"Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the te…" — Genesis 31:34

Genesis 31:34 · KJV

“Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found {them} not. {searched: Heb. felt}”

— Genesis 31:34

Verse 33

And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the two maidservants' tents; but he found {them} not. Then went he out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.

Verse 35

And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women {is} upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.

Genesis 31 — Context

With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what {is} thine with me, and take {it} to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.

And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the two maidservants' tents; but he found {them} not. Then went he out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.

Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found {them} not. {searched: Heb. felt}

And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women {is} upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.

And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What {is} my trespass? what {is} my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?

Cross References

Genesis 31:19

And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that {were} her father's. {images: Heb. teraphim}

Genesis 31:17

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