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Genesis 31:21

So he fled with all his possessions, crossed the Euphrates, and headed for the hill country of Gilead.

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ASV

So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.

KJV

So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּבְרַ֥חvai.yiv.Rachand he fledH1272 →
הוּא֙hu'heH1931 →
וְכָל־ve.kholand allH3605 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-thatH834 →
ל֔וֹlo[belonged] to <the> him
וַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komand he aroseH6965 →
וַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.Vorand he passed overH5674 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַנָּהָ֑רha.na.Harthe riverH5104 →
וַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semand he setH7760 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
פָּנָ֖יוpa.Navface hisH6440 →
הַ֥רhar[the] hill country ofH2022 →
הַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'Ad<the> GileadH1568 →

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2 Kings 12:17At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he decided to attack Jerusalem.Joshua 24:2–3And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods.Genesis 46:28Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When Jacob’s family arrived in the land of Goshen,Genesis 2:14The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it runs along the east side of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.Judges 10:18And the rulers of Gilead said to one another, “Whoever will launch the attack against the Ammonites will be the head of all who live in Gilead.”Deuteronomy 3:12So at that time we took possession of this land. To the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the land beyond Aroer along the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead, along with its cities.Genesis 15:18On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—1 Kings 17:1Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD lives—the God of Israel before whom I stand—there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”Genesis 37:25And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.Jeremiah 50:5They will ask the way to Zion and turn their faces toward it. They will come and join themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.Numbers 24:1And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not resort to sorcery as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.Luke 9:51–53As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.Joshua 13:8–9The other half of Manasseh, along with the Reubenites and Gadites, had received the inheritance Moses had given them beyond the Jordan to the east, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had assigned to them:Genesis 31:23So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.Numbers 32:1Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock.Genesis 41:1After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile,2 Samuel 24:6Then they went to Gilead and the land of Tahtim-hodshi, and on to Dan-jaan and around to Sidon.Jeremiah 42:15then hear the word of the LORD, O remnant of Judah! This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you are determined to go to Egypt and reside there,

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