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32 Now as to your gods, if you find someone has them in their possession, he’s a dead man.[a] Take our relatives as witnesses, search through our belongings, and take whatever belongs to you that’s in my possession.” But Jacob didn’t know that Rachel had stolen the idols.[b] 33 So Laban entered Jacob’s tent, Leah’s tent, and the tents of the two maid servants, but he didn’t find them.[c] Then he left Leah’s tent and entered Rachel’s tent.

34 Meanwhile, Rachel had taken the idols,[d] placed them inside the saddle of her camel, and sat on them. Laban searched through the whole tent, but found nothing.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 31:32 Lit. he is not to live
  2. Genesis 31:32 Lit. them
  3. Genesis 31:33 The Heb. lacks them
  4. Genesis 31:34 Lit. teraphim; i.e. personal idols typically stored inside a small household shrine

32 But if you find anyone who has your gods, that person shall not live.(A) In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself whether there is anything of yours here with me; and if so, take it.” Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the gods.(B)

33 So Laban went into Jacob’s tent and into Leah’s tent(C) and into the tent of the two female servants,(D) but he found nothing.(E) After he came out of Leah’s tent, he entered Rachel’s tent. 34 Now Rachel had taken the household gods(F) and put them inside her camel’s saddle(G) and was sitting on them. Laban searched(H) through everything in the tent but found nothing.

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