Berean Standard Bible
Genesis 31:18
18and he drove all his livestock before him, along with all the possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram,1 to go to his father Isaac in the land in Canaan.
Genesis 31:18 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)and he drove all his livestock ahead of him, along with all the goods he had accumulated in Paddan Aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)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.
Context of Genesis 31:18
16Surely 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.” 17Then Jacob got up and put his children and his wives on camels, 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. 19Now while Laban was out shearing his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols. 20Moreover, Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was running away.
Read all of Genesis 31Genesis 31:18 word by word
וַיִּנְהַ֣ג אֶת־כָּל־מִקְנֵ֗הוּ וְאֶת־כָּל־רְכֻשׁוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר רָכָ֔שׁ מִקְנֵה֙ קִנְיָנ֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר רָכַ֖שׁ בְּפַדַּ֣ן אֲרָ֑ם לָב֛וֹא אֶל־יִצְחָ֥ק אָבִ֖יו אַ֥רְצָה כְּנָֽעַן׃Read the interlinear
- and he droveנָהַגnâhag · to leadH5090
- ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
- allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- his livestock before himמִקְנֶהmiqneh · livestockH4735
- ·קִנְיָןqinyân · acquisitionH7075
- ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- ·רָכַשׁrâkash · to gatherH7408
- ·פַּדָּןpaddân paddan 'ărâm · PaddanH6307
- the possessionsרְכוּשׁrekûsh rekûsh · propertyH7399
- in Paddan-aramאֲרָם'ărâm · (Paddan)-aramH758
- to goבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
- his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
- Isaacיִצְחָקyitschâq · IsaacH3327
- in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- in Canaanכְּנַ֫עַןkena‛an · CanaanH3667
Cross-references for Genesis 31:18
- Genesis 27:1When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” Esau replied.
- Genesis 28:21so that I may return safely to my father’s house, then the LORD will be my God.
- Genesis 35:27Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.
Commentaries on Genesis 31:18
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-55Verses 1-55 - Jacob‘s Flight from Haran 19. תרפים terāpı̂ym Teraphim. This word occurs fifteen times in the Old Testament. It appears three times in this chapter, and nowhere else in the Pentateuch. It is always in the plural number. The root does not appear in Biblical Hebrew. It perhaps means “to live well,” intransitively (Gesenius, Roedig.), “to nourish,” transitively (Furst). The teraphim were symbols or representatives of the Deity, as Laban calls…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-21Jacob left Laban secretly because he was afraid of revenge (31:31).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. he carried the cattle of his getting--that is, his own and nothing more. He did not indemnify himself for his many losses by carrying off any thing of Laban's, but was content with what Providence had given him. Some may think that due notice should have been given; but when a man feels himself in danger--the law of self-preservation prescribes the duty of immediate flight, if it can be done consistently with conscience.Read the comment
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- 1. Genesis 31:18 That is, northwest Mesopotamia ↩
Commentaries on Genesis 31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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