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Genesis 31:18

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And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padan-aram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.
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  1. Genesis 27:1–2Rank 1 from verse 18
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    1AND it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.

    2And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:

  2. Genesis 27:41Rank 2 from verse 18
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    41¶ And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

  3. Genesis 28:21Rank 3 from verse 18
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    21So that I come again to my father’s house in peace; then shall the Lord be my God:

  4. Genesis 35:27–29Rank 4 from verse 18
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    27¶ And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.

    28And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years.

    29And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

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Genesis 31:18

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carried

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Past-tense or past-participial form of carry (to bear, convey, support, or take from one place to another).

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goods

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Movables; household furniture. Wares; merchandize; commodities bought and sold by merchants and traders. Personal or movable estate.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

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

31:18And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padan-aram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.

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31:19And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s.

31:20And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.

31:21So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.

31:22And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.

31:23And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.

31:24And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

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