^31:22Three days later Laban discovered Jacob had left.³⁸^31:23So he took his relatives³⁹ with him and pursued Jacob⁴⁰ for seven days.⁴¹ He caught up with⁴² him in the hill country of Gilead.

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Footnotes

38 Heb “and it was told to Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled.”
39 Heb “his brothers.”
40 Heb “him”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
41 Heb “and he pursued after him a journey of seven days.”
42 Heb “drew close to.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled, he took his kinsmen with him and pursued him for seven days and followed close after him into the hill country of Gilead.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

On the third day Laban was told that Jacob had fled. Taking his relatives with him, he pursued Jacob for seven days and caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

On the third day Laban was told that Jacob had fled. So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.

NLTNew Living Translation

Three days later, Laban was told that Jacob had fled. So he gathered a group of his relatives and set out in hot pursuit. He caught up with Jacob seven days later in the hill country of Gilead.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And on the third day it was told to Laban that Jacob had fled. Then he took his kinsmen with him and pursued after him, a seven-day journey, and he caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.

KJV 1900King James Version

And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled. And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.

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