isaac{H3327} his father{H1} in the land{H776} of Canaan{H3667}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and caried away all his catell and all his substace which he had gotte in Mesopotamia for to goo to Isaac his father vnto the lade of Canaan.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and caried awaye all his catell and all his substaunce, that he had gotten at Mesopotamia, yt he might come vnto Isaac his father in the lande of Canaan.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he caried away all his flockes, & al his substance which he had gotten, to wit, his riches, which he had gotten in Padan Aram, to goe to Izhak his father vnto the land of Canaan.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And caryed away all his flockes, and all his substaunce whiche he had procured, the increase of his cattell which he had gotten in Mesopotamia, for to go to Isahac his father vnto the lande of Chanaan.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padanaram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and he carried away all his cattle, and all his substance which he had gathered, the cattle of his getting, which he had gathered in Paddan Aram, to go to Isaac his father to the land of Canaan.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and leadeth all his cattle, and all his substance which he hath acquired, the cattle of his getting, which he hath acquired in Padan-Aram, to go unto Isaac his father, to the land of Canaan.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and he carried away all his cattle, and all his substance which he had gathered, the cattle of his getting, which he had gathered in Paddan-aram, to go to Isaac his father unto the land of Canaan.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and he carried away all his cattle, and all his substance which he had gathered, the cattle of his getting, which he had gathered in Paddan-aram, to go to Isaac his father unto the land of Canaan.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and he took away all his livestock, and all his possessions which he had gathered, including the livestock which he had gained in Paddan Aram, to go to Isaac his father, to the land of Canaan.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He took away all the livestock he had acquired in Paddan Aram and all his moveable property that he had accumulated. Then he set out toward the land of Canaan to return to his father Isaac.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 27:1-2 : 1 When Isaac was old and his eyes were too dim to see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, 'My son,' and Esau replied, 'Here I am.' 2 Isaac said, 'See now, I have grown old, and I do not know the day of my death.'
• Gen 27:41 : 41 Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, 'The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.'
• Gen 28:21 : 21 'so that I return safely to my father’s house, then the Lord will be my God.'
• Gen 35:27-29 : 27 Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-Arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had lived as foreigners. 28 Isaac lived a total of one hundred and eighty years. 29 Then Isaac breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.