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href="/bsb/genesis/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob got up and put his children and his wives on camels,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Jacob rose and set his sons and his wives on camels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob stood up and put his children and his wives on camels;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Jacob arose and put his children and his wives upon camels;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Jacob arose and put his children and his wives upon camels;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Jacob arose and put his children and his wives upon camels;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob stood [and took action] and put his children and his wives on camels;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Jacob got up and put his children and wives on the camels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob got up and put his children and wives on the camels. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon the camels;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then Jacob, his wives, and his children got on camels and left <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon the camels;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Jacob put his children and his wives on camels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So Jacob got up, seated his children and wives on camels, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Jacob immediately put his children and his wives on the camels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob got up and put his sons and his wives on the camels,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then Jacob arose, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob got up and put his children and his wives on camels,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives on the camels, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jacob rises, and lifts up his sons and his wives on the camels,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jacob riseth, and lifteth up his sons and his wives on the camels,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob will rise, and lift up his sons and his wives upon the camels.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob rose up, and having set his children and wives upon camels, went his way. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so Jacob rose up, and having placed the children and his wives upon camels, he went forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jacob proceeded to put his children and wives on camels,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So Jacob arose, and set his children and his wives on camels;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob rose up and set his sons and his wives on camels;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yaquuv stood and lifted his children and his wives onto camels;<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon the camels;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob arose and took his wives and his children up on the camels;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/31-17.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=7682" 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">16</span>Surely all the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So do whatever God has told you.” <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">Then Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: way·yā·qām (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">got up</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: way·yiś·śā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">and put</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/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·nāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">his children</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/802.htm" title="802: nā·šāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">and his wives</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/1581.htm" title="1581: hag·gə·mal·lîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A camel. Apparently from gamal; a camel.">camels,</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>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.…<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/12-4.htm">Genesis 12:4-5</a></span><br />So Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran. / And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and people they had acquired in Haran, and set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-5.htm">Genesis 28:5</a></span><br />So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, who was the mother of Jacob and Esau.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/30-25.htm">Genesis 30:25-26</a></span><br />Now after Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me on my way so I can return to my homeland. / Give me my wives and children for whom I have served you, that I may go on my way. You know how hard I have worked for you.”<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 46:1-7</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/12-31.htm">Exodus 12:31-32</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Get up, leave my people, both you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested. / Take your flocks and herds as well, just as you have said, and depart! And bless me also.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/18-27.htm">Exodus 18:27</a></span><br />Then Moses sent his father-in-law on his way, and Jethro returned to his own land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/10-29.htm">Numbers 10:29-32</a></span><br />Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of Moses’ father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, “We are setting out for the place of which the LORD said: ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promised good things to Israel.” / “I will not go,” Hobab replied. “Instead, I am going back to my own land and my own people.” / “Please do not leave us,” Moses said, “since you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can serve as our eyes. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-5.htm">Deuteronomy 26:5</a></span><br />and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/24-2.htm">Joshua 24:2-3</a></span><br />And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods. / 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="/ruth/1-6.htm">Ruth 1:6-7</a></span><br />When Naomi heard in Moab that the LORD had attended to His people by providing them with food, she and her daughters-in-law prepared to leave the land of Moab. / Accompanied by her two daughters-in-law, she left the place where she had been living and set out on the road leading back to the land of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-8.htm">1 Samuel 12:8</a></span><br />When Jacob went to Egypt, your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He sent them Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and settled them in this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/15-19.htm">2 Samuel 15:19-20</a></span><br />Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you also go with us? Go back and stay with the new king, since you are both a foreigner and an exile from your homeland. / In fact, you arrived only yesterday; should I make you wander around with us today while I do not know where I am going? Go back and take your brothers with you. May the LORD show you loving devotion and faithfulness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-20.htm">1 Kings 19:20-21</a></span><br />So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?” / So Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. Using the oxen’s equipment for fuel, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Isaiah 52:11-12</a></span><br />Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD. / For you will not leave in a hurry nor flee in haste, for the LORD goes before you, and the God of Israel is your rear guard.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives on camels;</p><p class="hdg">upon camels.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/24-10.htm">Genesis 24:10,61</a></b></br> And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master <i>were</i> in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/30-17.htm">1 Samuel 30:17</a></b></br> And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/30-43.htm">Camels</a> <a href="/genesis/31-16.htm">Children</a> <a href="/genesis/31-11.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/29-1.htm">Lifteth</a> <a href="/genesis/28-18.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/genesis/28-18.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/genesis/30-26.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/31-34.htm">Camels</a> <a href="/genesis/31-43.htm">Children</a> <a href="/genesis/31-20.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/31-45.htm">Lifteth</a> <a href="/genesis/31-21.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/genesis/31-21.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/genesis/31-50.htm">Wives</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/31.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/31.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then Jacob got up</b><br>This phrase indicates a decisive action taken by Jacob. It marks a turning point in his life, as he prepares to leave Laban's household. This decision follows a divine command (<a href="/genesis/31-3.htm">Genesis 31:3</a>) and reflects Jacob's obedience to God's direction. It also signifies a moment of faith, as Jacob trusts in God's promise to be with him.<p><b>and put his children and his wives on camels,</b><br>The use of camels suggests wealth and status, as camels were valuable animals in ancient times, often associated with trade and long journeys. This detail highlights Jacob's prosperity despite Laban's attempts to cheat him. The mention of "children and wives" underscores the importance of family in Jacob's journey, reflecting the patriarchal emphasis on lineage and covenant promises. The act of placing them on camels indicates preparation for a long and arduous journey back to Canaan, the land promised to Abraham and his descendants. This journey can be seen as a type of the Exodus, where God's people are led out of bondage into the Promised Land, prefiguring the ultimate deliverance through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The patriarch who is the central figure in this passage. He is the grandson of Abraham and the son of Isaac. Jacob is known for his journey of faith and his complex relationship with God and his family.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/children_and_wives.htm">Children and Wives</a></b><br>Jacob's family, including his wives Leah and Rachel, and his children. They are significant as they represent the future tribes of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/camels.htm">Camels</a></b><br>The mode of transportation used by Jacob to move his family. Camels were valuable assets in ancient times, symbolizing wealth and the ability to travel long distances.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/departure_from_laban.htm">Departure from Laban</a></b><br>This event marks Jacob's decision to leave his father-in-law Laban's household, signifying a turning point in his life as he returns to the land of his fathers.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/paddan-aram.htm">Paddan-aram</a></b><br>The region where Jacob had been living with Laban, located in Mesopotamia. It is significant as the place where Jacob spent many years working for Laban and building his family.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>Jacob's decision to leave Laban's household demonstrates his faith in God's promises. Believers are encouraged to trust God and take steps of faith even when the future is uncertain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_leadership.htm">Family Leadership</a></b><br>Jacob's role as the leader of his family is highlighted. Christian men are called to lead their families with wisdom and courage, seeking God's guidance in all decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_call.htm">Obedience to God's Call</a></b><br>Just as Jacob obeyed God's call to return to his homeland, believers are reminded to be attentive and obedient to God's direction in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/provision_and_protection.htm">Provision and Protection</a></b><br>The use of camels signifies God's provision for Jacob's journey. Christians can trust that God will provide for their needs as they follow His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leaving_the_past_behind.htm">Leaving the Past Behind</a></b><br>Jacob's departure from Laban symbolizes leaving behind past struggles and moving towards God's promises. Believers are encouraged to let go of past burdens and focus on the future God has for them.<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/why_no_laban_pursuit_in_genesis_33.htm">Why is there no mention of repercussions or pursuit from Laban, despite prior tensions, when Jacob meets Esau in Genesis 33? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_laban_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Laban in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_highlight_jacob's_aram_flight.htm">Hosea 12:12: Why emphasize Jacob’s flight to Aram when there is little archaeological evidence to confirm such a historical event? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_gen_31_41_suggest_inconsistency.htm">In Genesis 31:41, Jacob claims Laban changed his wages ten times, yet no detailed account shows each change; does this raise questions of consistency or exaggeration?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/31.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17, 18) <span class= "bld">Jacob rose up.</span>--This was the final result of Jacob's deliberation with his wives, but it did not take place till the time of sheep-shearing. Jacob must have prepared his plans very carefully to be able to leave none of his wealth behind; but he would be greatly helped in this by the fact that his own head-quarters were thirty or forty miles distant from Haran (<a href="/genesis/30-36.htm" title="And he set three days' journey between himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.">Genesis 30:36</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 17, 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then</span> (literally, and) <span class="cmt_word">Jacob rose up</span> (expressive of the vigor and alacrity with which, having obtained the concurrence of his wives, Jacob set about fulfilling the Divine instructions), <span class="cmt_word">and set his sons</span> - his children, as in <a href="/genesis/31-1.htm">Genesis 31:1</a>; <a href="/genesis/32-12.htm">Genesis 32:12</a>, including Dinah, if by this time she had been born (<span class="accented">vide</span> <a href="/genesis/30-21.htm">Genesis 30:21</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">and his wives upon camels.</span> Since neither were able to undertake a journey to Canaan on foot, his oldest son being not more than thirteen years of age and his youngest not more than six. One camel, <span class="accented">vide</span> <a href="/genesis/12-16.htm">Genesis 12:16</a>. <span class="cmt_word">And he carried away</span> - the verb <span class="hebrew">נָהֵג</span>, to pant, which is specially used of those who are exhausted by <span class="accented">running</span> (<span class="accented">Gesenins</span>, <span class="accented">sub voce</span>), may perhaps indicate the haste with which Jacob acted - <span class="cmt_word">all his cattle</span>, - <span class="accented">Mikneh</span>, literally, <span class="accented">possession</span>, from <span class="accented">kanah</span>, to procure, always used of cattle, the chief wealth of a nomad (cf. <a href="/genesis/13-2.htm">Genesis 13:2</a>; <a href="/genesis/26-14.htm">Genesis 26:14</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">and all his goods which he had gotten,</span> <span class="accented">- Recush</span>, literally, acquisition, hence substance, wealth in general, from <span class="accented">racash</span>, to acquire (<span class="accented">vide</span> <a href="/genesis/14-11.htm">Genesis 14:11, 16, 21</a>; <a href="/genesis/15-14.htm">Genesis 15:14</a>), which, however, is more specifically described as - the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten (both of the above verbs, <span class="accented">kanah</span> and <span class="accented">racash</span>, being now employed) <span class="cmt_word">in</span> (<span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. during his stay in) <span class="cmt_word">Padan-aram, for to go to Issac his father in the land of Canaan.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/31-17.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">So Jacob</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">got up</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֖קָם</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·qām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and put</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשָּׂ֛א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiś·śā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his children</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּנָ֥יו</span> <span class="translit">(bā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his wives</span><br /><span class="heb">נָשָׁ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(nā·šāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">camels,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגְּמַלִּֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gə·mal·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1581.htm">Strong's 1581: </a> </span><span class="str2">A camel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/31-17.htm">Genesis 31:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/31-17.htm">Genesis 31:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/31-17.htm">Genesis 31:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/31-17.htm">Genesis 31:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/31-17.htm">Genesis 31:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/31-17.htm">Genesis 31:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/31-17.htm">Genesis 31:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/31-17.htm">Genesis 31:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/31-17.htm">Genesis 31:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/31-17.htm">Genesis 31:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/31-17.htm">OT Law: Genesis 31:17 Then Jacob rose up and set his (Gen. 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