Genesis 31:17-19
EasyEnglish Bible
17 So Jacob put his children and wives on his camels. 18 He put together all his animals and everything that he had received in Paddan Aram. He took them with him to go to the land of Canaan. He left to go back to his father Isaac. 19 Before they left, Laban had gone to cut the wool from his sheep. While he was away from the house, Rachel took the idols that Laban worshipped in his house.[a]
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- 31:19 These idols were small gods that someone had made from wood or metal. Laban worshipped these gods.
Genesis 31:17-19
New International Version
17 Then Jacob put his children and his wives(A) on camels,(B) 18 and he drove all his livestock ahead of him, along with all the goods he had accumulated(C) in Paddan Aram,[a](D) to go to his father Isaac(E) in the land of Canaan.(F)
19 When Laban had gone to shear his sheep,(G) Rachel stole her father’s household gods.(H)
Footnotes
- Genesis 31:18 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
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