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He packed all the belongings he had acquired in Paddan-aram and set out for the land of Canaan, where his father, Isaac, lived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/31.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He drove away all his livestock, all his property that he had gained, the livestock in his possession that he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to the land of Canaan to his father Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he carried away all his livestock and all his possessions which he had gained, his acquired livestock which he had gained in Padan Aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and he drove away all his livestock and all his property which he had acquired, the livestock he possessed which he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to the land of Canaan to his father Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and he drove away all his livestock and all his property which he had gathered, his acquired livestock which he had gathered in Paddan-aram, to go to the land of Canaan to his father Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and he drove away all his livestock and all his property which he had gathered, his acquired livestock which he had gathered in Paddan-aram, to go to the land of Canaan to his father Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and he drove away all his livestock and all his possessions which he had accumulated, his acquired livestock which he had accumulated in Paddan-aram, in order to go to the land of Canaan to his father Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and he drove away all his livestock and [took along] all his property which he had acquired, the livestock he had obtained and accumulated in Paddan-aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He took all the livestock and possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram, and he drove his herds to go to the land of Canaan, to his father Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He took all the livestock and possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram, and he drove his herds to go to the land of his father Isaac in Canaan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />northern Syria for the home of his father Isaac in Canaan. Jacob took along all his flocks, herds, and other property. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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, for to go to Isaac his father unto the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He drove all his livestock ahead of him and took all the possessions that he had accumulated. He took his own livestock that he had accumulated in Paddan Aram and went back to his father Isaac in Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and drove all his livestock ahead of him, with everything that belonged to him, including the livestock that he had bought and accumulated in Paddan-aram, intending to deliver them to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and he took away all his livestock and all his property which he had acquired, including the livestock which he had gained in Paddan Aram, to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gained, the cattle of his getting, which he had gained in Padan-aram; to go to Isaac, his father, in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and leads all his livestock, and all his substance which he has acquired, the livestock of his getting, which he has acquired in Padan-Aram, to go to his father Isaac, to the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will lead away all his cattle and all his horse which he acquired, the cattle of his acquisition, which he acquired in Padan Aram, to go to Isaak his father in the land of Canaan.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he took all his substance, and flocks, and whatsoever he had gotten in Mesopotamia, and went forward to Isaac his father to the land of Chanaan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he took all his substance and flocks, and whatever he had acquired in Mesopotamia, and he journeyed to his father Isaac, in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and he drove off all his livestock and all the property he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and he drove away all his livestock, all the property that he had gained, the livestock in his possession that he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he carried away all his cattle and all his wealth which he had gained in Padan-aram, to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he took all his livestock and all his possessions that he acquired in Padan d'Aram to come to Isaaq his father, to the land of Canaan.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and he took away all his possessions and all his store, which he had gotten in Mesopotamia, and all that belonged to him, to depart to Isaac his father in the land of Chanaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/31-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=7686" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/31.htm">Jacob Flees from Laban</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>Then Jacob got up and put his children and his wives on camels, <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5090.htm" title="5090: way·yin·haḡ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to drive forth, i.e. Lead, carry away; reflexively, to proceed; also, to sigh.">and he drove</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4735.htm" title="4735: miq·nê·hū (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Cattle. From qanah; something bought, i.e. Property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition.">his livestock before him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4735.htm" title="4735: miq·nêh (N-msc) -- Cattle. From qanah; something bought, i.e. Property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7075.htm" title="7075: qin·yā·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Something gotten or acquired, acquisition. From qanah; creation, i.e. creatures; also acquisition, purchase, wealth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7408.htm" title="7408: rā·ḵaš (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To collect, gather (property). A primitive root; to lay up, i.e. Collect."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6307.htm" title="6307: bə·p̄ad·dan (Prep) -- The place where Rachel died. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">along with all</a> <a href="/hebrew/7399.htm" title="7399: rə·ḵu·šōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Property, goods. Or rkush; from passive participle of rakash; property.">the possessions</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7408.htm" title="7408: rā·ḵāš (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To collect, gather (property). A primitive root; to lay up, i.e. Collect.">he had acquired</a> <a href="/hebrew/758.htm" title="758: ’ă·rām (Prep:: N-proper-fs) -- Syria and its inhab., also the names of a son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and an Isr. ">in Paddan-aram,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: lā·ḇō·w (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">to go</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">his father</a> <a href="/hebrew/3327.htm" title="3327: yiṣ·ḥāq (N-proper-ms) -- He laughs, son of Abraham and Sarah. From tsachaq; laughter; Jitschak, son of Abraham.">Isaac</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ar·ṣāh (N-fs:: 3fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3667.htm" title="3667: kə·nā·‘an (N-proper-ms) -- From kana'; humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him.">in Canaan.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>Now while Laban was out shearing his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-15.htm">Genesis 28:15</a></span><br />Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/30-43.htm">Genesis 30:43</a></span><br />Thus Jacob became exceedingly prosperous. He owned large flocks, maidservants and menservants, and camels and donkeys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/32-9.htm">Genesis 32:9-10</a></span><br />Then Jacob declared, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, the LORD who told me, ‘Go back to your country and to your kindred, and I will make you prosper,’ / I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-1.htm">Genesis 35:1</a></span><br />Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-1.htm">Genesis 46:1-4</a></span><br />So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. / And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob. / “I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-6.htm">Exodus 3:6</a></span><br />Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/13-5.htm">Exodus 13:5</a></span><br />And when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites—the land He swore to your fathers that He would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey—you shall keep this service in this month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/33-1.htm">Exodus 33:1</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Leave this place, you and the people you brought up out of the land of Egypt, and go to the land that I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">Deuteronomy 1:8</a></span><br />See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-10.htm">Deuteronomy 6:10</a></span><br />And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/24-3.htm">Joshua 24:3</a></span><br />But I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and led him through all the land of Canaan, and I multiplied his descendants. I gave him Isaac,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-9.htm">Psalm 105:9-11</a></span><br />the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: / “I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-8.htm">Isaiah 41:8-10</a></span><br />“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend— / I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said, ‘You are My servant.’ I have chosen and not rejected you. / Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-2.htm">Acts 7:2-5</a></span><br />And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, / and told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’ / So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-15.htm">Acts 7:15-16</a></span><br />So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died. / Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">for to go.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/27-1.htm">Genesis 27:1,2,41</a></b></br> 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, <i>here am</i> I… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/28-21.htm">Genesis 28:21</a></b></br> So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/35-27.htm">Genesis 35:27-29</a></b></br> And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which <i>is</i> Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/15-2.htm">Acquired</a> <a href="/2_john/1-9.htm">Ahead</a> <a href="/genesis/28-7.htm">Aram</a> <a href="/genesis/28-8.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/genesis/22-6.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/genesis/31-12.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/genesis/15-11.htm">Drove</a> <a href="/genesis/31-1.htm">Gained</a> <a href="/genesis/30-23.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/genesis/8-22.htm">Getting</a> <a href="/genesis/24-10.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/genesis/31-1.htm">Gotten</a> <a href="/genesis/19-25.htm">Including</a> <a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/genesis/31-9.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/genesis/28-7.htm">Padanaram</a> <a href="/genesis/28-7.htm">Padan-Aram</a> <a href="/genesis/28-7.htm">Paddan</a> <a href="/genesis/28-7.htm">Paddan-Aram</a> <a href="/genesis/28-4.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/genesis/26-14.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/genesis/31-16.htm">Property</a> <a href="/genesis/27-31.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/genesis/9-14.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/genesis/31-9.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/genesis/29-22.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/36-6.htm">Acquired</a> <a href="/genesis/32-3.htm">Ahead</a> <a href="/genesis/33-18.htm">Aram</a> <a href="/genesis/33-18.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/genesis/31-26.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/genesis/31-41.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/genesis/32-16.htm">Drove</a> <a href="/genesis/46-6.htm">Gained</a> <a href="/genesis/35-29.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/genesis/37-7.htm">Getting</a> <a href="/genesis/31-37.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/genesis/46-6.htm">Gotten</a> <a href="/genesis/46-26.htm">Including</a> <a href="/genesis/31-42.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/genesis/33-17.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/genesis/33-18.htm">Padanaram</a> <a href="/genesis/33-18.htm">Padan-Aram</a> <a href="/genesis/33-18.htm">Paddan</a> <a href="/genesis/33-18.htm">Paddan-Aram</a> <a href="/genesis/36-43.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/genesis/32-23.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/genesis/34-10.htm">Property</a> <a href="/genesis/40-10.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/genesis/32-5.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/genesis/34-23.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/genesis/31-46.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/31-1.htm">Jacob, displeased with the envy of Laban and his sons, departs secretly.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/31-19.htm">Rachel steals her father's household gods.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/31-22.htm">Laban pursues after him, and complains of the wrong.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/31-34.htm">Rachel's plan to hide the images.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/31-36.htm">Jacob's complaint of Laban.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/31-43.htm">The covenant of Laban and Jacob at Galeed.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient times, livestock was a primary measure of wealth and sustenance. This phrase highlights Jacob's prosperity, which was a result of God's blessing as seen in <a href="/genesis/30-43.htm">Genesis 30:43</a>. The act of driving livestock also suggests a deliberate and organized departure, reflecting Jacob's intention to leave Laban's household with all that he had earned.<p><b>along with all the possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram</b><br>Paddan-aram, located in the region of Mesopotamia, was where Jacob spent many years working for his uncle Laban. During this time, Jacob acquired significant wealth, not only in livestock but also in servants and other goods. This accumulation of possessions was part of God's promise to bless Jacob, as seen in <a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-15</a>. The mention of Paddan-aram connects Jacob's journey to the broader narrative of God's covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<p><b>to go to his father Isaac</b><br>Jacob's return to his father Isaac signifies a restoration of family ties and a fulfillment of God's promise to bring him back to his homeland (<a href="/genesis/28-15.htm">Genesis 28:15</a>). This journey back to Isaac also represents a return to the land of promise, which is central to the Abrahamic covenant. The mention of Isaac underscores the continuity of God's covenantal relationship through the patriarchs.<p><b>in the land in Canaan</b><br>Canaan is the land promised by God to Abraham and his descendants (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>). It holds significant theological importance as the land of promise, a type of the eternal inheritance for God's people. Jacob's return to Canaan is a step towards the fulfillment of God's promises and foreshadows the eventual settlement of the Israelites in this land. Canaan's mention also ties into the broader biblical narrative of God's redemptive plan, which includes the coming of Jesus Christ, who is often seen as the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises to Abraham and his descendants.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jacob is returning to his father Isaac in Canaan after spending years in Paddan-aram. He is taking with him all his possessions and family.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/paddan-aram.htm">Paddan-aram</a></b><br>A region in Mesopotamia where Jacob lived with his uncle Laban. It is here that Jacob accumulated his wealth and family.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a></b><br>Jacob's father, residing in the land of Canaan. Jacob's return to Isaac signifies a return to his roots and the continuation of God's covenant with Abraham's descendants.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The land promised by God to Abraham and his descendants. Jacob's journey back to Canaan is significant as it represents the fulfillment of God's promises.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/l/livestock_and_goods.htm">Livestock and Goods</a></b><br>The wealth Jacob accumulated during his time in Paddan-aram, symbolizing God's blessing and provision.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>God's promises are sure and steadfast. Just as He promised Jacob a return to Canaan, He fulfills His promises to us today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_trust.htm">Obedience and Trust</a></b><br>Jacob's journey back to Canaan required trust in God's plan. We are called to trust and obey God's direction in our lives, even when the path is uncertain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/provision_and_blessing.htm">Provision and Blessing</a></b><br>Jacob's wealth and family are a testament to God's provision. Recognize and be thankful for the ways God provides for us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/returning_to_our_spiritual_roots.htm">Returning to Our Spiritual Roots</a></b><br>Just as Jacob returned to his father Isaac, we are encouraged to return to our spiritual roots and heritage, seeking God's presence and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_and_continuation_of_faith.htm">Legacy and Continuation of Faith</a></b><br>Jacob's return to Canaan is part of the larger account of God's covenant. We are part of a legacy of faith that continues through our actions and obedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 31</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_the_israelites.htm">What is the identity of the Israelites?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_claim_unbuilt_cities,_unplanted_crops.htm">Why should the Israelites claim cities they did not build and harvest crops they did not plant (Deuteronomy 6:10-11), and doesn't this raise ethical dilemmas?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_archaeological_record_of_isaac's_wells.htm">Genesis 26:18 mentions Isaac re-digging Abraham's wells. Why is there no clear archaeological record of these wells or any direct mention outside the biblical text?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_jacob_marry_leah_and_rachel.htm">How did Jacob end up marrying both Leah and Rachel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/31-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">and he drove</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּנְהַ֣ג</span> <span class="translit">(way·yin·haḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5090.htm">Strong's 5090: </a> </span><span class="str2">To drive forth, lead, carry away, to proceed, to sigh</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his livestock {before him},</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקְנֵ֗הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(miq·nê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4735.htm">Strong's 4735: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something bought, property, livestock, acquisition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">along with all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the possessions</span><br /><span class="heb">רְכֻשׁוֹ֙</span> <span class="translit">(rə·ḵu·šōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7399.htm">Strong's 7399: </a> </span><span class="str2">Property, goods</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he had acquired</span><br /><span class="heb">רָכָ֔שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(rā·ḵāš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7408.htm">Strong's 7408: </a> </span><span class="str2">To collect, gather (property)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Paddan-aram,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲרָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·rām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6307.htm">Strong's 6307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Paddan-aram -- the place where Rachel died</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to go</span><br /><span class="heb">לָב֛וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his father</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Isaac</span><br /><span class="heb">יִצְחָ֥ק</span> <span class="translit">(yiṣ·ḥāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3327.htm">Strong's 3327: </a> </span><span class="str2">Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the land</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֥רְצָה</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·ṣāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Canaan.</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּנָֽעַן׃</span> <span class="translit">(kə·nā·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3667.htm">Strong's 3667: </a> </span><span class="str2">Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/31-18.htm">Genesis 31:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/31-18.htm">Genesis 31:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/31-18.htm">Genesis 31:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/31-18.htm">Genesis 31:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/31-18.htm">Genesis 31:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/31-18.htm">Genesis 31:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/31-18.htm">Genesis 31:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/31-18.htm">Genesis 31:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/31-18.htm">Genesis 31:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/31-18.htm">Genesis 31:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/31-18.htm">OT Law: Genesis 31:18 And he took away all his livestock (Gen. 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