Genesis 31:18

16 For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our children’s: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.

17 Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;

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 Padan-aram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.

19 And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s.

20 And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
and he drove all his livestock before him, along with all the possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land in Canaan.
KJV
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 Padan-aram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.
WEB
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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
and carried away all his cattle, and all his property that he had acquired the cattle of his possessions that he had acquired in Padan-Aram, to go to Isaac his father, into the land of Canaan.
BLB
and he drove all his livestock, and all his possessions that he had gotten, the livestock of his acquiring that he had gotten in Paddan-aram, to go to Isaac his father, in the land of Canaan.
ÅB
og han tok med seg hele sin buskap og alt det gods som han hadde samlet seg, det fe han eide, og som han hadde lagt seg til i Mesopotamia, og ville dra til Isak, sin far, i Kana'ans land.
OTB
og han drev all sin buskap og alle sine eiendeler som han hadde skaffet seg i Paddan Aram, for å dra til sin far Isak i Kanaans land.
B1930
og han tok med sig hele sin buskap og alt det gods som han hadde samlet sig, det fe han eide, og som han hadde lagt sig til i Mesopotamia, og vilde dra til Isak, sin far, i Kana'ans land.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 27:41

    And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

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  • Genesis 28:21

    So that I come again to my father’s house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:

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  • Genesis 27:1–2

    And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.

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  • Genesis 35:27–29

    And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.

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