Genesis 31:17

Genesis Old Testament

WEB

Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives on the camels,

KJV

Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;

Commentary

Commentary

Then Jacob rose up,.... And went with them to Laban's house, where his children were, as is plain from Rachel's theft, Ge n 31:19 , and set his sons and his wives upon camels; which were his own, see Gen 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 Gen 33:6 ; 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.