Genesis 31:17

17 Then Jacob put his children and his wives on camels,

Genesis 31:17 in Other Translations

KJV
17 Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;
ESV
17 So Jacob arose and set his sons and his wives on camels.
NLT
17 So Jacob put his wives and children on camels,
MSG
17 Jacob did it. He put his children and his wives on camels
CSB
17 Then Jacob got up and put his children and wives on the camels.

Genesis 31:17 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 31:17

Then Jacob rose up
And went with them to Laban's house, where his children were, as is plain from Rachel's theft, ( Genesis 31:19 ) : and set his sons and his wives upon camels;
which were his own, see ( Genesis 30:43 ) ; creatures fit for travelling; on these he set his wives, Rachel and Leah, and his concubine wives, Bilhah and Zilpah; for these went with him, as appears from ( Genesis 33:6 ) ( 35:22 ) ; and "his sons", or rather "his children": for they were not all sons, there was one daughter, and they were all young; his eldest son Reuben could not be much more than twelve years of age, and his youngest son Joseph about six.

Genesis 31:17 In-Context

15 Does he not regard us as foreigners? Not only has he sold us, but he has used up what was paid for us.
16 Surely all the wealth that God took away from our father belongs to us and our children. So do whatever God has told you.”
17 Then Jacob put his children and his wives on camels,
18 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.
19 When Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household gods.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Genesis 27:41
  • 2. S Genesis 24:63-64
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