Genesis 31:23
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And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days; and overtook him in the mount of Galaad.

Genesis 31:22
It was told Laban on the third day, that Jacob fled.

Genesis 31:24
And he saw in a dream God, saying to him: Take heed thou speak not any thing harshly against Jacob.

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And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days; and overtook him in the mount of Galaad.

Genesis 13:8 Abram therefore said to Lot: Let there be no quarrel, I beseech thee, between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen: for we are brethren.

Genesis 24:27 Saying: Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who hath not taken away his mercy and truth from my master, and hath brought me the straight way into the house of my master's brother.

Exodus 2:11,13 In those days, after Moses was grown up, he went out to his brethren: and saw their affliction, and an Egyptian striking one of the Hebrews, his brethren. . . .

Context
Laban Pursues Jacob
22It was told Laban on the third day, that Jacob fled. 23And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days; and overtook him in the mount of Galaad.24And he saw in a dream God, saying to him: Take heed thou speak not any thing harshly against Jacob.…
Lexicon
So he took
וַיִּקַּ֤ח (way·yiq·qaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take

his kinsmen
אֶחָיו֙ (’e·ḥāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, )

with him,
עִמּ֔וֹ (‘im·mōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with

pursued
וַיִּרְדֹּ֣ף (way·yir·dōp̄)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute

Jacob
אַחֲרָ֔יו (’a·ḥă·rāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 310: The hind or following part

for seven
שִׁבְעַ֣ת (šiḇ·‘aṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

days,
יָמִ֑ים (yā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day

and overtook
וַיַּדְבֵּ֥ק (way·yaḏ·bêq)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1692: To impinge, cling, adhere, to catch by pursuit

him at Mount
בְּהַ֥ר (bə·har)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country

Gilead.
הַגִּלְעָֽד׃ (hag·gil·‘āḏ)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1568: Gilead -- a region in Palestine, also the name of several Israelites


Additional Translations
So he took his kinsmen with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him at Mount Gilead.And he took his brothers with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.

And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.

And having taken his brethren with him, he pursued after him seven days' journey, and overtook him on Mount Galaad.

And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey, and overtook him on mount Gilead.

And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.

And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey: and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.

He took his relatives with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey. He overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.

and he taketh his brethren with him, and pursueth after him a journey of seven days, and overtaketh him in the mount of Gilead.
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