Genesis Chapter 31 verse 17 Holy Bible

ASV Genesis 31:17

Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon the camels;
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BBE Genesis 31:17

Then Jacob put his wives and his sons on camels;
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DARBY Genesis 31:17

And Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels,
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KJV Genesis 31:17

Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;
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WBT Genesis 31:17

Then Jacob arose, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;
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WEB Genesis 31:17

Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives on the camels,
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YLT Genesis 31:17

And Jacob riseth, and lifteth up his sons and his wives on the camels,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerses 17, 18. - Then (literally, and) Jacob rose up (expressive of the vigor and alacrity with which, having obtained the concurrence of his wives, Jacob set about fulfilling the Divine instructions), and set his sons - his children, as in Genesis 31:1; Genesis 32:12, including Dinah, if by this time she had been born (vide Genesis 30:21) - and his wives upon camels. 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, vide Genesis 12:16. And he carried away - the verb נָהֵג, to pant, which is specially used of those who are exhausted by running (Gesenins, sub voce), may perhaps indicate the haste with which Jacob acted - all his cattle, - Mikneh, literally, possession, from kanah, to procure, always used of cattle, the chief wealth of a nomad (cf. Genesis 13:2; Genesis 26:14) - and all his goods which he had gotten, - Recush, literally, acquisition, hence substance, wealth in general, from racash, to acquire (vide Genesis 14:11, 16, 21; Genesis 15:14), which, however, is more specifically described as - the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten (both of the above verbs, kanah and racash, being now employed) in (i.e. during his stay in) Padan-aram, for to go to Issac his father in the land of Canaan.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17, 18) Jacob rose up.--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 (Genesis 30:36).