Genesis 31:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then Jacob got up and put his children and his wives on camels,”
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BSBPD
“Then Jacob got up and put his children and his wives on camels,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon the camels;”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And Jacob riseth, and lifteth up his sons and his wives on the camels,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Genesis 31:17 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 24:10Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed with all manner of good things from his master in hand. And he set out for Nahor’s hometown in Aram-naharaim.
- Genesis 24:61Then Rebekah and her servant girls got ready, mounted the camels, and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left.
- 1 Samuel 30:17And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, riding off on camels.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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