Genesis 31:19 “Now while Laban was out shearing his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s…”

Genesis 31:19

Now while Laban was out shearing his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Now Laban had gone to shear his sheep; and Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father’s.

American Standard Version

Now Laban was gone to shear his sheep: and Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father’s.

Geneva Bible 1599

Whe Laban was gone to shere his sheepe, Then Rahel stole her fathers idoles.

Darby Translation

And Laban had gone to shear his sheep. And Rachel stole the teraphim that [belonged] to her father.

Young's Literal Translation

And Laban hath gone to shear his flock, and Rachel stealeth the teraphim which her father hath;

Bible in Basic English

Now Laban had gone to see to the cutting of the wool of his sheep; so Rachel secretly took the images of the gods of her father's house.

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Cross references

“images”

1 Samuel 19:13 Genesis 31:30 Hosea 3:4 Genesis 35:2 Ezekiel 21:21 Genesis 31:32

1 Samuel 19:13 · BSB

Then Michal took a household idol and laid it in the bed, placed some goat hair on its head, and covered it with a garment.

Genesis 31:30 · BSB

Now you have gone off because you long for your father’s house. But why have you stolen my gods?”

Hosea 3:4 · BSB

For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.

Genesis 35:2 · BSB

So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your garments.

Ezekiel 21:21 · BSB

For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He shakes the arrows, he consults the idols, he examines the liver.

Genesis 31:32 · BSB

If you find your gods with anyone here, he shall not live! In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself if anything is yours, and take it back.” For Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the idols.

Also

Genesis 31:34

Genesis 31:34 · BSB

Now Rachel had taken Laban’s household idols, put them in the saddlebag of her camel, and was sitting on them. And Laban searched everything in the tent but found nothing.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

18and he drove all his livestock before him, along with all the possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land in Canaan.

20Moreover, Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was running away.

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