Genesis 31:18

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

16So everything that God has taken away from our father really belongs to us and to our children. So you must do everything that God has told you to do.’ 17So Jacob put his children and wives on his camels. He put together all his animals and everything that he had received in Paddan Aram. He took them with him to go to the land of Canaan. He left to go back to his father Isaac. 19Before they left, Laban had gone to cut the wool from his sheep. While he was away from the house, Rachel took the idols that Laban worshipped in his house. 20Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean. He did not tell Laban that he was going away.

Genesis 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he carried awayנָהַגnâhag · to leadH5090
• all his cattleמִקְנֶהmiqneh · livestockH4735
• and all his goodsרְכוּשׁrekûsh rekûsh · propertyH7399
• which he had gottenרָכַשׁrâkash · to gatherH7408
• of his gettingקִנְיָןqinyân · acquisitionH7075
• in Padan–aramפַּדָּןpaddân paddan 'ărâm · PaddanH6307
• for to goבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to Isaacיִצְחָקyitschâq · IsaacH3327
• his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Canaanכְּנַ֫עַןkena‛an · CanaanH3667

Cross-references for Genesis 31:18

• Genesis 27:1Isaac became old. He could not see anything because his eyes were weak. He called for his older son, Esau. Isaac said, ‘My son.’ Esau replied, ‘Yes, I am here.’
• Genesis 28:21Then I want to return to my father's house. If God keeps me safe, then the Lord will be my God.
• Genesis 35:27Jacob arrived back at his father Isaac's home. This was in Mamre, also called Kiriath Arba, or Hebron. It was the place 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

Topics related to Genesis 31:18

• Haran
• Laban
• Rachel

In the dictionaries

• Aram
• Canaan
• Isaac
• Canaan; Canaanites
• Aram, Aramean, Aramaic, Aram of Damascus
• Canaan, Canaanite
• Agate
• Carry
• Discern
• Fear

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