Genesis 31:34

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“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.”

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BSBPD

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, and put them in the camel’s saddle, and sat upon them. And Laban felt about all the tent, but found them not.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Rachel hath taken the teraphim, and putteth them in the furniture of the camel, and sitteth upon them; and Laban feeleth all the tent, and hath not found;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 31:34 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 31:17Then Jacob got up and put his children and his wives on camels,
  2. Genesis 31:19Now while Laban was out shearing his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.
  3. Leviticus 15:9Any saddle on which the man with the discharge rides will be unclean.
  4. Judges 18:24He replied, “You took the gods I had made, and my priest, and went away. What else do I have? How can you say to me, ‘What is the matter with you?’”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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