Genesis 31:21
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And when he was gone, together with all that belonged to him, and having passed the river, was going on towards mount Galaad,

passed.

Genesis 2:14 And the name of the third river is Tigris: the same passeth along by the Assyrians. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

Genesis 15:18 That day God made a covenant with Abram, saying: To thy seed will I give this land, from the river to Egypt even to the great river Euphrates.

Joshua 24:2,3 And he spoke thus to the people: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Your fathers dwelt of old on the other side of the river, Thare the father of Abraham, and Nachor: and they served strange gods. . . .

set his.

Genesis 46:28 And he sent Juda before him to Joseph, to tell him; and that he should meet him in Gessen.

Numbers 24:1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord that he should bless Israel, he went not as he had gone before, to seek divination: but setting his face towards the desert,

2 Kings 12:17 Then Hazael, king of Syria, went up, and fought against Geth, and took it, and set his face to go up to Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 50:5 They shall ask the way to Sion, their faces are hitherward. They shall come, and shall be joined to the Lord by an everlasting covenant, which shall never be forgotten.

Luke 9:51-53 And it came to pass, when the days of his assumption were accomplishing, that he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem. . . .

Gilead.

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

Numbers 32:1 And the sons of Ruben and Gad had many flocks of cattle, and their substance in beasts was infinite. And when they saw the lands of Jazer and Galaad fit for feeding cattle,

Deuteronomy 3:12 And we possessed the land at that time from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the torrent Arnon, unto the half of mount Galaad: and I gave the cities thereof to Ruben and Gad.

Joshua 13:8,9 With whom Ruben and Gad have possessed the land, which Moses the servant of the Lord delivered to them beyond the river Jordan, on the east side. . . .

Judges 10:18 And the princes of Galaad said one to another: Whosoever of us shall first begin to fight against the children of Ammon, he shall be the leader of the people of Galaad.

1 Kings 17:1 And Elias the Thesbite, of the inhabitants of Galaad, said to Achab: As the Lord liveth, the God of Israel, in whose sight I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to the words of my mouth.

Context
Jacob Flees from Laban
20And Jacob would not confess to his father-in-law that he was flying away. 21And when he was gone, together with all that belonged to him, and having passed the river, was going on towards mount Galaad,
Cross References
Genesis 31:20
And Jacob would not confess to his father-in-law that he was flying away.

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

Genesis 37:25
And sitting down to eat bread, they saw some Ismaelites on their way coming from Galaad, with their camels, carrying spices, and balm, and myrrh to Egypt.

Lexicon
So he
הוּא֙ (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

fled
וַיִּבְרַ֥ח (way·yiḇ·raḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1272: To bolt, to flee suddenly

with all
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

his possessions,
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

crossed
וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר (way·ya·‘ă·ḇōr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

the Euphrates,
הַנָּהָ֑ר (han·nā·hār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5104: A stream, prosperity

and headed for
וַיָּ֥שֶׂם (way·yā·śem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

the hill country
הַ֥ר (har)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country

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

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.

And he departed himself and all that belonged to him, and passed over the river, and went into the mountain Galaad.

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

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.

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

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

and he fleeth, he and all that he hath, and riseth, and passeth over the River, and setteth his face toward the mount of Gilead.
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